Attractions, History, and Oddities in Poteau, Wister, Heavener, and surrounding areas.
Poteau's Deep South Steakhouse and Cheesecake Bakery is one of the areas nicest resturaunts. Formerly Montana Mike's, the owners decided to improve upon the franchise by offering a greater variety and introducing the cheesecake bakery. Today, it is one of the most popular resturaunts in the Poteau area.102 hillview parkway Poteau,
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Poteau's Mid-America Karate is a Martial Arts School that focuses on the Goju Ryu.The Dojo can be traced back to the early 1970's. At that time, the Dojo was located in the old National Bank Building in downtown Poteau and was led under Sensei Alan McCoy. From there, it moved
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Founded in July of 2005, Sidewinder provides a wide range of products and services to the Eastern Oklahoma area, as well as the online community. We offer custom decals and signs, as well as screen printing and custom motorcycle painting. With our January 2017 move to our location in Historic
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The Viking Runestone Festival is held bi-annualy at the Heavener Runestone Park. The festival features a wide variety of entertainment set in what is believed to have once been a Viking camp. The park is open 6 days a week.To learn more about the history of the runestone, check
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Yellow Cottage Studios is the studio and showroom for Artist Dani Montoya, a potter and Gourd Artist.This creative space is open to the public to stop in, say hello and watch.Also available are pottery and gourd classes, and painting parties.Need a gift? The showroom will be open when Dani
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Twyman Park is a 20 acre public park managed by the City of Poteau. Constructed in the 1930's, it was one of the areas largest WPA projects. The park features a large pond, trails, swimming pool, playgound, lighted tennis courts, and other features. Adjacent to the park is Carl Albert
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