First-time author Norma Maret Bolin's "The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook" has the words "St. Louis" in slightly larger type than the rest of the title of the book's cover. This is telling. Her book (paperback, 174 pages, $19.95) is considerably more focused on famed restaurants of the entire St. Louis area than just those … Continue reading Book review: “The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook”
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 road trip on Joshua
Here's the latest chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This episode features the book of Joshua. Personally, I would have chosen "Fanfare for the Common Man" as a big, grand horn composition to knock down a few walls.
Gay Parita featured in magazine
Rural Missouri, a publication of the Association of Missouri Electrical Cooperatives, features the re-created Gay Parita gas station near Halltown, Mo., in its May issue. The place has been open only a few years, but it's already attracting visitors by the thousands, thanks in large part to the hospitality of owner Gary Turner: “We get … Continue reading Gay Parita featured in magazine
Sears Tower takes Skywalk route
When I first heard Friday that the Sears Tower, located near the beginning of Route 66 in Chicago, is building glass enclosures near the top floor so it seems you are walking on air, I offhandedly surmised it borrowed the idea from the Grand Canyon Skywalk and its horseshoe-shaped glass walkway. My hunch was correct. … Continue reading Sears Tower takes Skywalk route
Marker at Sidewalk Highway proposed
Laurel Kane of Afton Station and other roadies are trying to raise money to buy and erect a monument at the south end of the fabled Sidewalk Highway of Route 66 north of Afton, Okla. Kane provides the details on her Thoughts from a Route 66 Business Owner blog: The $3920 cost of the installation … Continue reading Marker at Sidewalk Highway proposed
Surviving Seligman
The Arizona Republic has a nice travel article about the Route 66 town of Seligman. Much of the focus is on Route 66 and the efforts of Angel Delgadillo and the late Juan Delgadillo to save the town after it was bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1978. Nowadays, Seligman's a fairly lively town, despite containing … Continue reading Surviving Seligman
Flooding closes Route 66 in northeastern Oklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma has been deluged by rain, including seven inches in one day in Mayes and Rogers counties. KJRH-TV in Tulsa reported Friday that parts of Route 66 in Claremore were closed because of high water. I've heard there was flooding on 66 around Chelsea, too. The Tulsa World reported that Route 66 had reopened … Continue reading Flooding closes Route 66 in northeastern Oklahoma
Salute to a frog
This weekend is Frog Fest in Waynesville, Mo. In case you're wondering about it, here's the explanation from the Pulaski County Daily: The discovery of an unusually shaped rock formation on the Waynesville Hill overlooking Historic Route 66 provided an opportunity for an earlier spring event. When the road was widened from two to three … Continue reading Salute to a frog
“Dream Again”
This quietly powerful song by David Wilcox mentions the Mother Road.
Whoops
The Student Life of Pomona College in Pomona, Calif., put together recommendations for great American road trips. Here's the segment about Route 66. What do you see wrong with it? With the California gold rush and the advent of the automobile, Americans began to long for an independent way to the alluring West. Established in … Continue reading Whoops