The Anchor at Shangri-La Resort Named “Best New Attraction in Oklahoma” If your travels take you to the mid-west this summer you may want to check out the award-winning Shangri-La Resort. Sitting in the far northeastern corner of Oklahoma near the convergence of the Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri state lines, it has received rave reviews and numerous awards from the travel industry. Most recently it received the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association’s (OTIA) Redbud Award for its new indoor-outdoor activity park, The Anchor. The RedBud Awards represent the highest honor in the tourism industry in Oklahoma. Shangri-La has previously been honored as “Best Lodging in Oklahoma” in 2018, plus it was named “Best Attraction in Oklahoma” in 2022. The Anchor, which opened in June 2021, was named “Best New Attraction” at the 2023 Awards Banquet. Built on less than seven acres, The Anchor features tennis, pickleball, basketball, cornhole, sand volleyball, plus a mini-Fenway WIFFLE®Ball park. The 11,000 square foot indoor facility features a sports bar, food service, simulator bays with Trackman Golf and LaserShot shooting simulators, as well as a complete arcade with a variety of games including virtual reality games and rides. More traditional games such as ping-pong, pool, shuffleboard, darts, and foosball are also featured at the facility which has served to make Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees a true year-round destination. The Anchor is just one of many amenities offered at Shangri-La. The features 27 holes of Championship Golf, a 119-room hotel, medical spa, indoor pool, expansive outdoor resort pool and pool bar as well as a variety of dining options at Doc’s Bar & Grill, The Monkey Grind, The Summit Restaurant, and Eddy’s Lakeside Bar. Boat and personal watercraft rentals, yacht charters,
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