Members of the Tourism Council heard several pieces of good news at the Jan. 16 meeting about lodging tax revenue for Tour Tahlequah and Explore Cherokee County, and discussed the upcoming election ...

Members of the Tourism Council heard ... Byrd said. “The Oklahoma FreeWheel is coming to town, and they are for sure coming to Tahlequah. But no details have been finalized yet and we are ...

The Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah is dedicated to preserving ... If you’re looking for the world’s largest roadside attractions, Oklahoma has a few to offer. Some of the largest ...

a beloved tradition that not only provides positive opportunities for Oklahoma’s incarcerated population but also benefits the state’s tourism industry,” he said. The last prison rodeo was ...

TAHLEQUAH — Canoo ... involved a contract between Swadley’s Bar-B-Q restaurants and Oklahoma Department of Tourism for restaurants in state parks. In February 2024, Brent Swadley, the owner ...

Lexy Keys embraces her leadership role on OU basketball team and, after building special memories in Tahlequah, plans to give ...

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Oklahoma’s tourism and recreation department is currently accepting applications for grants. The ...

This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, during which she carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles. Tahlequah was last seen still carrying her ...

In a day of sadness and surprise, researchers on Puget Sound on Tuesday found J61, the new calf born to mother orca Tahlequah, had not survived — and that a new calf also had been born to J pod.

"She is trying to tell you something." While Tahlequah is out of sight at the moment, people on land continue to be concerned for her and grieve with her.

Scientists believe Tahlequah is expressing grief by continuing to push the calf's body, a behavior that expends valuable energy. While other orcas have been observed carrying their dead ...

SEATTLE – As Tahlequah carries her dead calf, scientists studying the endangered southern residents are concerned for the mother orca. On Christmas Eve it was confirmed she gave birth to a ...