Here's an excerpt from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's "What's Happening" calendar for Saturday: Scotty's Route 66 Restaurant and Bar is sponsoring Summer Fest 2006 with music, vendors, food, beverages, craft booths, historical displays, games, a dunking booth and miniature golf tournaments. Open to the public and for children of all ages. Noon Saturday at Old … Continue reading Restaurant throwing its own festival
Category: Events
More details released about Route 66 newspaper
It was previously announced here that Route 66 Pulse, a newspaper devoted to Mother Road, announced it will debut its first issue this month at the Route 66 Festival in Albuquerque. More details about the newspaper came out Wednesday. The New Mexico Business Weekly reported that the first print run will be 25,000 copies, distributed … Continue reading More details released about Route 66 newspaper
“Cars” movie news roundup
The reports on the upcoming "Cars" movie, which opens wide June 9, are coming hot and heavy. Roger Colton of Jim Hill Media has a review of Michael Wallis' and Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis' companion book to the movie, "The Art of Cars." But remember where you read the first review. 😉 Dark Horizons has an … Continue reading “Cars” movie news roundup
Missouri town planning Route 66 festival
The town of Strafford, Mo., is planning its annual Route 66 festival, according to the Springfield News-Leader. It's trying to round up volunteers and make Route 66 more prominent. This idea sounds intriguing: Keiser would like to produce a live show, with "Route 66 players" who will dramatize and detail the history. Keiser has volunteered … Continue reading Missouri town planning Route 66 festival
A firsthand report on the “Cars” premiere
Michael Howe was assigned by Jim Hill Media to attend the premiere of the "Cars" movie at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Here is Howe's extensive report, along with plenty of photos. Howe also interviewed many of the film's stars on the red carpet of the event, including this excerpt of a Q&A with … Continue reading A firsthand report on the “Cars” premiere
Happy days at Happy Wiener Festival
The Bloomington Pantagraph has coverage of the first-ever Happy Wiener Festival in the Route 66 town of Atlanta, Ill., this weekend. Ninety-year-old Paul Adams, a resident of the town, has made the same observation as I have about the town. "There is a lot of energy in this small town," Adams said. "It's a great … Continue reading Happy days at Happy Wiener Festival
Norwegians on Harleys visit Route 66 museum
The Pontiac (Ill.) Daily Leader reports: Ten Norwegians on their way to Los Angeles aboard seven Harley-Davidson motorcycles visited Pontiac's Route 66 museum Thursday afternoon, getting a look at some Illinois aspects of the highway they will travel on their 10-day journey. "Route 66 all the way," one of the members of the group - … Continue reading Norwegians on Harleys visit Route 66 museum
“Cars” holds its big premiere at Lowes speedway
Friday night was the big premiere for the Pixar "Cars" movie at Lowes Motor Speedway at Concord, N.C. A sellout crowd of 30,000 people attended, as did a bunch of the movie's stars. Here's the Associated Press story of the event. Here's the report from AP's racing writer. Here's a page that links to video … Continue reading “Cars” holds its big premiere at Lowes speedway
Story on the Missouri Route 66 byway dedication
Remember a few weeks ago the dedication ceremony in Springfield, Mo., for designating Route 66 in in the Show-Me State as a scenic byway? Well, ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com just posted a pretty extensive story about it.
Summerfest includes a bicycle race
The Route 66 Summerfest in Rolla, Mo., will include the Ozark Hellbender Road Race on June 4, which is a 35-mile bicycle jaunt starting from the nearby community of Newburg through the Mark Twain National Forest and near the Little and Big Piney rivers, reports the Rolla Daily News. “I think without a doubt … Continue reading Summerfest includes a bicycle race