The Tulsa State Fair ran from Sept. 26 to Oct. 6, 2024. According to tulsastatefair.com, it was first organized in 1903 as the “Tulsa County Free Fair” and developed into the Tulsa State Fair of today. The Tulsa State Fair Authority reports that the 2024 fair featured dozens of rides and games, 132 concession stands, […]
TCC’s Fall 2024 semester begins with “Muffins and Maps”
Tulsa Community College (TCC) Fall 2024 semester started Aug. 19. Crowds of students flooded the Metro Campus trying to find their classrooms, obtain student IDs, and get familiar with the college’s departments. The Metro Campus Student Life department conducted a “Muffins and Maps” event to help students overcome the rush and stress of the first […]
Pawnee Bill Ranch: Touring Oklahoma’s Deep Past
In the rural, unassuming town of Pawnee, Okla., a piece of history is presented to visitors. Pawnee Bill Ranch symbolizes the pioneering spirit of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The ranch is a preserved and revered part of Oklahoma’s past. Gordon Lillie, who later took on the moniker Pawnee Bill while living and working with […]
Peaceful fall nature motifs are an invitation for reflections
The withering of nature in the fall brings unexpected colors and compositions that can be explored by an artist. Fall comes to Oklahoma with its peaceful beauty of oak forests, rivers, and lakes. Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, presents pictures of the oak forest by Keystone Lake in northeastern Oklahoma.
Keystone Lake’s history: A story of nature and a former town
Keystone Lake is a body of freshwater that leads from Mannford to Sand Springs and is 15 miles west of downtown Tulsa. There was once an entire “Old West Town” that was founded in 1900 that has since been flooded over with Keystone Lake’s waters. The Keystone Dam began construction in 1956 and ended construction […]
Tulsa State Fair wrap-up
The Tulsa State Fair is a yearly tradition for Tulsa. It was held in the Expo Square Fairgrounds for two weeks from late Oct. 1-11. This fair was especially impressive drawing an estimated 1,040,000 attendees, according to the Tulsa State Fair infograph at https://www.tulsastatefair.com/ Chief Operating Officer for the Expo Square, Amanda Blair said that […]