On St. Louis Street, aka Route 66, in Joplin, Mo., on Dec. 1. (Photo courtesy of Rod Harsh at Route 66 TV Online. If you have holiday photos along the Mother Road, e-mail them to route66news(at) yahoo.com)
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.
Cancer rider update
The Quay County Sun in Tucumcari, N.M., caught up with Michelle Thompson, the woman who is cycling solo on Route 66. She's doing it in tribute to her brother, who is battling oral cancer, and to raise awareness of oral cancer. It sounds like she's had quite a gratifying adventure so far: “So many people … Continue reading Cancer rider update
The realities of running a bed-and-breakfast
The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader has an interesting article about the other side of the idyllic existance that bed-and-breakfasts convey. Co-owner Michaelene Stevens of the Dickey House, which is in the Route 66 town in Marshfield, Mo., were candid enough to tell the newspaper that running such a lodging business is a lot of hard work. … Continue reading The realities of running a bed-and-breakfast
Winter on the Mother Road
Looks like Route 66 is the only way west for Tulsans heading for OKC this morning. TV station KSWO out of southwestern Oklahoma is reporting that I-44 is closed between Oklahoma's two largest cities after a snowstorm dumped more than 10 inches of snow on Tulsa. The storm brought an influx of business to one … Continue reading Winter on the Mother Road
Miss Route 66 travels her namesake
Kara Knudsen, 18, of Norco, Calif., was crowned Miss Route 66 for 2006-07 at a pageant in Barstow a while back. To her credit, she's been traveling the road that provides her title, according to the Winslow (Ariz.) Mail: She and her grandfather, Robert Knudsen, 75, have been travelling their favorite road eastbound for some … Continue reading Miss Route 66 travels her namesake
Oscar lobbying begins for “Cars”
Buena Vista Pictures has put up a Web site to woo the Academy of Motion Pictures to nominate several of its films for Academy Awards. One of the movies Buena Vista is hoping will get Oscar nods is "Cars." It's lobbying for these nominations: Best Animated Feature Best Original Screenplay Best Film Editing Best Score … Continue reading Oscar lobbying begins for “Cars”
Joe’s All-American road trip
Joe Queenan has written a funny, somewhat acerbic, mostly affectionate and observant essay about American road trips in the Belfast Telegraph. That includes a few thoughts about Route 66, including this one: Cruising along Route 66 constantly reminds the traveller of the skewed concept of space that exists in the wide open spaces. Back east, … Continue reading Joe’s All-American road trip
Rock Cafe retools its Web site
The Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., has renovated its Web site. Although it's a work in progress and stuff still needs to be added, it's definitely a much-improved design.
Send us your Christmas photos
The Christmas season is upon us, and Redforkhippiechick's photo of an angel decoration in the dinky Route 66 town of Texola, Okla., has given me an idea. Do you have cool photos of Christmas sights along Route 66? Are any businesses along the Mother Road decked out for the holiday? Are you seeing your own … Continue reading Send us your Christmas photos
A report from the road
Redforkhippiechick ventured to Vega, Texas, to help the owners of the Vega Motel prepare for their eventual reopening and stayed in the newly refurbished Apache Motel in Tucumcari, N.M. There are other things she observed and shot photographs of. Check them out.