Editing Muskogee, Oklahoma (section)

==Arts and culture==
Muskogee is home to [[Honor Heights Park]], a [[World War I]] memorial park. It is planted with [[azalea]]s and hosts the annual Azalea Festival each April. During the winter, Honor Heights is transformed into the Garden of Lights, a {{convert|132|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Christmas lights (holiday decoration)|Christmas lights]] display.

Muskogee has six museums. The [[Five Civilized Tribes Museum]] preserves the art and culture of the Five Civilized Tribes. The [[USS Batfish (SS-310)#Museum ship|U.S.S. Batfish and War Memorial Park]]'s major attraction is the submarine {{USS|Batfish|SS-310|6}}. The [[Three Rivers Museum]] chronicles the history of the Three Rivers area and the railroads that helped create it. The [[Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame]] has been honoring Oklahoma musicians since 1997. The [[Grant Foreman House|Thomas-Foreman Historic Home, aka the Grant Foreman House]] is an 1898 farm house preserved with the furnishings of the Indian Territory Judge [[John R. Thomas]] and his daughter and son-in-law Grant and Carolyn Foreman, Oklahoma historians and authors. The Ataloa Lodge is on the campus of Bacone College.

Two feature films were shot in Muskogee through a tax incentive program offered by the state: ''Salvation'' (2007) and ''Denizen'' (2010). Writer and director [[J.A. Steel]] produced both films.<ref name="saltlake"/>

Muskogee is home to The Castle of Muskogee. The Castle hosts Fourth of July Fireworks sales, a Halloween festival 'Haunted Castle', a drive-through Christmas Kingdom and indoor Castle Christmas experience, and the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival, founded in 1995. The Renaissance festival draws in tens of thousands each year, hosting jousts, dancing, vendors and other events.

Muskogee Little Theatre (MLT) is part of its flourishing arts scene. It was established in 1972 at the former Sequoyah Elementary School. The theatre puts on up to eight shows per year including youth theatre, [[senior theatre]], holiday shows, and general community productions. The theatre is also committed to education and development arts programs including Youth Theatre camp, voice lessons, mentorships, and weekend workshops.

The [[City of Muskogee Foundation]] provides grants to community organizations and non-profit groups throughout the Muskogee community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Muskogee Foundation :: Grants |access-date=2013-05-13 |url=http://www.cityofmuskogeefoundation.org/grants/}}</ref>

The local paper, the ''[[Muskogee Phoenix]]'', was founded in February 1888 when [[Oklahoma]] was still a territory,<ref>[http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080919221505/http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/aboutus/local_story_244130751.html Muskogee Phoenix: About Us]. Retrieved February 18, 2007.</ref> and continues to be published today.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/ |title=Homepage|work=Muskogee Phoenix|access-date=September 9, 2020}}</ref>