REQUEST FREE BROCHURE
 
|
   |
 |
Alva - Northwest (Red Carpet Country) | ||||||||
Visit Alva once and you might just decide to stay! Alva is the ideal place to live, conduct business and raise a family--or to visit for a weekend getaway. The town is a peaceful, quiet community with plenty of activities and a Downtown Square reminiscent of the picturesque gathering places of yesteryear. Alva is a community full of warmth and hospitality, where you can expect to be greeted with a friendly "Hello." It's the home of Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NOSU) and the 1999 NAIA National Football Champions-- the Rangers. Alva boasts many activities which keep residents active and involved, and keep visitors returning year after year. Things to do in Alva include attending a play at the ACT I Community Theater, attending one of the five annual concerts presented by the Northwestern Concert Series, or browsing the town's famous Nescatunga Arts Festival. The festival is celebrated each year on the first Saturday in June and features artists and craftsmen from a four-state region. The wonderful entertainment, exceptional art, imaginative crafts and fantastic foods are enjoyed by everyone! Alva is also the home of three museums. The Cherokee Strip Museum contains 40 rooms of displays including a drug store, kitchen, firearms, model railroad, military items and an old-fashioned schoolroom. The Alva Municipal Airport Museum contains a section on the World War II prisoner of war camp formerly located in Alva and other Alva-related history. Finally, the Stevens-Carter Museum of Natural History, housed at the NOSU campus, contains fossils, geological and archaeological materials and other natural history specimens, including an endangered species collection. There are plenty of other attractions for visitors to enjoy. Visitors also can enjoy a variety of shops, boutiques and restaurants on the Downtown Square and throughout the city. Nearby are three outstanding Oklahoma state parks, including the Great Salt Plains State Park, Alabaster Caverns State Park, and Little Sahara State Park. The latter comes complete with sand dunes--a real surprise for many tourists! Alva prides itself on being the perfect destination for a long weekend or vacation. There are few places left where one can see parents pushing baby strollers around the Downtown Square in the evening, enjoy an outdoor summer concert while sitting on a blanket and be greeted by friendly smiles and happy faces at every turn! Visit Alva and you just might stay! |
