Members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri and family and friends of the late Fran Eickhoff gathered at the Fanning 66 Outpost and General Store in Fanning, Mo., to pay tribute to her decades of service to the Mother Road. Eickhoff died after a long battle with cancer on Aug. 7, 2008. From the … Continue reading Fran Eickhoff dedication
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Rory Schepisi to be celebrity chef at food expo
A fair number of Route 66 restaurant owners attend trade shows. At this event, you'll have the chance to root for one of your own. Rory Schepisi, a participant on two reality TV shows and owner of the Boot Hill Saloon and Grill on Route 66 in Vega, Texas, is going to be in a … Continue reading Rory Schepisi to be celebrity chef at food expo
Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
Today, the Illinois Route 66 Association announced its annual Hall of Fame inductees and the winner of the Tom Teague Ambassador Award. First, the inductees, as described by the association: The Crossroads Diner in Mount Olive, Ill. The Route 66 diner the Crossroads is a favorite place to stop and eat while traveling Route 66 … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
Route 66 journeys are for everyone
Proof of this is in the Deaf Historic Route 66 Motorcycle Run, scheduled from July 18 to Aug. 1 from Chicago to Los Angeles. And if you know sign language, you'll know what this guy in the video is saying. More about the event is here.
Plaque at Fanning Outpost to pay tribute to Route 66er
There will be a ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Fanning 66 Outpost and General Store in Fanning, Mo., to dedicate a plaque in memory of longtime Route 66 business owner Fran Eickhoff. The Outpost, as you may already know, is the home of the World's Largest Rocking Chair. The plaque will … Continue reading Plaque at Fanning Outpost to pay tribute to Route 66er
Drive-under dining
John Watson of the Cleburne (Texas) Times-Review has an article about the formerly "world's largest McDonald's restaurant" that squats over Interstate 44 near Vinita, Okla. It's not on the classic alignment on Route 66, but a lot of roadies check it out anyway because it's so quirky. This is the massive arch-shaped building that's actually … Continue reading Drive-under dining
A chat with Melissa McClelland
Singer-songwriter Melissa McClelland is set to release her third album, "Victoria Day," on Six Shooter Records and is playing concerts with her musician husband, Luke Doucet, in England and her native Canada in the coming weeks. But after that, she's heading to the Mother Road (with her mother, natch). It's not McClelland's first time on … Continue reading A chat with Melissa McClelland
Frozen yogurt served by Marky Mark
The Pasadena Star-News reported on the opening of a new Blizzberry frozen-yogurt stand on Route 66 in Glendora, Calif. Blizzberry is a regional but rapidly expanding chain in Southern California. Route 66 News is always happy to plug good desserts along the Mother Road, such as Ted Drewes frozen custard to the Midpoint Cafe's ugly-crust … Continue reading Frozen yogurt served by Marky Mark
A driven entrepreneur
The San Bernardino County Sun has quite a feature about Albert Okura, owner of the Juan Pollo restaurant chain and owner/savior of the Route 66 hamlet of Amboy, Calif., and Roy's. This excerpt shows how driven he is: Today there are three dozen Juan Pollo restaurants throughout Southern California. Okura fully intends to conquer all … Continue reading A driven entrepreneur
A take on Tulsa’s Mother Road
Urban Tulsa, the alternative weekly in town, has a report today about the still-being-planned Route 66 interpretive center in town. Many of the quotes are from Michael Wallis, author of the best-selling "Route 66: The Mother Road." Wallis' thoughts about the Route 66 center: "I saw this site as the key to really push Tulsa … Continue reading A take on Tulsa’s Mother Road