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Grand Lake's Major Holiday Weekends March On! 
Memorial Day Holiday first Up, but the 4th on the Horizon with Major Plans
Certainly, the Memorial Day Holiday not only will kick off the summer season of 2020 but will also provide a break from news dominated by the Corvid-19 Virus. While safe distancing orders are still in place, this upcoming holiday will provide a welcome dose of fresh air but let us enjoy that without generating a post-holiday spike in cases.
Meanwhile, both Monkey Island and the Duck Creek Fireworks Shows have launched their fund-raising efforts for another spectacular Independence Holiday celebration. There are many other shows, including Grove, Vinita, and Miami, scheduled, but with their status still in question. We will provide additional information as it becomes available. As the old cliché goes, the cat is out of the bag with respect to a new wrinkle being incorporated into the Duck Creek Show on the night of the Fourth.
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The Shangri-La Resort Hotel reopened last week to excited guests and has plenty happening for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Hotel Manager Brett Wisdom said there are a few rooms still available for the holiday weekend - and the splash pad, resort pool and indoor pool are also open, operating under COVID-19 protocol.
The fitness center, steam room and sauna are also open to members and hotel guests. The Spa at Shangri-La is also open Thursday and Sunday 10:00-3:00 and Friday and Saturday 10:00-5:00.
The Summit Restaurant and Buffalo Bar are also open (members and resort guests only Monday-Saturday and open to the public Sundays). Terry Jordan provides live entertainment Saturday and Sunday evenings in the Summit. Doc's Bar & Grill is not yet open for dine-in service, but pizza-to-go orders are available from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. daily. For to-go orders, just call 918-257-7777. The pizza menu is available on the Shangri-La website
www.shangrilaok.com
or on their free mobile app which may be downloaded free simply by texting the word Grand to 855-339-2122.
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Ever heard the heard one of those deceiving car ads, which started out like this; "low mileage and just gently driven around town by a retired old maid schoolteacher." In the case of Grand Lake RV Resort, the owner over the past fourteen years, Dianna McIntyre, is a retired schoolteacher, but the similarities end right there. She taught at multiple schools, has raised a family, became an avid Grand Laker, and negotiated the deal fourteen years ago to buy, what was formerly known as Baker Ranch, before anyone even realized it was for sale.
Dianna recalls the life-changing event like this: "No one was for sure the resort was even for sale, but I knew there was one sure way to find out. The owners, Paul & Cheryl Baker resided on the property and I found my way down there to find out."
McIntyre added, "As it turned out, the Bakers had been praying for a prospective buyer for the past several months. When Cheryl came to the door and I inquired if it were for sale, she replied, 'yes, it is and you're buying it.'"
This retired schoolteacher and counselor turned high energy entrepreneur has turned the sleepy South Grand RV Park into a recreational destination capable of hosting nearly 200 occupants.
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