The 37th annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting and Crafts Festival in Lincoln, Ill., this weekend focuses on ol' Honest Abe, but there is something also for Route 66ers, according to the Lincoln Courier: The Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County will hold a "drive along" tour of Route 66 attractions in Logan County both … Continue reading Railsplitter Festival adds a Route 66 event
Category: Events
Route 66 Rendezvous starts today
The Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif., begins today and continues through the weekend. You can go to the San Bernardino County Sun for plenty of coverage and videos about the big car event. One of the big changes is that the Rendezvous wraps up an hour earlier each night, at 9 p.m., to … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous starts today
Walldogs may paint murals in Pontiac
Diaz Sign Art of Pontiac, Ill., offered to have a group of artists paint murals on the sides of buildings in the Route 66 town, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. The presentation was to inform them about the Walldogs, a group of artists invited and paid by a community to paint murals on various buildings. Several … Continue reading Walldogs may paint murals in Pontiac
Cars, cars, cars
The Arizona Daily Sun has a story about the 275-strong car show during Route 66 Days in Flagstaff, Ariz. It sounds like the organizers put on a first-rate event: Bortree said the car show, which has grown considerably from 88 entries in 2005, is unique and appealing not only for its location, but in how … Continue reading Cars, cars, cars
Route 66 festival shows growth
The Route 66 Days Festival in Flagstaff, Ariz., started three years ago with just 80 classic cars. Now, the festival this year expects to have 300 cars, reports the Arizona Daily Sun. Cars entered in the car show will begin arriving downtown this afternoon. They'll park overnight in the Wheeler Park parking lot and move … Continue reading Route 66 festival shows growth
Revving up for the Rendezvous
The Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif., isn't until next weekend, but two area newspapers are already publishing preview articles about the massive classic-car event. First is the Yucaipa New Mirror's story. Next is the Highland Community News story. Outside of all the wonderful cars that will be there, the best bet during the … Continue reading Revving up for the Rendezvous
Twist-off like we did last summer
An Oklahoma City television station did a nice segment on the recent Okie Twist-off event at the 66 Bowl. The Twist-off was such a success, the organizers are already planning one in 2008.
From Pops to POPS
To help restore a vintage Route 66 neon sign, the Oklahoma Route 66 Association is hosting a poker run on Saturday, Sept. 15. The event begins at the site of the defunct Pop Hicks restaurant at North Third and Gary Boulevard in Clinton, Okla., and goes east on Route 66 to POPS in Arcadia, Okla. … Continue reading From Pops to POPS
Return to the road
Last year, cancer survivor Rodger Fox of Jacksonville, Ill., and a small group of other motorcycle riders drove all of Route 66 for the Ride for the Relay cancer-research fundraiser. Fox had so much fun, he's doing it again. This year's 12-day Ride for the Relay, which will generate money for the Tri-County Relay for … Continue reading Return to the road
Double your book fun
The Joliet Area Historical Museum on Sunday is featuring not one, but two Route 66 authors from 2 to 4 p.m. Dave Clark's recently published "Route 66 in Chicago," and John and Lenore Weiss' new "Traveling the Historic Three," a guidebook about the Lincoln Highway, Dixie Highway and Route 66 in the Chicago area, each … Continue reading Double your book fun