Route 66. Does anything else need to be said?
When you travel down Route 66 you will most likely see a variety of “Roadside Attraction Signs”. These signs typically highlight places of interest along the Mother Road. When you see them, you’ll find them helpful during your trip. But, you may wonder, how did those signs get there and who put them there? We’re […]
According to Eric, an employee at The Rusty Bolt (his mother, Linda owns the shop), COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the small but usually vibrant town of Seligman, Arizona. Written by John R. Beyer “Most of our tourists are from out of this country,” Eric stated. “I’d say seventy to seventy-five percent, actually.” For this […]
Let me first tell you what it isn’t. It is NOT a government program. Nor is it one where anyone and everyone can line up for free money…or a hand-out. Let me tell what IT IS. It’s a grass roots, community involvement, in this case the Route 66 Community, along with folks that want to […]
Why, I feel our world, countries, communities and my beloved Route 66 will not only survive but flourish once we are allowed to get back on track after the crisis of 2020. By Jim Conkle It has been said that the Route 66 Community is a microcosm of the world at large. It is local […]
Willem was the kind of whose hands could make what his eyes saw. His specialty and hobby was the creation of scale models of buildings along Route 66. In 2005 he and his wife, Monique, planned a vacation to the USA for the first time during which they drove a part of Route 66 in […]