California artist Anthony Ross recently posted a blog item about his exhibit last year at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla. Route 66 author Michael Wallis gave Ross a personal guided tour of the Mother Road. There are plenty of photos, including lunch at the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla.
Remember Michelle Thompson, the woman who rode a bicycle from Chicago to L.A. to raise awareness about oral cancer and raise funds for her stricken brother? Alas, her brother died from complications of his illness not long after that. After a long hiatus, Thompson reported recently that her cycling fundraiser raised more than $12,000 for her brother’s family. And here’s a message from Christina, the daughter of Michelle’s brother.
Jacob Saunders finished his trip on Route 66. Here are his parting thoughts on what was a wonderful blog documenting the Mother Road.
A writer for the TruckTrend blog, a division of Motor Trend magazine, drove on old Route 66 in a Mini Cooper S and filed this report.
The Joplin Globe reports that Joplin’s downtown historical district has been nominated by the State of Missouri to the National Register of Historic Places. Route 66 runs through the heart of that area.
