Medicine Park Welcomes Time Travellers
post by Muriel Fahrion
Walking over the bridge I pass a man peering into Medicine Creek as if it were a mirror reflecting back to earlier days when he fished along the shore, jumped off diving rock and zoomed down the toboggan slide into the cool of Bath Lake. Medicine Park is more then a weekend retreat for many folks it is a step back in time.
Recently I received a most pleasant email from Bob, one of those time travelers. He had been stationed at Ft. Sill for 9 weeks of artillery training in 1967. Bob and his young bride Susan took up residence in the Green Leaf cottage. That’s right, one of the renovated group known as the Green Leaf Cabins now renting in the Park. Back then a it was more on the rustic side but it served them sufficiently for them and loved the setting. He sent some slice of life photos of he and his wife back then. He kindly gave me permission to share them with our readers.
I was pleased to inform him that the Green Leaf Cabins and like many of Medicine Park historic cottages and cabins still welcome folks for weekends and more extended stays.
Unlike some places from our past where we return to only to be a little let down, most find that Medicine Park’s beauty has not faded and it continues to beckon you to come play.
Note for you car buffs Susan and Bob no longer own the 1965 Mustang but wish they did.
Thanks Bob and Susan come back and see us!
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Bill is really Bob and it was 1967, just before he went to Viet Nam. The house was very "rustic" but as a young officer we couldn't find on post housing, so were so glad to find this out of the way place. I didn't enjoy doing dishes nearly as much as it looks like!
What a great post. Thanks for the great pictures. Tom says thats exactly what the kitchen looked like when they remodeled it.If those walls could talk. Thanks again Cheryl Mc Quaide
What a great post. Thanks for the wonderful pictures. Tom says that is what the kitchen looked like before he remodeled it. I wish he would have called me I would have enjoyed showing him the new and improved Greenleaf. That mirror was even still there. Thank you Muriel.
Many Medicine Park fans (new and old) like myself, relish these memory tidbits from Medicine Park's earlier years. I love the fact that the mirror is still there as a "reflection" of the past.
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