4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine has quite a story about off-roading adventures around the Route 66 town of Oatman, Ariz. Basically, the riders noted all the dirt roads leading away from Route 66, and decided to follow them with their rugged rigs. They found a lot of ruins from the gold-mining operations that … Continue reading Off-roaders’ delight
Route 66-themed welcome center opens in Missouri
The Route 66-themed welcome center on Interstate 44 near Conway, Mo., opened Monday morning. The Springfield News-Leader has details about the new facilities: — Increased restroom facilities for men and for women along with separate family restrooms. The restrooms will feature automatic sinks and toilets to conserve water. — Some 75 truck parking spaces on … Continue reading Route 66-themed welcome center opens in Missouri
Retired from the patrol
The Pontiac (Ill.) Daily Leader has a story about Chester Henry of LeRoy, Ill., who was a Illinois state trooper in District 6 of the Pontiac area from 1957 to 1984. Henry attended this past weekend's Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor event. Henry was inducted into the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame in … Continue reading Retired from the patrol
Fun Run draws large crowds
I received this brief e-mailed report from Jim Hinckley of Kingman, Ariz., about the annual Arizona Route 66 Association's 22nd annual Fun Run: I do not have the final tally but in my estimation this was the largest Fun Run to date. If nothing else it was the most diverse in the vehicle department. There … Continue reading Fun Run draws large crowds
Book review: “The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook”
First-time author Norma Maret Bolin's "The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook" has the words "St. Louis" in slightly larger type than the rest of the title of the book's cover. This is telling. Her book (paperback, 174 pages, $19.95) is considerably more focused on famed restaurants of the entire St. Louis area than just those … Continue reading Book review: “The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook”
A road trip on Joshua
Here's the latest chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This episode features the book of Joshua. Personally, I would have chosen "Fanfare for the Common Man" as a big, grand horn composition to knock down a few walls.
Gay Parita featured in magazine
Rural Missouri, a publication of the Association of Missouri Electrical Cooperatives, features the re-created Gay Parita gas station near Halltown, Mo., in its May issue. The place has been open only a few years, but it's already attracting visitors by the thousands, thanks in large part to the hospitality of owner Gary Turner: “We get … Continue reading Gay Parita featured in magazine
Sears Tower takes Skywalk route
When I first heard Friday that the Sears Tower, located near the beginning of Route 66 in Chicago, is building glass enclosures near the top floor so it seems you are walking on air, I offhandedly surmised it borrowed the idea from the Grand Canyon Skywalk and its horseshoe-shaped glass walkway. My hunch was correct. … Continue reading Sears Tower takes Skywalk route
Marker at Sidewalk Highway proposed
Laurel Kane of Afton Station and other roadies are trying to raise money to buy and erect a monument at the south end of the fabled Sidewalk Highway of Route 66 north of Afton, Okla. Kane provides the details on her Thoughts from a Route 66 Business Owner blog: The $3920 cost of the installation … Continue reading Marker at Sidewalk Highway proposed
Surviving Seligman
The Arizona Republic has a nice travel article about the Route 66 town of Seligman. Much of the focus is on Route 66 and the efforts of Angel Delgadillo and the late Juan Delgadillo to save the town after it was bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1978. Nowadays, Seligman's a fairly lively town, despite containing … Continue reading Surviving Seligman