The Tri-State Route 66 Festival begins at Downstream Casino Resort at the Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma border next weekend, and the Joplin Globe has a preview about it. The annual Route 66 Festival, which moves to a different area each year, uses the Will Rogers Awards Banquet as its centerpiece. We'll be there for the big gala. More … Continue reading Big festival is coming fast
Day: June 11, 2010
Big covered wagon wins roadside attraction poll
Here's an interesting tidbit in this story from the Peoria Journal-Star about the The World's Largest Covered Wagon, just off Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill.: Reader's Digest readers named it the Best Roadside Attraction in America in 2010. The venerable magazine recently ran its annual Best of America survey, which focuses on what it calls … Continue reading Big covered wagon wins roadside attraction poll
A look at the Arizona Route 66 passport
On Thursday, I received in the mail from Sharlene Fouser the new Arizona Route 66 passport that is being distributed at tourism offices and businesses along the Mother Road in the state. Here's what it looks like, outside and inside: The passport contains only 20 pages, but includes a short history of the road, trivia, … Continue reading A look at the Arizona Route 66 passport