The 2008 Tour of Missouri cycling event on Sept. 8-14 will include stretches of Route 66, including the towns of Rolla, Lebanon, Springfield, St. James and St. Louis as host cities. It appears that Stage 4, which goes 105 miles from Lebanon to Rolla, makes use of the Mother Road extensively. Here's the news release … Continue reading Tour of Missouri bicycle event will include Route 66
Category: Events
Racing and reclining
The Mohave Daily News has a wrapup story about the 17th annual Great Oatman Bed Race in Oatman, Ariz., on Saturday. Oatman, a little Route 66 town nestled in the Black Mountains, periodically holds these goofy but lovable contests, including a sidewalk egg-frying event on the Fourth of July. The Mohave Family Health Care team … Continue reading Racing and reclining
Route 66 Pavilion planned in Grants
Those who got soaked by rainstorms last year during the annual Fire and Ice Bike Rally in Grants, N.M., will be happy to hear that officials plan to build a Route 66 Pavilion to provide festivalgoers and entertainers shelter from future inclement weather, reports the Cibola County Beacon. The current plan is to build the … Continue reading Route 66 Pavilion planned in Grants
Route 66 Caravan schedule set
Jim Conkle and others have set a tentative schedule for the 2008 Route 66 Caravan. According to the caravan Web site, the west-to-east trek starts April 22 in Santa Monica, Calif., and ends June 17-23 at the Route 66 Festival in Litchfield, Ill. The caravan also will hit a few spots on the Mother Road … Continue reading Route 66 Caravan schedule set
Route 66 photo exhibit in Colorado
If you live in Colorado, you can get a taste of the Mother Road without leaving the state. Shellee Graham's exhibit, "Return to Route 66: Photographs from the Mother Road," will be at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center in Longmont from Saturday through March 9. The Longmont Daily Times-Call published a good article about … Continue reading Route 66 photo exhibit in Colorado
Cleanup for Totem Pole Park is Saturday
The Oklahoma Route 66 Association is sponsoring another cleanup day following last month's devastating ice storm -- this time at Totem Pole Park near Foyil starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. Volunteers are needed to help clear downed tree branches from the park's nature path. Pole saws, chain saws and other similar equipment, along with work … Continue reading Cleanup for Totem Pole Park is Saturday
Grants for Grants
It sounds like the Route 66 town of Grants, N.M., home of the annual Fire and Ice motorcycle rally, is sprucing itself up a bit, thanks to its MainStreet program. From the Cibola County Beacon: Jaramillo reported on recent funds awarded to the group. “We've received a $53,000 grant to erect a neon Route 66 … Continue reading Grants for Grants
Blue Whale cleanup
The half-dozen or so volunteers at the Oklahoma Route 66 Association's cleanup day at the Blue Whale of Catoosa found that a lot of the work had already been done by Tuesday morning. Trees surrounding the famous whale and pond lost many limbs during last month's severe ice storm. Many of the broken branches precariously … Continue reading Blue Whale cleanup
Big-bird-watching
The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which once carried Route 66, near Granite City, Ill., will be the site of Eagle Days on Jan. 19-20, reports the Granite City Press-Record. It's an ideal time of year to see bald eagles along the Mississippi River. Planned this year is a slew of eagle exhibits, trained volunteers … Continue reading Big-bird-watching
Cleanup day at the Blue Whale
The Blue Whale site on Route 66 near Catoosa, Okla. (map here) was pretty messed up by this month's historic ice storm. So the Oklahoma Route 66 Association historic preservation committee has set up an emergency work day there on New Year's Day. Fallen tree limbs are all over, including one that cracked a concrete … Continue reading Cleanup day at the Blue Whale