MONKEY ISLAND, Okla. – The sign is small and doesn’t stand out among the steel fences and bustling trees that line the side of the road, and its simple nature hardly previews what’s to come. It reads ...

Shangri-La is not just a summer destination; the resort is open year round and offers getaway options for not only families but business's and corporations alike. As the new year begins, now is the ...

Nestled on Monkey Island, Shangri-La Resort in Afton, Oklahoma boasts lakeside views. Luxurious rooms meet diverse amenities, including a golf course and marina. Multi-story Sprawling Lakefront Resort ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AFTON, Okla. (KFOR) – Golf lovers, rejoice!

AFTON — The new Shangri-La Resort sits pretty much on the footprint of the old Shangri-La, Oklahoma’s premier lakeside resort that helped put Grand Lake on the map in the 1960s. It opened in 1964, ...

GRAND LAKE, OK -- Excitement is building on the shores of Grand Lake, especially on Monkey Island. The legendary Shangri-La resort, once an Oklahoma tourist landmark, is being torn down to make way ...

MONKEY ISLAND, OK -- Everything inside an Oklahoma tourist landmark is up for bid. From weddings to reunions, honeymoons and vacations, thousands of people have special memories of Shangri La Resort ...

GROVE — A Tulsa businessman is building a $4 million golf clubhouse in the first step of a projected $250 million bid to revive one of Northeast Oklahoma’s most historic resorts. Eddy Gibbs has ...

AFTON — Eddy Gibbs simply wanted to fix the golf course at his lake home. Shangri-La was slowly falling apart, a sad end to what was once Oklahoma’s premier resort. So Gibbs bought the property, on ...

The Shangri-La Resort at Monkey Island in northeastern Oklahoma is being sold to Tulsa businessman Eddy Gibbs. A purchase price was not disclosed.