Antlers is another town that joins in the fun with Oklahoma's Centennial Celebration this year. Their annual Homecoming celebration is always eventful; however, when you add in the Centennial, it is a wonderful event for everyone!

Antlers is the county seat of Pushmataha County in SE Oklahoma. Pushmataha County is one of the largest counties in Oklahoma with many lakes, streams, and mountains to choose from. Antlers was named after the numerous deer antlers left by the Indian hunters around the spring.

Antlers is about 2.5 hours from Dallas, about 3 hours from Oklahoma City and about 2.5 hours from Tulsa. Antlers has an exit on the Indian Nation Turnpike. Paris, Texas is 40 miles south and DeQueen, Arkansas is about 65 miles east of Antlers.

Homecoming is a big deal in Antlers! Sometimes the town triples in size as the hometown folks welcomes the past graduation classes, and other tourists. From the luncheons, the bands and street dances to the parade that contains floats, marching bands, twirlers, horseback riders, antique cars, covered wagons, and other unusual vehicles that stretches through the main streets. The kids love it because they fill up their bags full of candy as if it was Halloween!

Registration on Friday and Saturday is at the Old Frisco Depot. They have a good genealogy section also.

In addition to the parade, they have these other events going on:

We have added several of our photos to this web page to give you an idea of how nice the celebration was on June 16. 2007. The photos have been downsized but if you would like to order a CD with all of these photos in the normal size, see our ordering information below.

2007 Homecoming Parade on June 16, 2007:

   

   

   

   

These are 12 of our favorite photos. We have a total of 38 parade photos and we did not even take pictures of all of the parade entries. If you would like to order a CD of all 38 photos you can contact us at info@bizyok.com for instructions. Our charge is $10.00 with paid shipping. We take checks and PayPal also.

While you are visiting Antlers, you need to visit the Wildlife Heritage Center Museum. Here are some of the things you will see there:

     

   

For more information about the Wildlife Heritage Center Museum, go to their web site listed below:

Wildlife Heritage Center Museum

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