Marta of Portugal is a self-described "postcard fanatic." If she gets a postcard in the mail, she'll post it on her Postcards of the World blog. Her Thursday post shows a postcard of the Blue Whale, off Route 66 in Catoosa, Okla. If you mail her a postcard, she'll mail you one if you leave … Continue reading A postcard from the road
Day: July 14, 2006
Moriarty restaurant is resurrected
Harold Smith of the Mountain View Telegraph appears to have found an old favorite that was believed to have been defunct along Route 66 in Moriarty, N.M., which is east of Albuquerque. It's Aunt YeYa's Food, in the Moriarty Flea Market on Route 66 on the east end of town. There was another Aunt YeYa's … Continue reading Moriarty restaurant is resurrected
A closer look at Springfield, Ill.
The New York Times travel section has an excellent article about tourism opportunities in Springfield, Ill., including the many Abraham Lincoln sites and places to get your kicks on ol' 66. I lived near Springfield for much of my life, and Times writer Ann N. Morrison found places that were so obscure that even I … Continue reading A closer look at Springfield, Ill.
Spread your wings at Route 66 aviation museums
The Tuttle (Okla.) Times has an article about aviation museums that are on or near Route 66 in OKlahoma. There are probably more than you think. It includes Thomas P. Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, the Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City, the Omniplex (which is building a manned space flight … Continue reading Spread your wings at Route 66 aviation museums