The Route 66 International Festival in Victorville, Calif., saw only about 5,000 visitors during the weekend -- a disappointment for area businesses and organizers, reported the Victorville Daily Press. Some of them blamed the above-100-degree heat for low attendance, while others criticized a lack of organization and marketing. The festival attracted about 800 paid visitors … Continue reading UPDATED: Route 66 festival sees disappointing numbers
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Jim Ross wins top award at Victorville Route 66 festival
Story and photos by Elrond Lawrence Jim Ross, the accomplished Route 66 writer, cartographer, speaker and photographer, was honored with the 2012 Will Rogers Award at the International Route 66 Festival awards dinner Saturday at the Green Tree Inn in Victorville, Calif. Ross, who has been exploring, mapping, photographing and writing about the Mother Road … Continue reading Jim Ross wins top award at Victorville Route 66 festival
Gay Parita owner will be honored at Springfield festival
https://youtu.be/--4xgMEm3xI Gary Turner, owner of the Gay Parita Station on Route 66 near Halltown, Mo., on Saturday will be given the John T. Woodruff Award during the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Mo., reported the Joplin Independent. The award, in honor of one of the key people responsible for Route 66 and the … Continue reading Gay Parita owner will be honored at Springfield festival
Route 66 Rendezvous taking donations
The Route 66 Rendezvous is accepting donations to help to cover additional expenses for the Sept. 13-16 classic-car event after the City of San Bernardino, Calif., filed for bankruptcy, reported The Press-Enterprise. The event website, www.route-66.org, is accepting donations in amounts ranging from $10 to $250, classifying donors as a bronze, silver, gold, super or … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous taking donations
A music video for a festival
The Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau of Springfield, Mo., put together this music video about the upcoming Birthplace of Route 66 Festival. Most of the images come from Route 66 in Springfield or the surrounding area. The music, "The Middle of Everywhere," is by The Road Crew, which has recorded a lot of tunes that … Continue reading A music video for a festival
Remembering Ernie
The Ernie and Fran Edwards Route 66 International Appreciation Day was Sunday at the old Pig Hip restaurant site in Broadwell, Ill. Here's a photo taken by Logan County Tourism from the event. That's Fran Edwards, 90-year-old widow of the recently deceased Ernie Edwards, cutting the ribbon with a big pair of scissors at the dedication … Continue reading Remembering Ernie
Route 66 Rendezvous will stay in downtown San Berdoo
The 2012 version of the Route 66 Rendezvous is no longer in doubt. The big event will remain in downtown San Bernardino, Calif., the San Bernardino County Sun and other media outlets reported Wednesday afternoon. The classic-car festival -- which annually has drawn more than 500,000 to downtown in recent years -- was in danger … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous will stay in downtown San Berdoo
Will Route 66 Rendezvous leave or stay in downtown San Berdoo?
The annual Route 66 Rendezvous may depart or remain in downtown San Bernardino, Calif., according to somewhat contradictory reports Friday afternoon from two area newspapers. The Press-Enterprise said the classic-car extravaganza may leave downtown because the city, which recently declared bankruptcy, may not have the money to pay for the event's police patrols. A few … Continue reading Will Route 66 Rendezvous leave or stay in downtown San Berdoo?
New song from The Road Crew
The Road Crew, which has released an entire album of Route 66-related music and has performed at several Mother Road events, has recorded a new tune specially for the upcoming The Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Mo. "The Middle of Everything" was written by singer Don King and band member Joe Loesch: During … Continue reading New song from The Road Crew
Historical truck group taking a caravan down Route 66
Here's something a little unusual. The American Truck Historical Society is organizing its first Historic Highway Convoy, with a trip down Route 66 in September. These are big semi trucks, not pickup trucks, at the event. The society has a photo gallery those antique trucks; a few of them might be seen there. Land Line, a … Continue reading Historical truck group taking a caravan down Route 66