A Family's Travels Along Route 66
Read one family's adventure along Route 66 from Santa Monica, CA to Las Vegas, NV. This delightfully detailed travel journal will make you want to pick up and go for your own ride along the Mother...
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A Route 66 Travel Journal from Across the Pond
The Route 66 Association of Illinois is very pleased to share the experience of a recent journey across Route 66 by a couple from England. Peter was kind enough to submit the following travelogue to us...
View ArticleReflections On Lives Lived Along Route 66
This charming reflection was written and submitted to our website by Association Member, Bob Jenkins. Thank you, Bob, for sharing your memories of the Mother Road with us. Thanks to you, we proudly...
View ArticleThe Bates Sisters on Route 66
Our thanks to our Association Recording Secretary, Emmy Bates, for writing up this travelogue of a trip she took with her sister, Debbie, along the Mother Road in April, 2012. Enjoy this firsthand...
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Friedrich Family Travels, Fall 2012
By Josh Friedrich It has been a whirlwind of travel on the ol' double sixes these past few months. When we last checked in we had just wrapped up a memorable Motor Tour in June. read more
View ArticleChicago to Santa Monica: The Big Trip
By Jim RobinsonOn Christmas 1996 my wife Twila gave me the book “Route 66 Remembered.” Inside the cover she wrote “…For help in planning our own journey over the Mother Road.” We had done several...
View ArticleRoute 66 RV Adventure - Preview
Our thanks to John Holod for providing this lovely 30-minute video of his Route 66 RV Adventure. It's sure to whet your appetite to purchase the full-length, 90-minute DVD from...
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The Friedrich Family’s 2013 Route 66 Travelogue
By Josh FriedrichThis summer we traveled extensively along the Mother Road. We criss-crossed from Chicago, Illinois to Catoosa, Oklahoma. Here are some of the highlights. Some of our exploits would be...
View ArticleMuffler Men - Have You Seen These Giants for Yourself?
Thanks to Preservation Chairman, John Weiss, for pointing us to this very entertaining and informative YouTube video about the beloved Muffler Men. Check it out!
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Josh and Wendy Friedrich Enjoy the Relighting of the Vic Suhling Sign
Our destination was Litchfield, IL for the relighting ceremony of the Vic Suhling Gas For Less sign located in front of the Litchfield Route 66 Welcome Center and Museum. The sign had been dark for 40...
View ArticleDonna and Michael Orlowski Getting Their Kicks on Route 66!
Our sincere thanks to Donna and Michael Orlowski for sharing their own Route 66 story and a terrific photo taken in front of our museum mural in Pontiac, IL!Michael writes:We enjoy traveling the Mother...
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Getting Our “Kicks” on Route 66: A Route 66 Trip Spanning 13 Years
Born and raised on the north side of Chicago we are two friends from the same neighborhood who share many childhood memories. After graduation from high school, we were college roommates. Of the many...
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Motor Tour 2013 Highlights: The Friedrich Family
By Josh FriedrichThe Route 66 Association of Illinois Motor Tour kickoff celebration took place in Plainfield at "Just Off 66." This place is AWESOME! The walls are covered in vintage signage and...
View ArticleRoute 66 International Festival in Joplin, Missouri
By Marcia Gascho Several months ago, we heard that Joplin would be hosting the 2013 Route 66 International Festival on August 1-3. It had never been held in Missouri before. It was close enough for a...
View ArticleDeanos Rt 66 Motorcycle Trip
The following travelogue was submitted through our website submission form by enthusiastic Route 66 Traveler, Dean Radford. Thanks, Dean, for sharing your adventure!While visiting my brother in MI, I...
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World's Largest Covered Wagon to be Repaired Following January Wind Damage
Our thanks to Nancy Saul, Interim Director of Logan County Tourism Bureau for providing the following press release. LINCOLN – The World’s Largest Covered Wagon will soon stand straight and tall again...
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A Trip of a Lifetime
By Edward JohnsonI don't know exactly when the idea struck me of taking Route 66 all the way to California and back. I do know it was there in my mind long before I ever got an anitque vehicle and...
View ArticleHappy 25th Anniversary Wishes from Members Tony and Kathy Melone
The following letter from Association members, Tony and Kathy Melone, comes just in time to celebrate our Association's 25th anniversary and our 25th annual Motor Tour. Thanks to the Melones for such...
View ArticleFriedrich Family Files: Spring, 2014 Route 66 Adventures
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Route 66 and Social Media
By Marcia GaschoI love Facebook! In the past few years my husband and I have discovered how easy it is to share photos with many of our friends. Because we take several Route 66 trips a year, we...
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