In recent weeks, I've taken note of promising new blogs, or blogs that I've overlooked, that should be good resources for the roadie in all of us. Here are new additions to the Blogroll, located in the upper right side of the home page: -- Alan Dunn's Mrzip66 blog, which is subtitled "Road Blogging Route … Continue reading New blogs on the Blogroll
Preview of mural event in Pontiac
The Route 66 town of Pontiac, Ill., is hosting a four-day mural festival in June, and the city was offered a preview earlier this week. Jane Diaz of Diaz Sign Art showed a few artist's renderings of the murals that will be created during the Walldogs' "Chief City Runs with the Dogs" event, reported the … Continue reading Preview of mural event in Pontiac
Road-trip resurgence
The Chicago Tribune is reporting what I've suspected: that more families are taking to the road for their destinations instead of flying. It's a resurgence fed by cheaper gas, childhood memories and a general reluctance to splurge by people who are fearful for their jobs, travel analysts said. Others are fed up with air travel, … Continue reading Road-trip resurgence
Snowstorm hammers Route 66’s midsection
Late March is usually a safe time of the year to travel old Route 66, barring a thunderstorm or two. Not this year. There are currently blizzard warnings or winter storm warnings from central New Mexico, the entire Texas Panhandle to most of western and central Oklahoma. According to the Quay County Sun, U.S. 54 … Continue reading Snowstorm hammers Route 66’s midsection
Route 66 Pulse may have a heartbeat
I've received word in recent days that an effort is being made to revive the Route 66 Pulse newspaper, which ceased publication August 2008 after a little more than two years. Bob "Crocodile" Lile, president of the Texas Old Route 66 Association; and Jim Conkle, executive director of the California Route 66 Preservation Foundation, are … Continue reading Route 66 Pulse may have a heartbeat
House passes bill that would renew Route 66 program
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday easily approved the Omnibus Lands Bill that contains a measure that would reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program for another 10 years. The House passed it by a 285-140 tally. The bill had been approved by the Senate 77-20 last week. The lands bill now goes to … Continue reading House passes bill that would renew Route 66 program
The Wolf rises again
The Wolf, which is the nickname for the 70-year-old grill at the Rock Cafe, is again ready to fry hamburgers and other food at the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla. You can read here on Rock Cafe owner Dawn Welch's blog about how the grill survived the devastating May 2008 fire and how the appliance … Continue reading The Wolf rises again
Stolen meteorite returned to Meteor Crater
A nearly 50-pound meteorite that was stolen in 1968 from Meteor Crater near Route 66 in eastern Arizona has been found and returned, reports the Arizona Republic. It's called the Basket meteorite because of its shape. How it was recovered is remarkable: Tom Lynch did not know any of this three years ago when he … Continue reading Stolen meteorite returned to Meteor Crater
San Bernardino motorcycle festival postponed a year
The Berdoo Bikes & Blues Festival in San Bernardino, Calif., scheduled for early May, has been postponed to 2010 because the economic recession made it difficult to attract sponsors, reports the San Bernardino County Sun. The inaugural festival was last year, and it drew about 8,000 people. It was an offshoot on the Route 66 … Continue reading San Bernardino motorcycle festival postponed a year
The story of the KuKu
KALB-TV in Alexandria, Va., goes waaaaay off its beaten path to tell about Gene Waylan and the last survivor of the old KuKu Burger chain, located on Route 66 in Miami, Okla. In the early 60’s, there were lots of Kuku Burger joints around the Midwest. Gene took over and settled in. He liked his … Continue reading The story of the KuKu