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The Pensacola Dam is the largest multiple arch dam in the world, spanning 5,145 feet with 51 arches. The dam has 21 floodgates on the main spillway and 21 on the east spillways.
Standing 150 feet above the river bed, Pensacola Dam holds the waters that form Grand Lake. Grand Lake is some 66 Miles Long and has around 1,300 miles of shoreline, surrounding approximately 47,000 surface acres of water. With a surface elevation of 742 feet above sea level.
The Pensacola Dam was completed March 21, 1940. The Pensacola Dam has six generating plants with a combined generation capacity of approximately 120 MW. The Pensacola Dam housed the first hydroelectric facility constructed in Oklahoma.

Pensacola Dam and Grand Lake O' the Cherokees
is the largest lake in the state. Grand Lake O' the Cherokees is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Oklahoma. Tours of the historic dam are held regularly between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
The Pensacola Dam is located between the towns of Langley and Disney.

General Info: Free Admission
Tour Group Services: Guided Tours
Days/Hours Open: Summer tours
Pensacola Dam Hwy 28 E
Disney, OK
Phone: 918-782-9594
Web site: http://www.grda.com

The name "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words: "okla" meaning people and "humma" meaning red, so the state's name literally means "red people."

Oklahoma has the largest American Indian population of any state. Many of the 252,420 American Indians living in Oklahoma today are descendants from the original 67 tribes inhabiting Indian Territory.

Thirty-nine of the American Indian tribes currently living in Oklahoma are headquartered in the state.

Oklahoma:
The highest point in the state is Black Mesa in Cimarron County
(4,973 feet); the lowest is due east of Idabel in McCurtain County
(287 feet).

Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state, with over
one million surface acres of water and 2,000 more miles of shoreline
than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined.

Oklahoma's four mountain ranges include the Ouachitas, Arbuckles,
Wichitas and the Kiamichis.

Oklahoma is bordered by six states: Texas to the south and west,
Arkansas and Missouri to the east, Kansas to the north and Colorado
and New Mexico at the tip of the northwestern Oklahoma panhandle.

Oklahoma is comprised of 77 counties.

Oklahoma has a land area of 69,919 square miles and ranks 18 in the
nation in size.

How Monkey Island Got Its Name!

Many different stories have been told about how Monkey Island got its name. The following is the true story:

During the time the lake basin was being cleared, in 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Gove Bunch, and son Billie G., and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lee, and son Bill, went to Tulsa to the Mohawk Park Zoo for a Sunday afternoon outing. In the park there was a small island with a moat around it, where the monkeys were kept. They all had fun feeding the monkeys.

Soon after this, a Tulsa World newspaper reporter came through Bernice and was visiting with Mr. Bunch about the changes the lake would make. Since this area was to be surrounded by water, Mr. Bunch jokingly remarked, "Over there will be Monkey Island, where the monkeys will be."

In a few days this report was printed in the Tulsa World; the name stuck, and the island has been known as Monkey Island ever since.

There have never been any real monkeys on Monkey Island!

Source: Delaware County Historical Society - Jay Oklahoma

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Royal Horse Ranch is the newest, full service, open to the public horse stable in the Grand Lake area. We offer Stall Boarding, Pasture Boarding, Summer Camp for Girls, Trail Rides, a "Horse Motel", Indoor & Outdoor Lighted Riding Arenas, English & Western Riding Lessons, Horse Sales & Leasing, Hay Rides and much, much more.

Royal Horse Ranch

Cherokee Queen Riverboat Ride
918-786-4272
11368 US Hwy 59 Grove
at Sailboat Bridge

Cherokee Queen River Boat Ride

One of the largest antique museums in the United States, located on the shores of Grand Lake O' The Cherokees in Grove, Oklahoma. Built as a gift to the public from Harvey and Bernice Jones, Har-Ber Village is a reconstructed turn-of-the century village of over one hundred buildings and collections.

Har-Ber Village

Two of life�s great pleasures are travel and wine. Historic Route 66 is the setting for the winery and tasting room. The sounds of music welcome you, and the gift shop offers wine accessories and gift baskets. A delicious range of Oklahoma wines, from dry reds and whites through sweeter styles are produced, blended and bottled. 441251 E. Historic Route 66 Vinita, Oklahoma 74301 888-508-9463

Summerside Vineyards and Winery

Rodeo, Bull Riding & Great Food! -- World's Largest Calf Fry Festival & Cook-off -- Big Country Weekend is proud to present the self proclaimed World's Largest Calf Fry Festival & Cook-off complete with cowboy games, great country foods, children's games, arts & crafts, and of course calf fries.

Big Country Weekend with Concerts

Country Fever Music Festival, located in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. Featuring country music's top vocalists. Come on in and CATCH THE FEVER !!

Pryor Creek - Country Fever Music Festival

Catch The Fever Rock and Roll Music Festival. This Year's Lineup is Star Packed!
CATCH THE FEVER !!

Rock Fever Fest - Rocklahoma

Adjacent to Grand Lake in Disney, Oklahoma, and nestled in the surrounding hills, is one of the area's #1 summer attractions, The Picture in Scripture Amphitheater. Originally known for their award-winning 17-season production of The Man Who Ran, the biblical account of Jonah, Jesus and the great fish, Bill and Linda Goldner, producers, have brought yet another spectacular biblical story to life - The Elijah Factor

Picture in Scripture Amphitheater

Darryl Starbird's National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum

Darryl Starbird's

THESE ARE ANNUAL EVENTS: American Heritage Music Festival -- always held the first full week in June Cajun Fest and Arts, Crafts & Music Festival -- always held 4th of July weekend Jana Jae Fiddle Camp and Music Fest -- always held Labor Day weekend

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