As millennials embrace RVs, next wave of travel trailers go hip

Millennials aren't just buying any old RV. The young adults are purchasing connected campers equipped with hi-tech features.

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Editorial: Route 66 is worth preserving Updated at

"If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, that's the highway that's the best ... It winds from Chicago to L.A., more than 2,000 miles all the way ... Now you go through St. Looey, Joplin, Missouri, and Oklahoma City is mighty pretty. You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino ... Won't you get hip to this timely tip: When you make that California trip, get your kicks on Route 66." The above tune is a classic - and has been covered from everyone to Chuck Berry to the Rolling Stones to Asleep At The Wheel.

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Big Sur and Italy's Amalfi Coast are among the top rides.

Big Sur's Bixby Creek Bridge is still an iconic drive even for native Californians. Florida's Seven Mile Bridge was one of the longest bridges when it was completed in 1984.

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New farm operation complements Funks Grove Maple Sirup

A new organic farm run by three members of the Funk family is bringing new and complementary products to the sixth-generation Funks Grove Maple Sirup off Route 66 in Shirley, Illinois. Katie and Jonathan Funk and with her fiance, Jeff Hake, started Funks Grove Heritage Fruits and Grains .

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A look back at the Round Barn, Ted Drewes and Dixie Truckers Home

Reichardt's videos often hold historical value, as many are more than a quarter-century old. It's interesting to see how the Mother Road has changed.

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Renovation of Historic Owl Court Underway

Marc Weinmeister is part of a group of six people working to preserve Owl Court, first built in the 1930s to cater to travelers along a Route 66 Bypass in Oklahoma City. In the back, where the motel used to be, they're creating office space.

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Route 66 Road Ahead details progress so far, new projects ahead

Much of the Route 66 Road Ahead's energies have concentrated on the Route 66 Centennial Commission Act and the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act , both which await U.S. Senate action after being unanimously passed in the House earlier this summer.

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City of Kingman reacts to Sasha Baron Cohen's 'baiting' of residents

Officials in the Route 66 city of Kingman, Arizona, issued a penitent statement in the wake of Showtime's "Who Is America?" episode Sunday in which the star, Sasha Baron Cohen , showed several of its residents in an unflattering light. The episode showed several Kingman residents making controversial remarks about Muslims and African-Americans after a heavily disguised Cohen announced the construction of a fictitious, huge mosque in Kingman during a community meeting.

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RPM: 4x4 And Auto News and Rumors

The Ford Explorer and F-150 also made the top 10 list. Among the least were every 2018 model from Mazda, Porsche, Land Rover, and Mitsubishi.

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Art's Motel sign in Farmersville taken down

The neon sign for the apparently closed Art's Motel in Farmersville, Illinois, recently was dismantled but preserved by a sign company and a historic-themed bar, both in nearby Springfield. For now, Art's Motel & Restaurant faces an uncertain future.

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Community invited to ribbon cut and tour of a newly named 'Choice Hotel' the Roadway Inn in Atlanta

Formerly known as the Atlanta Route 66 Motel, Holkar recently became a member of the Choice Hotel's franchise, thus the change of name.

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Scenes from Route 66 in Illinois

Located in the Village of Dwight, Ambler's Texaco Gas Station represents a domestic style of architecture that is distinct to Route 66. The homey, charming design was inviting to travelers and reflected the budding early 20th-century suburban landscape of America.

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Thomas Creek, Medal of Honor in Vietnam

Tom Creek was born on April 7, 1950, in Joplin, Missouri. He was the second of the three sons of Ross and Bobbie Creek, and with brothers Ross Jr. and Roy grew up in a struggling family that did not rise above poverty during Tom's lifetime.

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Route 66 in photos: Postcards from Illinois

Located in the Village of Dwight, Ambler's Texaco Gas Station represents a domestic style of architecture that is distinct to Route 66. The homey, charming design was inviting to travelers and reflected the budding early 20th-century suburban landscape of America. Located in the Village of Dwight, Ambler's Texaco Gas Station represents a domestic style of architecture that is distinct to Route 66. The homey, charming design was inviting to travelers and reflected the budding early 20th-century suburban landscape of America.

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Route 66 in photos: Postcards from Illinois

Stretching more than 2,000 miles from Lake Michigan to the Santa Monica Pier, Route 66 reflects the evolution of U.S. transportation and tourism. Route 66 in photos: Postcards from Illinois Stretching more than 2,000 miles from Lake Michigan to the Santa Monica Pier, Route 66 reflects the evolution of U.S. transportation and tourism.

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Sacha Baron Cohen made an Arizona town seem racist. Now officials are promising change.

The city of Kingman, Ariz., wants you to know about its dazzling history along Route 66, the weekly farmers market with local produce and that its residents are not uniformly racist.

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Need a vacation? Check out these 7 great road trips

Need a last-minute vacation? How about a road trip? Just get ready to rack up some miles on your car. Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina to Virginia .

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'Traveling while black' guidebooks went out of print...

Modeled after the international advisories issued by the U.S. State Department, the NAACP statement cautioned travelers of color about the "looming danger" of discrimination, harassment and violence at the hands of Missouri law enforcement, businesses and citizens. The civil rights organization's action had been partly prompted by the state legislature's passage of what the NAACP called a "Jim Crow bill," which increased the burden of proof on those bringing lawsuits alleging racial or other forms of discrimination.

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Jenison1930 Lincoln seemed like the right car for Jenison couple's cross-country trip

The silver greyhound hood ornament on the classic 1930 Lincoln led the way for the DeJongs' trip along the Lincoln Highway. Six years ago, when Jenison resident Bart DeJong was 66 years old, he restored a 1966 Mustang and drove it the length of U.S. Route 66. He and his wife Ellen, 64 at the time, had a memorable trip, despite the reduced comfort level Americans have come to expect while traveling.

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Scenes from El Vado Motel's grand reopening

Hundreds of people flocked to the grand reopening Friday night of the historic El Vado Motel in Albuquerque after a 13-year hiatus. The complex exists as a combination boutique motel, events center and a business incubator of shops, restaurants and even a pub featuring local beers.

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Bill won't provide quick fix for Route 66 bridges in Mojave Desert

Don't expect a quick fix to Route 66's dilapidated bridges in the Mojave Desert - or anyplace else - if Congress and the president enact the Route 66 centennial bill this year. The Route 66 Centennial Commission Act , passed unanimously by voice vote earlier this week, contains a provision that requests the Secretary of Transportation to meet with the governors of Route 66;s states and produce a plan for preserving the historic highway.

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City hopes refurbished El Vado Motel is a sign of things to come for Central corridor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The grand opening of the refurbished El Vado Motel Friday night provided many people with a trip down memory lane; a lane filled with hundreds of people enjoying music, local food and beer on a warm New Mexico evening. City officials say the project is a big first step in what they hope becomes a revitalization of the Central Avenue corridor.

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The West Coast Electric Highway Enables Zero Emission Road Trips

Thousands of charging stations flank the roadway, which stretches from British Columbia to Mexico. Now, the alternative fuel corridor needs to grow.

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Bikers bond on cycling tour across Oklahoma Source: AP

In awe of the picturesque hills, Wendy James traveled to the point where she met the cyclists. From 2012-14, James rode the entire course of Oklahoma Freewheel, a bicycle tour across the state.

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New Route 66 museum to be built in Los Lunas

A new Route 66 museum is going to be built -- but in Los Lunas? You might think that is not on Route 66, but it used to be. "We've been doing a number of exhibits that were based on Route 66 and the businesses that were in the area," said Cynthia Shetter, director of the city's Museum of Heritage and Arts.

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Artist's rendering unveiled for OKPOP museum in Tulsa

The Oklahoma Historical Society earlier this week unveiled an artist's rendering for the upcoming Oklahoma Museum of Pop Culture, aka OKPOP , in Tulsa, slated for a groundbreaking this fall. Nabholz Construction will construct OKPOP at 422 North Main Street in Tulsa, across the street from the Cain's Ballroom, home of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

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Movement to preserve history of Route 66 lands in Amarillo

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is taking a month-long road trip through the entire stretch of Route 66, sharing stories and building support along the way. The non-profit organization's road trip arrived in the Panhandle this week with a visit to the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock on Tuesday and historic 6th Street District today.

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Route 66 gets a congressional cheer but few quick repairs

Congress is celebrating the centennial of historic Route 66. But that's about all Washington is doing immediately for the California's repair-starved sections of the road. Parts of the legendary Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway need fixing, notably in California, where officials say some bridges on the historic highway are in "critical" need of improvements.

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'World's largest branding iron' placed at Vega museum

A history museum in Vega, Texas, that sits a half-block off Route 66 recently placed what it calls the "world's largest branding iron" on its grounds. The Milburn-Price Culture Museum at 1005 Coke St. announced Monday in a Facebook post it placed a 22-foot-long, 3,000-pound branding iron with the XIT ranch logo.

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Community News For The Hebron Edition

Crossroads Physical Therapy, 106 Route 66 East, offers all-levels yoga classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. in an air-conditioned studio. The public is welcome to these one-hour classes, which cost $10 each, and are taught by a certified yoga instructor.

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OKPOP Unveils Design Rendering

Tulsa-based Lilly Architects and Overland Partners of San Antonio, Texas designed the facility that was revealed at the historic Cain's Ballroom by Tulsa's own Mary Kay Place. Nabholz Construction will construct OKPOP at 422 North Main Street in Tulsa, across the street from the Cain's Ballroom, home of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

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Scenes from the Texas Route 66 Festival

Hundreds of Route 66 enthusiasts from all over America and several foreign countries descended on Shamrock, Texas, over the weekend for the Texas Welcomes the World Route 66 Festival. One longtime roadie said authors and artists stationed in the Shamrock Community Center were pleased with attendance, with several reporting strong sales.

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Storied Route 66 hotel in Albuquerque set to reopen

TV in Albuquerque reports Albuquerque's El Vado Motel is preparing for its grand opening and will start renting rooms this week. The face-lift of the storied El Vado motor lodge in Albuquerque includes a boutique hotel, a new mixed-use building next door and an events center.

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America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places of 2018

Four towns of Vermont's Upper Valley: NTHP says the historic villages of Royalton, Sharon, Strafford and Turnbridge would be permanently altered by a development proposal calling for construction of a new planned community in this rural part of Vermont. 11. Walkout Schools of L.A.: Five historic Los Angeles campuses that played a key role in the 1968 East L.A. Chicano Student Walkout face demolition by the school district.

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Two states poised to celebrate Route 66's centennial in 2026

Today, when the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill to set up a federal-level 100th anniversary commission for Route 66, two Midwestern states also are poised to set up their commissions to mark the road's centennial in 2026. Under legislation signed by then-Gov. Eric Greitens, Missouri is set to form an 18-member commission to plan and sponsor a centennial observance in 2026 for the Mother Road, which stretches 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.

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Couple buys historic Gillett Mansion in Elkhart

A couple from Springfield, Illinois, purchased the historic Gillett Mansion that sits atop of prominent hill just east of the Route 66 town of Elkhart, Illinois. Last year, 576 acres of the farm sold at auction for $3.9 million.

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Route 66 group soon will survey foreign travelers

The Route 66: The 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 European Route 66 Festival in Zlin, Czech Republic. The inaugural European Route 66 Festival took place in 2016 in Germany, attracting people from at least 10 countries, according to Route 66 author and consultant Jim Hinckley.

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El Vado Motel prepares for grand opening

Albuquerque's iconic El Vado Motel is preparing for its grand opening. Rooms will be available for rent starting July 16. In 1937, the motel was one of the first to greet travelers on Route 66, but now people don't have to be a tourist to enjoy the motel.

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The U-Drop Inn in downtown Shamrock

The heart of Route 66 runs right through Shamrock and this weekend, they're celebrating with the annual Texas Welcomes the World Route 66 Festival . "It started when I was about 12. I knew we had to take Route 66," said Route 66 fan Ron Jones.

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An Epic Route 66 Road Trip Is Headed for Texas

Members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation are hitting the road in hopes of saving one of the nation's most iconic byways-Route 66. The team will travel the route's Texas stretch through Panhandle cities like Shamrock, McLean, and Amarillo from July 17-19. They'll host meetups at various locations for anyone interested in the history of Route 66 and its iconic buildings.

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Federal Funding Could be Headed to Route 66 After 'Most Endangered' Designation

July 13, 2018 -- The enduring allure of Route 66 -- which ends in Santa Monica -- can be found in the lists of songs, films, books and television shows the old road has inspired. Now America's "Main Street" -- which stretches 2,448 miles from Chicago to the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean -- could be headed for another kind of list with the public's help.

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Owners, caretaker of Blue Whale named to Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame

The deceased former owners and a longtime caretaker of the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma, were inducted into the 2018 Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame. The inductees were the Hugh and Zelta Davis, who owned the Route 66 landmark for years, and their son, Blaine Davis, a caretaker for the whale.

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National Trust Working To Save Oklahoma's Route 66

The Trust is currently on a month-long road trip from Illinois to California to drum up support to preserve the Mother Road.

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Long-dormant firehouse restaurant in Pomona shows sparks of life

The former Firehouse Inn, a 1924 fire station in Pomona that later became a popular restaurant, has been sold to an operator who intends to reopen it after nearly 30 years. Once a city fire station that was converted into a restaurant, the building at 100 E. Alvarado St. has been vacant nearly 30 years - other than for transients.

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Lebanon considers community improvement district for Route 66

The city administrator of Lebanon, Missouri, suggested to the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society it form a community improvement district to collect taxes for promotion and preservation of Route 66. City administrator Mike Schumacher made several suggestions about funding Tuesday at the society board's monthly meeting, according to a report on the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society website . One option, Schumacher said, is to make the Route 66 corridor through Lebanon a "multiproject redevelopment" area similar to what Springfield city officials are proposing for the Kearney Street corridor.

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Step Inside the Fully Restored Googie Diner in Santa Monica That Ends Route 66

There's something so alluring about an old, brightly-lit dinnertime diner, particularly one as iconic as the new Mel's Drive-In in Santa Monica. The end-of-the-line location sits at the historic termination point for Route 66, and for decades has proudly carried its beaming old penguin logo - even as the gorgeous Googie building converted into a dentist office 25 years ago.

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Bill seeks National Trail status for Route 66

U.S. Route 66, one of the first federal highways in America and once the nation's central east-west vehicular corridor, would be designated a National Historic Trail, under legislation unanimously approved by the House of Representatives on June 5, The legislative action came just as hundreds of families, classic car enthusiasts, and history buffs prepared to visit Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Troy, Collinsville and other Southwestern Illinois Communities as part of the annual Illinois Route 66 Blue Carpet Corridor celebration, June 9-10.

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Rockin' Route 66 replaces Rockabilly on the Route festival in Tucumcari

A new organization announced a Rockin' Route 66 rockabilly-themed festival in June 2019 in Tucumcari, New Mexico - two years after the town's Rockabilly on the Route event went on hiatus. Representatives from Garage 71 and Grease Inc. made the announcement in late June about the new festival, but news of it surfaced on Facebook this week.

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Pixar Pier tells a whole new story

The early days of Disney's California Adventure theme park next door to Disneyland boasted a number of peculiar design choices: a paparazzi-themed family ride, a coaster alluding to reckless drivers on Mulholland Drive and an extreme sports story line to its rafting ride. Most of the above has been removed or fixed over the park's 17 years.

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Rash of Route 66 sign thefts occur in Kansas

People and travelers along Route 66 for years have dealt with the nuisance and inconvenience of the occasional theft of directional signs. But a recent rash of such thefts in southeast Kansas - nine in all - have gotten the attention of the Kansas Historic Route 66 Association and the Kansas Department of Transportation.

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Amtrak may end service in northern New Mexico

Amtrak may end service of its fabled Southwest Chief train from Dodge City, Kansas, to Albuquerque - affecting a slew of towns in northern New Mexico. One of several Route communities that would be affected by the removal of passenger-train service is Las Vegas, New Mexico.

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A throwback market for modern times

The blonde wood phone booth in the long red barn comes with a sign for young adults who might not recognize it: "Your daddy's iPhone." It's just one of many signs of the times, old and new, at the Triangle Fruit Market owned by Larry Kelso.

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Dan's Drive-In placed on Columbus Register of Historic Places

Dan's Drive-In on the South Side has been a neighborhood staple for six decades, with its distinctive red-and-black checkerboard exterior, along with its red vinyl seats and stools, Route 66 paintings and Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe memorabilia inside. In the 1950s and '60s, when South Side industries employed thousands and teenagers cruised nearby streets, Dan's attracted families and young people, who placed their orders with carhops who raced inside and back out with trays of burgers, fries and shakes.

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Should Airbnb sites on Route 66 undergo more regulation?

While Airbnb has been controversial in larger cities for years, the use of people's homes for overnight lodging is being cussed and discussed in smaller cities - including those on Route 66. WGLT , a public radio station at Illinois State University, recently dived into the issue and the case of Kevin Lewis' 103-year-old house in Bloomington-Normal, who has listed it as an Airbnb destination. A variety of people have rented the house for overnight stays, including an author writing about Route 66. "Financially, I don't need to do it anymore.

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Claremore museum plans new statue of Andy Payne

The Claremore Museum of History in Claremore, Oklahoma, plans to place a life-size statue of local athlete Andy Payne at Lynn Riggs Park, also known as Gazebo Park, a few blocks east of Route 66. The Claremore Daily Progress reported a new exhibit, "The Andy Payne Family Collection," donated by Payne's daughter, will be shown in the museum this fall. Payne, a Cherokee Indian resident of nearby Foyil, Oklahoma, won the 3,400-mile International Trans-Continental Footrace in 1928, much which took place on a fledgling U.S. 66. He earned $25,000 for winning the race in 573 hours, 4 minutes, 34 seconds - a pace of 6 miles per hour.

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Los Lunas lands grant to design Route 66 museum

The village of Los Lunas, New Mexico, received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help design and plan a Route 66 museum and visitors center. The Valencia County News-Bulletin reports the village will work with the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning on the project.

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Rt. 35 driver crashes into building

Driver on Route 35 crashes into vacant Ocean Twp. building Natalie Cook of Crosswicks in Burlington County was attempting to change lanes, police said.

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Could bill bring economic revival to Route 66?

The 2,448 mile-long highway that once wound from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, may soon have a new title: National Historic Trail. On June 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to amend the National Trails System Act in order to officially designate Route 66 a National Historic Trail.

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Leading Preservation Group Invites Public to Get Its Kicks on Route...

Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Route 66 to its National Treasures portfolio and announced plans to pursue National Historic Trail status for one of " America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places ." The centerpiece of the campaign will be a month-long road trip to help preserve the "Main Street of America."

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Route 66 Airstream here

And Route 66 comes through Springfield, so an Airstream trailer doubling as a Route 66 museum will be parked along the Mother Road on the Fourth of July. What should people do if they come to see it? "Wear something you'd love to be photographed in," says Jason Clement of the Natural Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Fatal car crash in Ridgway

Two Ridgway men died earlier this week after a crash on Route 66 in Howe Township, Forest County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Police have identified the two men as Nicklas Terry Desmond, 40, and Lawrence David Linebarger, 51. According to police, at approximately 2:37 p.m. Monday, July 2, the two men were ejected from a vehicle after the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled over repeatedly.

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Meeting protocol discu...Steve Hansen

The issue of who's third in line to conduct a meeting became an issue before the Tucumcari City Commission Thursday. Mayor Ruth Ann Litchfield, in her duties as mayor, conducts commission meetings.

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Midwest events: Lumberjack championships, a country music festival and more

Here are some of the more interesting events, deals, websites and other travel tidbits that have come across our desk recently: - For nearly 60 years, Hayward, Wis., has been home to the Lumberjack World Championships. This year's version, July 19-21, will find more than 100 competitors from around the world vying for cash prizes in log rolling, pole climbing, chopping, sawing and more.

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Historic Route 66 restaurants serve big helping of nostalgia

Route 66, multiple states: Known as America's "Mother Road," Route 66 is an internationally significant symbol of our nation's romance with the open road. Route 66, multiple states: Known as America's "Mother Road," Route 66 is an internationally significant symbol of our nation's romance with the open road.

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Historic Route 66 restaurants serve big helping of nostalgia

Route 66, multiple states: Known as America's "Mother Road," Route 66 is an internationally significant symbol of our nation's romance with the open road. While Congress has taken important steps to designate Route 66 a permanent National Historic Trail, which would bring national recognition and economic development to the route's historic sites, legislation must be passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by the president before the end of 2018.

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Group wants Route 66 on list of National Historic Trails

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A national nonprofit says it will push for Historic Route 66 to be designated as a National Historic Trail. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announcement says it's embarking on a month-long road trip that will cover the full length of the historic highway as part of its campaign for the designation.

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Historic Route 66 restaurants serve big helping of nostalgia

Historic Route 66 restaurants serve big helping of nostalgia Route 66 is lined with old-time diners and quirky local mainstays with fare outmatched only by their character. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2KFQlLd Route 66, multiple states: Known as America's "Mother Road," Route 66 is an internationally significant symbol of our nation's romance with the open road.

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Arizona man, 91, still relishes role as Angel of Route 66

Most mornings, the 91-year-old Mayor of the Mother Road rides his bicycle the few short blocks to his office, a bustling souvenir shop along old U.S. Route 66, the venerable long-sidelined highway that has defined his life. Angel Delgadillo, 91, known as the Angel of Route 66, greets customers on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Delgadillo's Route 66 Gift Shop, in Seligman, AZ.

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PD: Man hit by car while crawling across road

Authorities say a man who was crawling across the road in Flagstaff is dead after he was struck by a vehicle. Around 10:30 p.m. Friday, police were called to a crash involving a pedestrian near Route 66 near Switzer Canyon Drive.

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Could new legislation lead to a Route 66 economic revival?

The 2,448 mile-long highway that once wound from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, may soon have a new title: National Historic Trail. On June 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to amend the National Trails System Act in order to officially designate Route 66 a National Historic Trail.

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International tourists enjoy Oklahoma stop along Route 66

The rumble of motorcycles announces the arrival of a group of tourists on a bright early May morning at the Round Barn in Arcadia. Within moments, the silence of an otherwise lazy morning is broken by the sounds of men and women clad in leather, jean jackets and bandannas speaking Czech.

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Arizona man, 91, still relishes role as Angel of Route 66

SELIGMAN, Ariz. - Most mornings, the 91-year-old Mayor of the Mother Road rides his bicycle the few short blocks to his office, a bustling souvenir shop along old U.S. Route 66, the venerable long-sidelined highway that has defined his life.

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Oklahoma Ranked Last In Feeding Children During Summer, Report Finds

A new report just released shows Oklahoma ranks last in the nation when it comes to feeding children during the summer. Rose Bowl Event Center on historic Route 66 is one of more than 60 of Tulsa Public Schools' summer cafe sites.

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