Welcome to Grand Lake O' The Cherokees!

"The Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce exists to support and promote the growth of economic development, member businesses and tourism."

Nestled in the lush green rolling hills of Northeastern Oklahoma's "Green Country," our beautiful Grand Lake O' the Cherokees is a mere stone's throw from Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.

Formed by Pensacola Dam, built in the early 1940's and still the world's longest multiple arch dam, Grand Lake provides the perfect opportunity to get away from it all.

With a 1,300 mile shoreline, Grand Lake is the premier water park of Oklahoma. Fishing, boating, skiing and the scenic wonder of the lake make it the favorite of visitors and locals alike.

The Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to play an important role in the continuing development and improvement of the Grand Lake area.

Grand Lake... Where the action is!

No one joins the Chamber for direct monetary benefit. Instead, the Chamber produces new money in our local economy for everyone's benefit. The Chamber's programs benefit you both directly and indirectly.

With your membership, you can...

Network with fellow community business people.

Utilize Chamber headquarters for an extra distribution point for your business information.

Receive a quarterly newsletter about current news of the Chamber and business community.

Increase your customer and clientele base.

Be involved with a variety of special events:

Monthly Membership Luncheons (see Calendar for locations)

Entreprenuer Breakfast (see Calendar for Location)

Hook-N-Cookoff

Welcome Back Weekend

Business After Hours

Chamber Golf Tournaments:

Duck Creek Fireworks

Tulsa Boat, Sport & Travel Show

With your membership investment, the Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will...

Refer any inquiries to Chamber Members.

Market on a state, national, and international level about the area's business, recreational, historical, educational and cultural facilities.

Be your spokesperson on issues.

Be your rallying point and central organization to promote projects that benefit all aspects of the community.

Do business with Chamber Members first.

Provide networking opportunities.

Provide business assistance.

GLACC News 11-8-11

The Grand Lake Area Chamber held its annual meeting Monday night, November 7, 2011 at Cherokee Yacht Club.  It was a great event with special guest Governor Mary Fallin.  The Governor gave a great speech on Grand Lake and all the efforts she is making to help make Oklahoma more business friendly.  We greatly appreciate Governor Fallin taking the time to come to our banquet and she helped make it a great success.

The Chamber is celebrating 40 years of service and this year we also honored 40 Grand Lakers that have had a tremendous impact on the Lake.  The group got together for a reception prior to the banquet where they had a chance to mingle, speak with Governor Fallin and have a group photo.  They also received a special glass award in honor of their service to Grand Lake.  We want to thank all those that have helped make Grand Lake a great place to live, work and visit.

The event was a great success and we want to thank Cherokee Yacht Club for the venue and excellent meal, the Banquet Committee that put in a tremendous amount of time coordinating the event and Lora Jackson in the chamber office for helping put the event together.

The new officers for 2012 will be John Deken - President, Michael Torrone - Vice President, Kendra Montana - Secretary and Judy Florida - Treasurer.  

Outgoing officers are Jaime Dobbins - President, Michelle Robertson - Vice President and Tiffany McKibben - Secretary.  I want to especially thank the executive committee for their service to the Chamber and their great work this year. 

GLACC News 10-18-11

The Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Governor Mary Fallin will be the keynote speaker at this year’s annual chamber banquet, which will be held Monday, November 7^th at Cherokee Yacht Club at 6:30 pm.

Governor Fallin has been a tireless supporter of economic development legislation to help move our state forward and she has recently become a Grand Lake resident.

The Chamber is celebrating 40 years of service to area businesses and in honor of the anniversary, we will be recognizing 40 influential Grand Lakers that have and continue to contribute to the success of the Grand Lake Area.

The tickets are $30 per person in advance and the banquet will start at 6:30 PM.  Please RSVP.

For those attending the banquet, we will be hosting a VIP Wine Reception for Governor Fallin for an additional $10 per person.  This reception will begin at 6 pm at the pool side dining room and reservations are required.

To buy your tickets you can go to glchamberbanquet.com, call 918-782-3214 or email grandlakechamber@gmail.com.

GLACC News 10-04-11

The 2011 Grand Lake Area Chamber Golf Tournament will have a little more fun added this year.  The last fundraising event of the year for the Chamber will be held at Patricia Island Golf Club on Monday, October 31^st with at 10:00 am shotgun start.  A Halloween Corporate Golf Challenge, it’s sure to be a frightening fun time. 

There are sponsorships available for Tournament Sponsor $501 and up, Major Sponsor -$500, Event Sponsor - $250 or Hole Sponsors - $50. 

Team entry fees are $300 and include a green fee, cart, sack lunch and goodies.  There will also be awards for Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, Putting Contest, Trick or Treat Poker Run and Best Golf Outfit.

Please let the office know if you would like to help sponsor or work this event and to get more information on the sponsorship levels.  If you would like to place items in the “goodie bags” for the golfers please bring it by the office by October 26, 2011, or give the office a call and we will come pick it up.

Other upcoming events: Chamber luncheon -- October 27, 2011, 11:30 GRDA Ecosystem Building, Jeff Hale, President NEO is our speaker.  Business After Hours – October 27, 2011, 5:00 pm Grand View Landing.  Annual Banquet – November 7, 2011, 7:00 Cherokee Yacht Club.  Please call the office for more information or to RSVP for any or all of these events. 

If you would like to have a team or be a tournament sponsor or have a team in the tournament, contact the Grand Lake Area Chamber at 918-782-3214 or email grandlakechamber@gmail.com.