A new Route 66 marathon footrace that will include the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri was announced by the Joplin Visitors and Convention Bureau today. The inaugural Route 66 Mother Road Marathon, set for Oct. 3, will begin in Miami, Okla., go east through Route 66 in Kansas and end at Seventh Street at … Continue reading Tri-state Route 66 marathon race announced
Month: December 2008
Best-of DVD set of “Route 66” coming
TVShowsOnDVD.com has interesting news about new DVDs coming for the original "Route 66" television show: -- It appears Infinity/Roxbury is going back to releasing half-seasons of the series, starting with Season 3 on Feb. 10. However, there's another listing of "Season 3, Volume 1" listed for release June 23. I'll try to clear the confusion … Continue reading Best-of DVD set of “Route 66” coming
Scenes along northern Illinois
Frank Brooks shot some interesting photographs along Route 66 at small towns in northern Illinois.
Two Route 66 towns get Byways grants
The Oklahoma Route 66 communities of Stroud and Erick each received grants from the National Scenic Byways program, according to a news release from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Stroud received a $50,000 grant to help develop a promotional plan for Route 66, according to this spreadsheet. Erick received a $3,104 grant to buy Route … Continue reading Two Route 66 towns get Byways grants
Craft sales help Indian families
If you're itching to buy American Indian jewelry or crafts and won't be able to soon travel Route 66 to the desert Southwest to buy them, you ought to look at getting them by mail order from the Southwest Indian Foundation. This article by the Associated Press lays out the reasons why: When Margie Lee's … Continue reading Craft sales help Indian families
WorldHum lists the 40 greatest travel songs
The editors of WorldHum, the online site of the Travel Channel, decided to take on the formidable task of naming the greatest travel songs of all time. We gave them broad voting criteria: If it’s a song about travel or inspires travel or just a song that they must listen to while they travel, it’s … Continue reading WorldHum lists the 40 greatest travel songs
Taking 66 in a ’66
The Post-Crescent in Wrightstown, Wis., has a story about the Butz family, who took a three-week journey on old Route 66 in a 1966 Chevrolet Impala. Here's a photo collection from the family's trip. The FAQs with the main story are informative for Mother Road novices, too.
The mother of sucker traps
Car and Driver magazine columnist Patrick Bedard got a longtime gas-station owner on Route 66 in Williams, Ariz., to come clean about repair scams his crew foisted on travelers for decades. The fellow's name is Roy Killinsworth, 78, who started with a Tidewater Oil Co. station in the early 1960s and eventually had a Chevron. … Continue reading The mother of sucker traps
Some holiday festivities
Courtesy of The Boss.
Ride that train
Here's honeymooning David Carnall again, riding the Grand Canyon Railway and spending a little Route 66 time in Williams, Ariz.