Celebrating tradition in ‘No Man’s Land’ – The Washington Post

Guymon, located in the heart of the Oklahoma Panhandle, with a population of about 12,000, is not known for its festivities. But once a year, the Guymon Pioneer Days celebration consumes this small town and pays tribute to those who first tamed the sometimes inhospitable terrain. “It’s just a celebration of what our forefathers did,” said attendee Jesse Martin, 67. “This can be a pretty harsh area. They went through some pretty tough years and stuck it out and had a lot of tenacity.”