Medicine Park, Oklahoma

Well, y'all, in all my years of Wandering of a Girl Ryder blogging and the MILLIONS of times I rode through this tiny little community, I never actually wrote about it. Go me. And, I mean millions of times. It was on the way home, so I generally detoured through it because anything for a little extra riding time.

I've been around Medicine Park my whole life. I volunteered as a kid when they added the riverwalk. My first job was at a small shop (now long gone) on Cobblestone Hill. I remember when there was a small coffee shop called the Mercantile, and it was in the shop the Chaps My Ass took over until the Mercantile moved to the Music Hall (before that became an event center for the Old Plantation and after it was the Music Hall). I remember when there was a tiny little coffee shop on cobblestone row in the late 90s, and I spent Y2K's New Year's Eve there with my family and best friend. I remember when that coffee shop's owner opened up 10 years a new coffee shop later at the Medicine Park Y next to a restaurant called the Master's Kitchen. I worked at both of those. Anybody ever stop in there? The coffee and brownies at Buffalo Ground were the best. And, the food at Master's Kitchen was phenomenal. That's actually where and how Blueberry got the name. Did I ever share that story? 

Is Medicine Park part of your history? Tell me about it in the comments! I have a picture of the Old Plantation from the 80s from my mom that I posted somewhere (here or on another blog of mine), and the owner of one of the cars in that old picture said hi in the comments. Sometimes the world is F'n small, y'all.

Watching the community go through its phases (some good, some bad) has been interesting. Medicine Park has definitely been working hard to become one of the top destinations in Oklahoma. It's worth the drive from wherever you are. 

Hands Down. No questions.

Badass history ✅

Cool aesthetics ✅

Swimming hole in a river ✅

Dining Options ✅

Riverwalk ✅

Live Music ✅

A vegan restaurant ✅

Aquarium (...kind of) ✅

Harley Davidson Shop ✅

Seriously. What more do you want? I've even heard about escape rooms. 

It's true, Medicine Park is a pretty tiny little community. And, if you're breezing by on HWY 49 or HWY 58, you're likely to miss it as it's tucked along Medicine Creek. But, if you're on top of Mt. Scott, and you look down, you'll see it. 

It's high time I get into a little bit of Medicine Park's history on this blog, so the following posts will be more about Medicine Park. I hope you'll have a seat and stick around!