Create lasting memories with unique fall events
November is a time for cooler weather and warm and welcoming homes. As we usher in the winter, we are preparing for holidays of thanksgiving and hope. Many people take this time to reflect on those...
View ArticleEvents light up holiday season
You know the song — weather is frightful, fire’s delightful, we’ve got no place to go so let it snow! Right? Trouble is, you’ve got plenty of places to go in Oklahoma this month. The office...
View ArticleDecember really is ‘most wonderful time of the year’
Holiday commercials have done their job successfully because “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is running an unending soundtrack to every task on my to-do list. Washing dishes, changing...
View ArticleCreate traditions in December
It’s the home stretch of the holidays. Packages and cards are arriving in the mail, Christmas music is playing everywhere, and children are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their winter break. Will...
View ArticleClassical music events, New Year’s Eve celebrations on tap
With Christmas behind us and the new year upon us, it’s time to start filling in the empty canvas that is 2015. Growing up, December to January seemed so much farther apart than they do now. Now, it’s...
View ArticleEnjoy the journey
Last year I had the opportunity to hear Oklahoma State Sen. Rick Brinkley speak to a group of tourism professionals during Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb’s Travel and Tourism Summit. The purpose of his talk was...
View ArticleEnjoy Oklahoma with events in Bartlesville
Last week, the US Travel Association announced Project: Time Off. This initiative demonstrates the personal, business, social and economic benefits that taking earned time off can deliver.
View ArticleEnjoy jazz festival, silent movies in Green Country
How do you know that spring is almost here? Woolaroc’s Mountain Man Camp and Animal Barn are on the horizon! In Bartlesville, there are many events at Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve that make...
View ArticleNow is time for ‘staycation’
Spring Break is next week which means we’re even closer to warmer weather and brighter days. It seemed to only take a couple of nice days to help everyone forget about that pesky groundhog and his...
View ArticleGreen Country events this week include music, tradition
It’s like someone just turned on the spring switch in northeast Oklahoma! The landscape is greener, the days are brighter and people just seem happier. Perhaps the sun gives a renewed energy that has...
View ArticleHistory, adventure await
What were your favorite memories of traveling as a child? Was it the destination? The family time? The interesting characters you met along the way? For me, it was always the journey and the stories.
View ArticleCVB thanks tourism partners
Next month, the travel industry will celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week. Now in its 32nd year, this annual event is a salute to travel in America.
View ArticleThe Oklahoma Traveler: Classic cars, food, farmers market highlight weekend...
This week Convention and Visitors Bureaus and Destination Marketing Organizations across the country are celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week. In Bartlesville, the CVB received a mayoral...
View ArticleThe Oklahoma Traveler: Bartlesville full of June events
Making summer memories isn’t just about vacation. For most of us, it’s what we do in our own backyard during those long summer nights. Growing up, it may have been catching lightning bugs, the sound...
View ArticlePatriotism on parade this week
Happy July! The first half of the year has flown by and now is the time to get serious about having some fun. School will begin soon and, whether your family has young children or not, the school year...
View ArticleRediscover hometown, history
At the Bartlesville Convention and Visitors Bureau, we’ve seen a lot of high school reunions lately. Many times, we hear reunion planners from out of town say how surprised they are with how much...
View ArticleCapture magic of summer
“Summer, turns me upside down. Summer, summer, summer. It’s like a merry go round.”
View ArticleListen to the music
For many in the area, school starts tomorrow, but just because it’s the end of summer vacation for our younger Oklahomans doesn’t mean it’s the end of summer. There are still plenty of places and...
View ArticleCheck out stories of September
The key to traveling in Oklahoma is to look for the story. What might seem to be “just” a simple painting, building or antique could, in fact, be a piece to an even bigger puzzle. Maybe the painting...
View ArticleConcerts, Wild West highlight this week
September is one of the busiest event seasons in Bartlesville. Perhaps the cooler weather is inviting people to spend more time outside or exploring before the cold winter months arrive. Whatever the...
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