If anyone falls in, Huntington just tells them simply to stand up.

“It’s only 4 ½ feet deep,” he said with a laugh.

Near the end of the canal cruise is Chickasaw Plaza, which explains what happened to Native Americans living in Oklahoma after the Indian Removal Act and the subsequent Trail of Tears.

“It was an ugly period in American history,” Huntington said, “but the tribes have become a force for good in our state. They’ve made a lot of business investments, and they serve under-served parts of the state, where they take care of a lot of nontribal members.”

The ballpark, one of the jewels of the city’s Bricktown District, offers more than America’s pastime, said Michael Byrnes, president and general manager of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, who play in the Pacific Coast League.

During winter, snow tubers take advantage of a snow-making machine to launch themselves from the outfield wall down a ramp that deposits them where second base is during the summer.

In October, a haunted house along the ballpark’s concourse takes center stage after the completion of the Dodgers’ 144-game baseball season.