Here was a pleasant surprise recently uploaded onto YouTube. The good folks of the Route 66 Road Musical in Europe posted their video of the recently departed Dot Leavitt and her Mini-Museum off Route 66 in Vega, Texas. Leavitt died in December 2006 at age 89. However, we've heard that Dot's daughter plans on keeping … Continue reading A visit to Dot’s Mini-Museum
Author: Ron Warnick
I'm the editor and publisher of Route 66 News, a clearinghouse of events, information, and entertainment pertaining to historic U.S. 66, the Mother Road.
Roadie explains his love of 66
Adam Faulk of Know 99 Television in Phoenix tells what hooked him on to Route 66 and shows a decent grasp of history of the Mother Road, especially in the Southwest.
GPS coming to Nokia cell phones?
Talk about a boon for Mother Road travelers: Navigadget is reporting that Nokia seeks to put global-positioning system chips in all its cell phones. The source that's leaking this information reportedly is from, ironically, Route 66, which places GPS chips in Nokia 6610 models. Here Although the N series have started to get GPS, Nokia … Continue reading GPS coming to Nokia cell phones?
Tickets go on sale for Will Rogers Awards banquet
In the past few days, tickets went on sale online for the annual Will Rogers Awards banquet on June 22, which is the highlight of Route 66 Festival '07. This year's fest will be Clinton, Okla., with the banquet at the Frisco Center. A reception will be at 6 p.m., with the dinner at 7. … Continue reading Tickets go on sale for Will Rogers Awards banquet
Views from Grand Canyon Skywalk
The recently opened Grand Canyon Skywalk, which resembles a giant horseshoe that juts 70 feet over the chasm, prohibits visitors from carrying cameras onto the horseshoe. However, one person apparently sneaked a video camera onto the Skywalk and posted the footage on YouTube. You can see the canyon below through the glass walkway. By the … Continue reading Views from Grand Canyon Skywalk
Carthage voted second-most beautiful town in Missouri
The Route 66 town of Carthage, Mo., was named the state's second-most beautiful town by readers of Rural Missouri magazine, reported the Carthage Press. The wine-country burg of Hermann won the top spot, and Carthage beat out Ste. Genevieve for the runner-up position. “Carthage boasts one of Missouri's most beautiful town squares and courthouses,” the … Continue reading Carthage voted second-most beautiful town in Missouri
66 Drive-In opens for the season
The Chart, a publication of Missouri Southern University, published a feature about the 66 Drive-In Theater in Carthage, Mo., which began its 2007 season last weekend. (Note: Registration may be required to view the story.) And if you want to cruise out and see a movie there during the weekend, cruise over to the 66 … Continue reading 66 Drive-In opens for the season
Tulsa’s Camelot Hotel to be razed
The Tulsa Industrial Authority agreed to a pact Wednesday that will likely tear down the long-closed Camelot Hotel, just off Interstate 44 and Peoria Avenue, reports the Associated Press. This landmark is more familiar to interstate drivers than Route 66 fans, although I-44 through that area also is Oklahoma 66. The hotel, which is known … Continue reading Tulsa’s Camelot Hotel to be razed
Late freeze hits Missouri vineyards hard
Because of this week's hard freeze, a lot of farmers in the Midwest are hurting. That includes vineyards along Route 66 in Missouri. Here's this excerpt by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Jim Anderson, director of the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, said the state's wine crop was 90 percent or more destroyed. Last year, the … Continue reading Late freeze hits Missouri vineyards hard
Rendezvous at the Rock
Check this out. Emily, aka Redforkhippie, was at the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., this week and ran into Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire there. He was giving way copies of this drawing he created. Pictured is the Rock Cafe, along with Waldmire's tan Volkswagen minibus and Fillmore, the VW minibus that appeared in the … Continue reading Rendezvous at the Rock