We travelled to Claremore, Oklahoma and stayed at Hawthorn Bluff, a COE campground on Oologah Lake. The main campground was closed until April so we dry camped for free in a space next to the lake.
The Corps of Engineers built the flood control dam and created a lake that is over 90 miles long.
We came here to see the museum and birthplace of Will Rogers.
His burial site. His wife and three of his four children are also buried here.
We visited his childhood home. They have some campsites here and are planning to add more.
The most important building on the property.
The room he was born in.
This guy was pretty noisy while we were there.
And he wasn't too happy with us either.
These guys were really curious and very friendly.
We took a short drive to see another funky Route 66 landmark. A really fun trip would be to drive the length of Route 66 just to find all these kind of things. At first, it used to have alligators in the pond. Then they were removed and it became a swimming hole. Now it's a catch and release pond.
We had a beautiful sunrise over the lake as we were getting ready to leave.
We are now in Hot Springs, Arkansas at J & J RV Park. It's a nice, privately owned campground and the owner is a hoot and will talk your ear off. He also accepts Good Sam.
I never even knew the COE was there. We stayed at the fairgrounds. I loved Will Rogers museum, but we didn't get to see his birthplace.
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