Lyman Stucky held his small rally Wednesday to protest San Bernandino, Calif., not draping a 30-by-22-foot flag on the side of City Hall, reports the San Bernardino County Sun. The city council has turned down a request for the giant flag because of logistical and expense reasons. There are, by the way, plenty of standard-size … Continue reading So much for the Route 66 Rendezvous boycott
Category: Events
A pickin’ party in Victorville
The Route 66 town of Victorville, Calif., is hosting one heck of a Huck Finn Jubillee this weekend. Not only is the festival going to try to set a world record with the world's biggest bluegrass jam session, but it will have a special Father's Day show of country legend Mel Tillis and talented daughter … Continue reading A pickin’ party in Victorville
A pricey tour for a good cause
There's a group that's organizing a motorcycle tour in the Southwest, including Route 66, for about $18,000 a head. Before you say it's a ripoff, it's a fundraiser for the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation, based in the United Kingdom. There's a pre-trip motorcycle training on Sept. 2, with the actual trip on Oct. 16-24. The … Continue reading A pricey tour for a good cause
Albuquerque will be busy in the next couple weeks
If you can't make the 2006 Route 66 Festival in Albuquerque next week, there's the Highlights of the Mother Road car and motorcycle event, which runs June 30 to July 2. Travel Television News has the details about the event in the Duke City.
Wildfire burns near Route 66 west of Flagstaff
A wildfire west of Flagstaff has closed one lane of Interstate 40 westbound. Smoke could be seen all the way into downtown, according to the AP. The blaze off Woody Mountain Road has burned about 200 acres and several campgrounds, and is heading east toward the city. If you're heading that way on the Mother … Continue reading Wildfire burns near Route 66 west of Flagstaff
Flag flap may impact Route 66 Rendezvous
The San Bernardino (Calif.) City Council recently decided to not drape a big American flag against the side of City Hall on other patriotic holidays and Sept. 11. Local car groups have decided to protest the council's decision and say they will consider a boycott of the city's largest event, the Route 66 Rendezvous, in … Continue reading Flag flap may impact Route 66 Rendezvous
2007 Route 66 Festival will be in Clinton, Okla.
The Clinton (Okla.) Chamber of Commerce announced this afternoon that Clinton will be the host for the annual Route 66 Festival in 2007. This year's festival is this month in Albuquerque; it changes locations each year along the road. The festival is slated for June 21-24, 2007, and it was chosen over several other Oklahoma … Continue reading 2007 Route 66 Festival will be in Clinton, Okla.
Galaxies shine during Mother Road tour
The Kansas City chapter of the Ford Galaxie Club of America made a stop in Bloomington, Ill., on Sunday on their way west down Route 66 to California. Here's the story from the Bloomington Pantagraph. For more about the Galaxie club's tour, go to its Web site here.
Long line of cars for “Cars”
Ace Jackalope of The Lope blog drove to the 66 Drive-In in Carthage, Mo., on Friday night to see the premiere of Pixar's "Cars." The above photo is what he first encountered on the highway leading to the theater. The Lope reported that 200 cars had to be turned away. But Ace got in. Go … Continue reading Long line of cars for “Cars”
Open city
The Route 66 town of Elkhart, Ill., is only 450 people, and the townsfolk are concerned that it will eventually lose its grade school. So Elkhart is holding an open house this weekend for the entire town in the hopes it will entice more people to move there. Just about every business and public building … Continue reading Open city