The 10th annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference recently announced the remaining schedule of speakers and activities for its event on Oct. 9-11 in Joliet, Illinois.
It was previously announced that Rhys Martin, president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association along with being an author and writer, would be the keynote speaker.
The rest of the list of speakers and what they’ll be talking about:
- Amy Bizzarri, a Chicago-based travel and history writer, “The Culinary History of Route 66”;
- Scott Dahl, director of the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, “The Route 66 Centennial in Springfield”;
- Jim Featherstone and Olivia Golaszewski, co-owners of Internet Transformed, “Cybersecurity Education for Individuals and Small Businesses”;
- Tracy and Peter Flucke, authors, bicycle safety experts and cross-country tandem bicyclists, “Traveling Route 66 on a Tandem Bicycle”;
- Connie Martin, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar and Underground Railroad specialist, “The Underground Railroad in Illinois”;
- Robert Navarro, president & CEO of Heritage Corridor Destinations, “Welcome to Joliet and the Heritage Corridor Area”;
- Greg Peerbolte, Joliet Area Historical Museum CEO, “Joliet History and Attractions”;
- David J. Schwartz, owner of Pics on Route 66 and lead editorial photographer for ROUTE Magazine, “Travel and Photography on Route 66;
- John Weiss, Illinois Route 66 author and preservationist, “Preservation Efforts Along Illinois Route 66.”
Other activities at the conference:
- An evening of SINGO (music bingo) and hospitality at the Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Route 66;
- A tour of the famous Joliet Prison – where “The Blues Brothers” movie was filmed,
- An informal group dinner and live music with popular area band The Flatbed Fords – “Best of the Eagles” – at the Roxy in nearby Lockport.
Registration for the conference sessions is open at its website, where you can find more details, photos and updates. The conference also is on Facebook and Instagram.
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