OklahomaHorses Magazine September 2021

14 OklahomaHorses • September/October 2021 enthusiasts and organizations such as mu- seums that seek to preserve its history. On October 1–2, you too can enjoy cooking and cowboy fun at Chisholm Trail Muse- um’s fourth annual Chuck Wagon Gather- ing in Kingfisher—the largest event of its kind in the state. After taking a year off because of COVID-19, the event is back and better than ever, Harris says. Visitors can drop by to see a variety of working chuck wagons from across the region—including Texas, Ar- kansas, Kansas, South Dakota, and Oklaho- ma—and sample their historic and modern dishes. Menu items include red beans and rice, stew, rice pudding, and cobbler. The free event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. also includes numerous western-themed activities for kids and adults, such as Dutch oven cooking demonstrations, a medicine man show, Straka longhorn demonstrations and rides, an Annie Oakley demonstration, gunfights, and stagecoaches. Live music throughout the event will feature Kyle Dillingham and Peter Markes as well as Cowboy Jim Garling. “Museum visitors will get the chance to explore life on the trail, taste some chuck wagon favorites, and interact with living history characters from across the West,” says Harris. “Our Chuck Wagon Gath- ering allows us to help keep a part of the West alive for our visitors. We want to pro- vide an opportunity for families to explore the West and interact and learn through demonstrations, music, and more.” For those who can’t make it to the event, the Chisholm Trail Museum features a chuck wagon exhibit that can be seen any time. Located along the historic Chisholm Trail, once one of the greatest cattle trails in the world, the museum features the history of the trail, a pioneer village, two log cab- ins, a one-room schoolhouse, a church, and the first bank built in Kingfisher. The museum also includes exhibits on early Kingfisher history, commerce, and industry. Across the street and included in museum admission is Horizon Hill, once home to the third governor of Oklahoma Territory, Abraham Jefferson Seay.