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National Trust group to begins Route 66 tour today
A team from the National Trust of Historic Preservation — including five young “Route 66 Roadies” — will start a month-long tour of Route 66 to publicize the historic highway and lobby Congress to name...
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Route 66 group soon will survey foreign travelers
The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership announced this week its International Advisory Group will undertake a comprehensive International Route 66 Travelers Survey, with its first test at next month’s...
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A look back at the Round Barn, Ted Drewes and Dixie Truckers Home
Anthony Reichardt recently uploaded several more videos from his Route 66 trips during the 1990s in a 1959 Cadillac.Reichardt’s videos often hold historical value, as many are more than a...
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Book review: “Pop 66”
“Pop 66,” a collection of Wes Pope’s black-and-white pinhole-camera images taken over a 20-year period on Route 66, contains plenty of intrigue.But it’s Pope’s text that elevates the book (hardcover,...
View ArticleHow well did the National Trust’s Preserve Route 66 tour go?
A post shared by morgan vickers (@mrgnvckrs) on Jul 22, 2018 at 2:49pm PDTIn early July, a young team from the National Trust for Historic Preservation began a month-long Preserve Route 66 tour to drum...
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Illinois governor hits several Route 66 sites during motorcycle tour
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner led a parade Sunday of hundreds of motorcycles to four Route 66 sites to celebrate the state’s bicentennial.According to the Herald-News in Joliet, Rauner and 300 to 500...
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Flying into Amboy
This recent video answers a question: Can the air strip at the Route 66 town of Amboy, California, still be used by airplanes?The answer: Yes, indeed.Matt Guthmiller, who’s been flying since age 16,...
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Book review: “Brits on Route 66”
The new book “Brits on Route 66” (self-published, 86 pages, e-book, print version available Oct. 1), as you might expect from the title, is an engaging travelogue on the Mother Road from author Vicki...
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Stories on Preserve Route 66 trip drew potential audience of 1.1 billion
The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership a few days ago issued its third-quarter report. Among the interesting nuggets is the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preserve Route 66 road trip generated...
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“Outskirts: Route 66” film shows a group’s trip on Route 66 by bicycle
Brennen Matthews of ROUTE Magazine flagged this film, released on YouTube in July, on Facebook a few days ago.The full-length documentary is titled “Outskirts: Route 66,” about a group of avid cyclists...
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