TIPS:
SECURITY:
Bring a trailer hitch lock (Walmart carries deadbolt hitch locks for $15).
COMFORT: Bring lawn chairs to sit at the main camp site.HEALTH: Bring a first aid kit... Include sunblock, aloe and bug repellentINSECT BITES AND POISON IVY:
Clear Ammonia (full strength and applied quickly) takes the sting away from fire ant bites and wasp stings, and a spray bottle of 1 part clear ammonia and 9 parts water (sprayed on exposed skin) will neutralize the oils in poison ivy and poison oak and prevent the horrid rash.
REFRIGERATION:
Find out who is going for ice at the local convenience store to combine errands.
HISTORY OF LAKE TEXOMA:
Lake Texoma (shared by TEXas and OklahOMA) spreads across 89,000 acres. In the 1930s, a long drought was then followed by a great flood, so the area was ravaged.
It became a national priority to create a reservoir to combat these problems. Approved in 1938, the Army Corps of Engineers was called in to handle it.Although the largest portion of the lake is in Oklahoma, the dam itself is in Denison TX (completed in 1939), which primarily controls the Red River.
The project was finally completed in 1944 and provides drinking water, flood control, conservation (2 wildlife habitats), power generation, and recreation.