You won't want to miss the historic Harris House, home of Judge Henry Churchill Harris. The history of this restored southern ante-bellum home dates back to the American Revolution. Pre-Civil War antiques include a four-poster bed, spinning wheel, hide chairs, swords, muskets, Indian tools, and a fireplace made of handmade bricks.
Also preserved were the papers, documents, books, and photographs of Judge Harris.
Tour downtown Idabel and see the murals painted by Idabel artist, Betty Helms, and her students. One mural is dedicated to Native American culture and another to dogwoods. Idabel'
Idabel, OK ArtsWhat makes a "Champion Tree?"
Oklahoma's Champion Tree Register is a cooperative project of the Oklahoma Society of American Foresters, the Oklahoma Forestry Association and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, forestry Services.
Champion Trees are measured by their "bigness,"
Idabel, OK ToursThis premier birdwatching and waterfowl hunting area has sighted more than 270 bird species, including many that are rare to Oklahoma and not found elsewhere in the state. Birders have likened this area to the Gulf Coast habitats of Louisiana and Florida. The 5,814
Idabel, OK Wildlife PreservesThere are 28,300 acres serving as public hunting area, offering numerous waterfowl, quail, squirrel, rabbit and deer. A 2,000...