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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tenkiller Property.com Newsletter Special Walking Trails Edition October 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In This Issue -- Tenkiller State Park Trails -- Armstrong Park Trails -- Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Trails -- GreenLeaf State Park Trails -- Area Events -- Fishing Report -- Team Tenkiller -- Tenkiller New Homes Lots of things are happening in the Lake Tenkiller area, and we would like to share a little of it with you. Thanks so much for being one of the 1500+ subscribers! We Love Lake Tenkiller! In our never-ending study and research in the real estate industry, we found that the number one amenity wanted in a community is a walking trail. We have some of the finest walking and hiking trails in the Nation, and we really have to thank all that are responsible, and had the vision to put them in place.
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Written by Diane Rutland, Pictures by Diane Rutland & George Harris Tenkiller State Park has three trails. All hiking trails are contained completely within the park. |
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Tenkiller Multi-Use Trail - This spectacular 1-1/2 mile long trail is paved and easily accessible for all ages and special needs hikers. The entrance is at the visitors center and loops completely back around. As you travel along this trail you will learn about some of the vast history of this area, including the Bean Salt Works that operated just below the present day dam in the early 1800's. You will learn about the many native birds and mammals that frequent our park and the view from Crappie point showcases the bluffs, the dam and the spillway. You really don't want to come to the park and not get a look at this view. The Gum Springs Trail was built by the Gum Springs school children in the spring of 1997. This trail is more of a wilderness experience than the Whispering Leaves Trail. It is about ½ mile in length and the entrance is at the Gooseneck Bend North campgrounds. It wanders through the woods at the end of Pine Cove and then goes up on the ridge for a distance. Click here to see lots of pictures and read more about the Tenkiller State Park Trails
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Tour beautiful Armstrong Park Trail, Just North of the Town of Vian and south of Tenkiller on Hwy 82. We hope that you will be able to come out and enjoy the Trail, but if not, our intent is that we have given you the next best thing. |
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Walking the trail, there are dozens of signs identifying the many trees and shrubs of the area. Also, benches abound around the park, with all placed in perfect spots for viewing the different wildlife, and overlooking the clear Vian Lake. There are basically 3 ways to walk, the main loop around the lake is .9 mile, If you walk around 3/4 of the lake then take the left loop around the mountain, that is approx 1 1/2 miles back to the start, If you walk around 3/4 of the lake, then take the left loop, then take the softball loop, that is approx 2 miles back to the start. See you there! Click here to see lots of pictures and read more about the Armstrong Park Trails
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Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge has two walking trails and one auto tour route. Nestled in gently rolling foothills of the Ozark Mountains, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge is home to wildlife as |
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unique as the bald eagle and as elusive as the bobcat. Fertile bottomlands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Canadian Rivers make this east-central Oklahoma refuge a terrific wildlife viewing destination just a few miles south of Vian. Stroll along the paved, 1-mile Horton Slough Nature Trail which begins near the information kiosk at the refuge headquarters. The trail commonly features wood ducks and their broods, migrating and resident warblers, herons, and egrets. You'll follow the north shore of Horton Slough to a boardwalk and observation pier overlooking Sally Jones Lake, and return along the south side of the slough. Click here to see lots of pictures and read more about the Sequoyah NWR Trails
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Written by Diane Rutland, Pictures by Diane Rutland & George Harris Greenleaf State Park, located just south of Braggs, has four trails. Two of the short trails are contained completely within |
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the park. Here's a brief description of each trail. Family Fun Trail - formerly part of Gobbler Ridge trail. The trail begins at the park office. There are also several other locations to access the trail including two areas within the Gobbler Ridge campground and at the kids fishing pond. The length is approximately one and one half miles. The paved hiking trail offers the hiker a view of areas formerly unseen by our park visitors and guests. Enjoy the trail on bicycle, skates, walking or pushing a stroller. The trail has an entrance just outside the cabin office and takes in historical areas from the CCC days. Another way to access the trail is from the kids pond. This area takes in some of the former Gobbler Ridge Trail and also travels through a wooded area of the park. An observation deck with benches allows for a beautiful view of the Arkansas River. This trail has informative signage and benches along its route, which is about 1-1/2 miles of paved surface. This handicapped accessible trail can be navigated easily by wheelchairs, bicycles, skates, walking or pushing a stroller. Click here to see lots of pictures and read more about the GreenLeaf State Park Trails
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Mon Oct 1 Deer Archery Season opens, The archery deer season runs from Oct 1 through Jan 15. The muzzleloading season opens on the fourth Saturday in October and runs for nine days. The deer gun season opens the Saturday before Thanksgiving and runs for 16 days. |
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Fri-Sat Oct 3-4 TACO Annual Flea Market, TACO Building and grounds in Cookson, 7:30 am to 4 pm Sat Oct 4 Marble City Fall Festival. They will have garage sales, flea markets and Arts & Crafts starting at 6am. The fire department will be having train rides around town from 10am to 3pm. A horseshoe tournament will be held across from the bank at 2pm. Entry fee is $5 and the winners will receive t-shirts. Everyone will enjoy the Guitar Hero Tournament from 2pm to 5pm inside the Old Gym. Sat Oct 4-Nov 1 Marval's Trail of Terror begins 5 horrifying weeks, Starting October 4th to November 1st. 5 weeks of spell bounding activities for the whole family. There will be Trick or Treating, Costume Contests, Pumpkin Carving, Bobbing for Apples, Visits to the Magic Pumpkin Patch, Best Decorated Sites, Face Painting, Halloween Crafts, Movies, Scary Story Time, Hay Rides, Munster Mash Dance, Pot Luck Dinners, Scheduled Activities, Crafts, & Contests Scheduled for all ages 3 to 103. Sat Oct 11 Stampspeed into Sallisaw Car Show, Race into this chili cook-off and burn-out that features a car show. All Day in Downtown Sallisaw 918-774-0100 Sat Oct 18 Tenkiller State Park "Halloween Haunting" 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Contact Leann Bunn, Naturalist at 918-489-5641 or lbunn@oklahomaparks.com Sat Oct 18 United Methodist Boys Ranch outside of Gore, is having their annual Rodeo and Basket/Quilt Auction. The Boys Ranch Rodeo is an opportunity for people to come and see our kids from the Boys Ranch and the Childrens Home in Tahlequah compete against each other in rodeo events. There will be a parade of children at noon, a basket and quilt auction at 12:30 and the Rodeo starts at 2 pm. There will be an ice cream and cobbler socia after the rodeo around 4 pm. Sat Oct 25 Haunted Forest at Greenleaf State Park Pumpkin carving, costume contest, ghost stories in haunted forest & more Contact Diane Rutland @ 918-487-5622 or drutland@oklahomaparks.com Fri-Sun Nov 7-9 Marval's Fall Trout Tournament Come fish for the big one. Prizes will be awarded.
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Got a Tenkiller Fishing or Hunting Picture? e mail it to me george@tenkillerproperty.com |
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Greenleaf: Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 75 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits and plastic worms in creek channels, along shoreline and grass beds. Catfish fair on cut baits and stinkbaits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at fishing dock and brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Webbers Falls: Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels and riprap. Catfish good on cut baits and stinkbaits on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs under bridges and around brush structure. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County. Lower Illinois: Elevation normal, water 65 and clear. Largemouth bass slow on spinnerbaits on the surface all along the river. Striped bass slow on live shad at 2-8 ft. all along the river. Channel catfish slow on cut baits in deep holes all along the river. Walleye slow on minnows at 8 ft. at the mouth of the river. Saugeye slow on minnows at 8-10 ft. at the mouth of the river. Trout slow. Due to warm water temperatures all fishing is slow. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore. Lower Illinois Trout Stocking Schedule October 8, 14, 22, 28
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