Ace Jackalope has had impeccable timing lately. First, the blogger encounters the Coleman Theatre Beautiful sign in Miami, Okla., shortly after it was refurbished and relighted. Now, he's cruising Tulsa and finds an electrician doing maintenance on the historic neon sign of El Rancho Grande restaurant on 1629 E. 11th St., on Route 66. Ace … Continue reading Ace Jackalope visits historic Tulsa restaurant
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.
A gas-sipping cruise down Route 66
The Amarillo Globe-News ran into a group Tuesday that's crossing the United States -- much of it on Route 66 -- on motor scooters. Top speeds of the contraptions are about 45 mph, so for obvious reasons the Wandering Wheels group is sticking to secondary roads like old 66 so to not tie up traffic. … Continue reading A gas-sipping cruise down Route 66
The neon lights of Albuquerque
Red Fork Hippie Chick shot dozens of night photos of Albuquerque's neon lights along Central Avenue, aka Route 66. Check out the gallery.
Pain Walker update
Well, it looks like he's going to make it. Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, has made it through the intense heat of the Mojave Desert and now is in Barstow, Calif. He's walked about 2,100 miles so far and has fewer than 150 to go. He's scheduled … Continue reading Pain Walker update
Updated “Route 66 Adventure Handbook” is out
I found this Associated Press article about Drew Knowles' newly expanded, third-edition version of the "Route 66 Adventure Handbook." I haven't perused the new version, but I've read earlier editions of Knowles' book. I recommend it highly, because it not only concentrates on main attractions along the Mother Road, but also worthwhile side trips. This … Continue reading Updated “Route 66 Adventure Handbook” is out
Rooms filling up fast for Grants motorcycle rally
The Cibola County Beacon is reporting that eight of 10 motels in Grants, N.M., are full for the Fire & Ice Route 66 Bike Rally weekend on July 14-16. The local campgrounds have spaces. Better act fast if you want to attend, though.
Voice of America takes a trip
Voice of America radio recently broadcast a program about Route 66 on its 80th anniversary. Here's the transcript. Here's the Mp3 of the program. Here's the RealAudio file of the program.
Thoughts about the Route 66 Festival
When David and Mary Lou Knudson of the National Historic Route 66 Federation announced they were stepping away from festival-organizing in late 2005 because of health concerns, it was a given that the 2006 festival in Albuquerque would be a transition year because many inexperienced people would be running the show. Now that the festival … Continue reading Thoughts about the Route 66 Festival
Great magazines about Route 66 are out
In recent weeks, there has been not one, but two, terrific magazines that have focused on Route 66. The first is Oklahoma Today, which is devoting its entire July/August issue to Route 66 in the Sooner State. It will be out on newstands in July, but subscribers are getting it in the mail now. The … Continue reading Great magazines about Route 66 are out
Notes from the road
Here's a few odds 'n' ends I collected during our journey from Tulsa to Albuquerque and back for the Route 66 festival: We've seen a marked decline in Clines Corners, the Route 66 stop that dates to 1937. In the last couple of years we've visited there, prices on merchandise have gone up while the … Continue reading Notes from the road