Route 66 project in Tulsa needs your help

Michael Wallis, author of the best-selling "Route 66: The Mother Road," gave us some potentially big news regarding the Vision 2025 Route 66 project in Tulsa. The National Historic Route 66 Federation, based in California, is very interested in establishing a travel center in a Route 66 interpretive center that would be built near the … Continue reading Route 66 project in Tulsa needs your help

Lebanon, Mo., honors Route 66 promoter

Five people from the Route 66 town of Lebanon, Mo., were honored Thursday with Community Achievement Awards. One of them was the late Arthur T. Nelson, who was one of the key forces who brought Route 66 through the city.Here's a tidbit from the Lebanon Daily Record that tells of Nelson's big claim to fame:  … Continue reading Lebanon, Mo., honors Route 66 promoter

Cyclist re-creates trek of 37 years ago

Joe Bowen in the spring of 1968 traveled in his bicycle all over the United States after his discharge from the military. Now 62 and retired, Bowen is riding over the same path again. This week, he rolled into Claremore, Okla., on Route 66. He again toured the Will Rogers Memorial and saw J.M. Davis' arms collection. … Continue reading Cyclist re-creates trek of 37 years ago