The Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum in Barstow, Calif., has just announced the opening of its online store.
Mother Road items offered by the museum include T-shirts, kitchen collectibles, patches, key chains, jewelry, lapel pins, metal signs and license plates.
Go here for your early Christmas shopping.
- Jeff and Kelly of Vintage Roadside apparel are making their way along Route 66 to Tulsa for the National Preservation Conference next week. You can check on their adventures on their Vintage Roadside blog here. Their most recent post came from Arizona.
- Oklahoma Crossroads, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, put together this 17-page overview of the history and significance of Route 66. It’s worth reading. (Hat tip: Ron McCoy)
- OKDad of Yet Another Small Town Moment spent his wedding anniversary in Arizona and New Mexico, mostly along Route 66. There are plenty of stories and photos from that enjoyable excursion.
- The F2 Chicks have posted more photos from their recent Route 66 trip, including images from the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas, and proprietor Fran Houser.