Jim Brightly of 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine wrote a detailed report about Homecourt Trail, a punishing off-roading site near Kingman, Ariz., that's just off the Mother Road. Homecourt Trail, named for its discoverer, is well-known to the Jeepers of Kingman. It's rated as a 3+ to 4 and many of the Kingman … Continue reading Off-road kicks off Route 66
Day: December 1, 2008
Palm Springs Follies’ latest season gains rave reviews
"Get Your Kicks!" the new, Route 66-themed season of the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies of Palm Springs, Calif., received an enthusiastic review from the WeHo News of West Hollywood, Calif. There was not one lull in this fast paced, fabulous Vegas type show. The choreography by Joan Palethorpe with tap numbers by Carri Burbank Glen … Continue reading Palm Springs Follies’ latest season gains rave reviews
Green Lantern Cafe co-owner dies
I'm not familiar with this apparently long-gone restaurant on Route 66, but I'm posting it for those who may have recalled it. Nevert Scorse, co-owner of the Green Lantern Cafe on Route 66 in Holbrook, Ariz., died on Nov. 23 at age 93, reported the Holbrook Tribune-News. She and her husband, Gilbert Henry Scorse, ran … Continue reading Green Lantern Cafe co-owner dies
A memorable spot
The Route 66 town of Gardner, Ill., dedicated its new memory gazebo in its downtown business district on Saturday, reports the Joliet Herald News. Part of the structure contained paving bricks engraved with the names of people that residents new -- some living and some dead. As the program got underway, master of ceremonies Don … Continue reading A memorable spot