Here's a news brief from the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph: The Route 66 Association of Illinois will take nominations for its Hall of Fame from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28. Nominations must include qualities, deeds and history on Route 66. To qualify, nominees must have made significant contributions to the character or history of the Illinois … Continue reading Illinois Hall of Fame taking nominations
Category: Route 66 Associations
Going Dutch
Dries Bessels of the Netherlands has just created the Dutch Route 66 Association and has a Web site for it. The site contains plenty of photos, history of the route, and other information. Bessels, who's driven the route by motorcycle, told me the association has just a handful of members now, but is hopeful the … Continue reading Going Dutch
Missouri Motor Tour slide show
Longtime roadie Kip Welborn participated in the recent Route 66 Association of Missouri's 19th annual Motor Tour and took his camera along. To view his photos, go here.
Notes from the road
The Gallup (N.M.) Independent has an article about Route 66 sights in town before members of the Society for Commercial Archeology come check them out today. The article laments about how little is left of Route 66 sites in Gallup. But you can say that about a lot of towns -- many Route 66 businesses … Continue reading Notes from the road
Notes from the road
Emily and I recently updated a couple of sections of for an upcoming revised edition of the Route 66 Dining and Lodging Guide, which published by National Historic Route 66 Federation. One thing that I noticed is that wireless Internet is fast becoming the norm even with the most basic mom-and-pop motels. As little as … Continue reading Notes from the road
Football promotion for Mother Roaders
If you like football and the Mother Road, the Oklahoma Route 66 Association has an event for you. The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the Arena Football 2 league, along with POPS in nearby Arcadia, are hosting a Route 66 Night on April 27. Association members can purchase tickets for $5 off. Members can buy … Continue reading Football promotion for Mother Roaders
Czech this out
Some folks in the Czech Republic held its first Czech Route 66 Association Convention last weekend. Yes, you read that right -- the Czech Republic. And tickets to the event were sold out weeks in advance. Here's a news release about the event (lightly edited for clarity). More than 150 Route 66 fans from the … Continue reading Czech this out
Waiting out the wildfires
A few of you roadies probably know that David Knudson, executive director of the National Historic Route 66 Federation, and his wife Mary Lou are based in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., in the mountains above Los Angeles. Hearing about the grave conditions caused by wildfires in Southern California, including Lake Arrowhead, I called David on Tuesday … Continue reading Waiting out the wildfires
National Route 66 organization proposed
The formation of a new, national Route 66 organization was proposed during the Route 66 Summit on Thursday at the National Route 66 Festival in Clinton, Okla. The organization would be similar to the old U.S. Highway 66 Association, which operated from 1927 to 1976, and the current-day Lincoln Highway Association, which has a paid … Continue reading National Route 66 organization proposed
Here are details on Missouri 66 tour
This e-mail today from Kip Welborn of the Route 66 Association of Missouri gives additional details about the group's annual motor tour on Sept. 7-9: The Tour will commence in Miami, OK, and end in Sullivan, MO. This year's theme is "Take Me Out To Our Highway." The tour will celebrate not only Route 66, … Continue reading Here are details on Missouri 66 tour