[gonefishing]

They had a story on it on I think it was OETA today....Boise City got bombed in the 1940's.

And recently the Oklahoma travel show had a story on a business there:

TravelOK.com: Discover Oklahoma T.V. Show - Stories You'll know you've found No Man's Land Beef Jerky when you spot that big plastic longhorn steer out front. Inside, the crew is preparing today's 12-hundred ...

http://www.travelok.com/disc_ok/stor...=&story_id=817

[Okie81]

I actually grew up in the town you call ugly. No there is not alot to do if you arent from around the area. The locals dont have alot of time to do anything due to the work they do. These are people that raise cattle and farm. There us two motels in town and a bar. Also travel to Clayton-no not a big town-but has a good restuarant-or do to Keyes-they have a good bar there that serves some great food. Just remember that some people do love that town and the locals still know what is means to work.

[handyguy]

Hey Okie

I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you with that "ugly" comment about Boise City. Actually I finished up there today. I wasn't there as long as I originally thought I woulde be. I enjoyed it, especially the stories from the old timers I met at the Court house, and at a local restaurant that eveyone meets at in the early AM. I only remember 2guys there. One was a guy named Doug, who was always drunk when I saw him..lol, and a guy named Bill Handrof that was just visiting his family. Anyway, I plan to return to BC and do some pheasant hunting!...Later

[shipscove]

It Seems There Are Two Mainstream Thoughts That Are Constant From People Of Boise City Ok. Those That Leave And Want To Go Back And Those That Never Leave And Want To. The People Live A Very Simple Life With What They Have Or Have Not. Some Times Forgetting There Is A World Outside There Tiny Existence. Then Remebering The Simple Life They Had Before They Moved. Forever Paying Homage To Dead Ancestors And The Past. The Names In The Town Are The Same Names You Would Find In The Eighteen Hundreds And They Let You Know It. It's Sad To See A Young Person Held Back To Such Tradition Unfortunatly When They Are Old Enough To Realize It Then It's To Late There Stranded And Turn To God And Tv Evangelist Or Booze. I Know I Just Left One Of The Ones That Didn't Take That Chance. Now She Can Never Leave Her Tiny World And Hides Behind Her Dead Relatives And Loneliness.

[Ridgerunner]

Originally Posted by shipscove

It Seems There Are Two Mainstream Thoughts That Are Constant From People Of Boise City Ok. Those That Leave And Want To Go Back And Those That Never Leave And Want To. The People Live A Very Simple Life With What They Have Or Have Not. Some Times Forgetting There Is A World Outside There Tiny Existence. Then Remebering The Simple Life They Had Before They Moved. Forever Paying Homage To Dead Ancestors And The Past. The Names In The Town Are The Same Names You Would Find In The Eighteen Hundreds And They Let You Know It. It's Sad To See A Young Person Held Back To Such Tradition Unfortunatly When They Are Old Enough To Realize It Then It's To Late There Stranded And Turn To God And Tv Evangelist Or Booze. I Know I Just Left One Of The Ones That Didn't Take That Chance. Now She Can Never Leave Her Tiny World And Hides Behind Her Dead Relatives And Loneliness.

Nice post, Shipscove. I think there is potential here for a book and a movie.

[Crew Chief]

Coming down from Fort Collins, CO with a load of beans headed for Progresso, TX, I parked my big truck at a livestock auction house in Boise City and took a little nap. The next morning, I woke up and had a very nice breakfast at the adjoining cafe. Very attentive waitresses and great food!

[_redbird_]

Originally Posted by Ridgerunner

Nice post, Shipscove. I think there is potential here for a book and a movie.

Or a country-western song. Carrie Underwood would do it justice.

There is a place called Lost City across the TX border in the panhandle. It is an archeological site. Pretty cool. The remains of an ancient city that shows the timelessness of the land. The high plains have a lot of archeological sites.

[Ridgerunner]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

Or a country-western song. Carrie Underwood would do it justice.

There is a place called Lost City across the TX border in the panhandle. It is an archeological site. Pretty cool. The remains of an ancient city that shows the timelessness of the land. The high plains have a lot of archeological sites.

Right you are, Redbird. Years ago I had the opportunity to do some roaming just north of BC in Kansas and Colorado. Have always been enthralled by small isolated communities. For anyone else who may feel the same way, there is a great book entitled "Miles From Nowhere" by Dayton Duncan. I recommend it highly. He visited the most isolated places he could find and wrote about them.

[berksco]

That spot on the panhandle is near the highest elevation in OK, BTW. I like the area, BECAUSE it is isolated. My dad and his family are from Roger Mills County, not too far away, and even THEY think it is isolated!

[Ridgerunner]

Originally Posted by berksco

That spot on the panhandle is near the highest elevation in OK, BTW. I like the area, BECAUSE it is isolated. My dad and his family are from Roger Mills County, not too far away, and even THEY think it is isolated!

Have you heard about the man who lived so far out in the country that he had to go into town to hunt and fish?