The inaugural Race to the Rocker, a four-mile footrace on Route 66 from Cuba, Mo., to the world's largest rocking chair at the Fanning 66 Outpost and General Store, drew 155 participants on Saturday under nearly perfect weather conditions. The race, organized by local running club JOG Inc., raised $7,500 to help Cuba's high school … Continue reading Racing to the rocker
Category: Events
Michael Martin Murphey playing benefit for Route 66 center
Veteran country-music star Michael Martin Murphey is performing another benefit concert for the Route 66 Interpretive Center of Chandler, Okla., on April 16. Murphey played a benefit for the center last year about this time. Apparently he is scheduled to be in Oklahoma City that week for an annual awards presentation at the National Cowboy … Continue reading Michael Martin Murphey playing benefit for Route 66 center
Sneak preview of I-44 Welcome Center
The Missouri Department of Transportation will open a new Route 66-themed Welcome Center on Interstate 44 west of Conway. The welcome center isn't quite finished and therefore isn't open. But it's far enough along that these photos from Angela Eden of MoDOT will give you a good idea what the Route 66 welcome center will … Continue reading Sneak preview of I-44 Welcome Center
POPS apparel mixes Easter and Route 66
You have to give POPS in Arcadia, Okla., a lot of credit. Not only is it wildly popular, but the restaurant/convenience store keeps coming up with new gimmicks to bring in even more visitors. Today, I received an e-mail announcing that POPS is holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. April 12. Hundreds … Continue reading POPS apparel mixes Easter and Route 66
Details on Illinois, Missouri motor tours
The Illinois and Missouri Route 66 Associations recently gave out additional details about their annual motor tours. First, some quick facts about the 20th annual Missouri tour on Sept. 11-13: The tour starts in Joplin and ends in Pacific. A block of rooms will be reserved at the Holiday Inn in Joplin, and the Munger … Continue reading Details on Illinois, Missouri motor tours
Preview of mural event in Pontiac
The Route 66 town of Pontiac, Ill., is hosting a four-day mural festival in June, and the city was offered a preview earlier this week. Jane Diaz of Diaz Sign Art showed a few artist's renderings of the murals that will be created during the Walldogs' "Chief City Runs with the Dogs" event, reported the … Continue reading Preview of mural event in Pontiac
San Bernardino motorcycle festival postponed a year
The Berdoo Bikes & Blues Festival in San Bernardino, Calif., scheduled for early May, has been postponed to 2010 because the economic recession made it difficult to attract sponsors, reports the San Bernardino County Sun. The inaugural festival was last year, and it drew about 8,000 people. It was an offshoot on the Route 66 … Continue reading San Bernardino motorcycle festival postponed a year
Tri-state marathon delayed a year
The inaugural Route 66 Mother Road Marathon, set to take place Oct. 3 on Route 66 from Miami, Okla., through Kansas to Joplin, Mo., will be delayed until 2010 because of a weak economy and problems with certifying the race, reported the Joplin Globe. According to the Globe, organizers were worried about attracting enough sponsors … Continue reading Tri-state marathon delayed a year
Route 66 Idol
A Kansas Route 66 Idol singing contest will be held as a fundraiser for the Galena (Kan.) Educational Foundation's college scholarship fund, according to the Pittsburg (Kan.) Morning Sun. The event will be at 7 p.m. March 28 at the James C. Christman Performing Arts Center in Galena.Prizes include a studio recording session and a … Continue reading Route 66 Idol
Route 66 Marathon touches more of Mother Road
A few days ago, I surfed over to the Web site of the Route 66 Marathon, slated for Nov. 22 in Tulsa, and found that the organizers have tinkered with the course layout again. The course was changed mainly because of complaints from runners about hills near the end of the 26.2-mile race. Now, most … Continue reading Route 66 Marathon touches more of Mother Road