The Missouri Department of Transportation has just posted this video from the dedication ceremony Monday of the new Route 66-themed welcome center near Conway. If you look close, you can see Tommy Pike, president of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, among those cutting the ribbon. The video also presents a nice overview of what … Continue reading Welcome to the welcome center
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Route 66-themed welcome center opens in Missouri
The Route 66-themed welcome center on Interstate 44 near Conway, Mo., opened Monday morning. The Springfield News-Leader has details about the new facilities: — Increased restroom facilities for men and for women along with separate family restrooms. The restrooms will feature automatic sinks and toilets to conserve water. — Some 75 truck parking spaces on … Continue reading Route 66-themed welcome center opens in Missouri
Fun Run draws large crowds
I received this brief e-mailed report from Jim Hinckley of Kingman, Ariz., about the annual Arizona Route 66 Association's 22nd annual Fun Run: I do not have the final tally but in my estimation this was the largest Fun Run to date. If nothing else it was the most diverse in the vehicle department. There … Continue reading Fun Run draws large crowds
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
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
Notes from the road
It's a busy weekend for many roadies. First, the Arizona Route 66 Association's 22nd annual Fun Run begins Friday. The Kingman Daily Miner has a schedule and a preview. Second, the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor celebration in northern Illinois is Saturday and Sunday. The Pontiac Daily Leader also has a preview. The Bloomington … Continue reading Notes from the road
Fran Eickhoff dedication
Members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri and family and friends of the late Fran Eickhoff gathered at the Fanning 66 Outpost and General Store in Fanning, Mo., to pay tribute to her decades of service to the Mother Road. Eickhoff died after a long battle with cancer on Aug. 7, 2008. From the … Continue reading Fran Eickhoff dedication
‘A highway for vagabonds’
The Windsor (Ont.) Star has an interesting feature about photographer Sandi Wheaton, whose black-and-white photos of Route 66 in California's Mojave Desert will be on display beginning May 2 at Deborah Friesen Architect's studio in Toronto. Wheaton's interest was piqued five years ago when she was blowing through a lonely and forsaken stretch of Route … Continue reading ‘A highway for vagabonds’
Rory Schepisi to be celebrity chef at food expo
A fair number of Route 66 restaurant owners attend trade shows. At this event, you'll have the chance to root for one of your own. Rory Schepisi, a participant on two reality TV shows and owner of the Boot Hill Saloon and Grill on Route 66 in Vega, Texas, is going to be in a … Continue reading Rory Schepisi to be celebrity chef at food expo
Dedication ceremony set for Meadow Gold sign
The City of Tulsa has set a date of May 22 for a public dedication ceremony for the restoration and rebuilding of the historic Meadow Gold sign, now located at Quaker Avenue and 11th Street (aka Route 66). The dedication will begin at 11 a.m. that day. Dennis Whitaker, with the city's Planning Department, said … Continue reading Dedication ceremony set for Meadow Gold sign