Although it’s only about an hour from Tulsa, Pawhuska, Oklahoma has a real small town feel with one exception: the mass hoards of tourists that come to get the Pioneer Woman experience by eating and shopping at her establishments.
Most people in American and beyond now know Ree Drummond, also known as the Pioneer Woman on the Food Network. Her show has stretched way beyond just television, and she now owns several stores and different restaurants in her hometown of Pawhuska.
Ree first started off with The Mercantile, or “the merc” as she calls it, which is a bakery, comfort food restaurant, and also store that sells many home-goods that she has personally selected. Now, she also has a pizzeria aptly called P-Town.
Beyond just the downtown, in the summer if you’re willing to take a drive out to the Drummond Ranch, you can actually get on a free tour to see the lodge where Ree does all of her cooking!
So, would you take the chance and try to catch Ree’s attention? Even if you don’t get so lucky as to see her, it’s so intersting to see how big of a deal Ree is, and how she has really saved the downtown portion of Pawhuska with her fan power.
