POPS, the restaurant/convenience store on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., is fast approaching its 1 millionth bottle of soda sold since opening in 2007, reported The Oklahoman's BAM's Blog. Whoever buys the fateful bottle will earn prizes of 66 scoops of ice cream, free soda for a year, 66 free burgers and fries, and 2,400 … Continue reading POPS closes in on 1 million bottles sold
Day: February 18, 2010
Marker near Route 66 coming for Civil War site
Blackburn Park in Pacific, Mo., soon will install a marker to commemorate a Civil War battle that occurred along the bluffs that are now next to old Route 66, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I'd never heard of this battle, and the details show why: Civil War historians say the battle of Oct. 1, … Continue reading Marker near Route 66 coming for Civil War site
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While surfing at the London Telegraph's site, I noted that the newspaper touted Complete North America for its Route 66 driving tours, namely because it worked out a deal in which travelers can rent a car from the starting point in Chicago and not have to pay steep one-way dropoff fees when they finish their … Continue reading More of this, please …