A few brief news items from Route 66:
- Reviews of Grand Canyon Skywalk have become so bad, its operators have hired a lawyer to send letters that threaten legal action against critics, reports East Valley Living. A prominent First Amendment attorney has scoffed at Skywalk’s alleged intimidation efforts. Money quote from a nearby landowner: “We never thought it was possible to confuse or mess up a visit to Grand Canyon, but these guys are certainly challenging that assumption.”
- Noted Route 66 photographers Jim Ross and Shellee Graham are displaying their work at the Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Okla., through June 24.
- A reader pointed out this excellent multimedia series in the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal World & News about the history and long-term impact of southeastern Kansas’ lead-mining operations. It covers the Route 66 town of Galena and other mining towns near the road in far northeastern Oklahoma.
- Rory Schepisi, who soon will open her Boothill Saloon & Grill in Vega, Texas, sent this publicity photo of herself for the “The Next Food Network Star” reality show that airs in June. “All they need to do to make this picture a little better is put a AK-47 in my hands,” she laughed.
