Lake Thunderbird Credit: Mark Hancock Up to $10,000 a day in penalties eventually could be assessed on watershed cities if a 75 percent reduction of pollution in Little River and Hog Creek is not achieved, according to state Department of Environmental Quality officials. At a public meeting in Norman last month, DEQ representatives said that […]
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Destinations on a tank
Beach hopping With my three kids in tow, we visited not one, not two, but three beaches at Arcadia Lake. The lake is comprised of three separate parks — Spring Creek, Edmond and Central State — each with its own recreation wonderland of docks, playgrounds and, yes, swimming holes. With 26 miles of shoreline, Arcadia […]
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Under the sea
For being landlocked, Oklahoma doesn’t suffer from lack of scuba shops. A number of metro retailers and instructors, like Blue Water Divers, 922 Straka Terr., are getting people in the water. The outfit certifies almost 600 people a year. “With just a little bit of study at home, a little bit of time in the […]