NOTE: Bumped for important update below. The Ford Model T is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and enthusiasts from Southern California and beyond are celebrating with cross-country tours, including one that crosses the nation on Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway National Road, aka U.S. 40. According to the Springfield News-Leader, members of the … Continue reading Springfield, Mo., a stop on Model T tour
Category: Road trips
Scenes from the Fun Run
The Route 66 Association of Arizona's Fun Run has barely been over for 24 hours, and already videos have been posted on YouTube. The scene from a 1950 Chevy "rat rod." Here's one of the scene through Oatman: And here are dozens a photos from the event by David Schaubert, including a few way-cool panoramic … Continue reading Scenes from the Fun Run
Rail and road attractions
The Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press published a feature called Sunday Drive, for folks who want explore the high desert without shelling out a lot for gasoline. This one focuses a lot on the Harvey House in Barstow (which houses the Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum) and another restored railroad station in the settlement of … Continue reading Rail and road attractions
Frigid weather suppresses crowds at Red Carpet event
A report by the Morris (Ill.) Daily Herald indicates that attendance at the second annual Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival was hurt by cold weather on Saturday, but it rebounded somewhat when the temperatures improved on Sunday. And there's sentiment to push the festival deeper into the summer months: Several community members said … Continue reading Frigid weather suppresses crowds at Red Carpet event
Preview of Cow Bop’s Route 66 trip
The Monterey County (Calif.) Herald previewed Cow Bop's third cross-country trip on Route 66, which begins in Chicago on May 12. Along the way, they'll play a few booked gigs as well as pull over on the side of the road and perform like gypsy jam masters. All proceeds from their performances, as well as … Continue reading Preview of Cow Bop’s Route 66 trip
Red Carpet preview
The Pontiac Daily Leader published a story Friday about the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival this weekend. The festival is on Sunday, too. So if you're in the area, you still have time to check it out. In fact, the weather looks superb for that day. UPDATE 5/14/08: Here's a story filed from … Continue reading Red Carpet preview
Fun Run coverage
The Kingman Daily Miner is going all-out on its coverage of the annual Fun Run put on by the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, which started Friday. Here's a story about the participants who come back to the cruise year after year. Here's a story about the Show and Shine portion of the event. … Continue reading Fun Run coverage
Rolling out the red carpet
Tomorrow and Sunday is the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, which is a 90-mile-long celebration hosted by a dozen or so small towns along the Mother Road. Here is a preview by the Morris (Ill.) Daily Herald. It's a fairly lengthy story, but it has to be because there's so much going on.
Fun Run preview
This coming weekend's Fun Run, directed by the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, is the subject of a preview in the Kingman Daily Miner, including an extensive schedule for the event. The Fun Run, which anticipates more than 800 entrants, is a car/motorcycle cruise that winds on Route 66 from Seligman to the Topock/Golden … Continue reading Fun Run preview
State of the road in Illinois
Using the upcoming Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Weekend as a jumping-off point, the Bloomington Pantagraph takes a look at the current state of the Mother Road in the Land of Lincoln. And despite current problems like a faltering economy and high fuel prices, the future of Route 66 looks bright. "International travelers come from … Continue reading State of the road in Illinois