The Glass Gem Corn is a mix of ancient Pawnee, Osage and Cherokee varieties and it's indigenous to North America. It was regrown by the late Cherokee farmer Carl Barnes in Oklahoma.
Here’s a look at the tornado shelter where many people weathered the EF-3 tornado last Saturday night at the KOA Campgrounds at Will Rogers Downs just east of Claremore. The Cherokee Nation provided it for people staying there. Photos: Anchor Karen Larsen#2NewsOk#OkWx