This event has been listed on our Events Calendar for weeks, but it seems prudent to remind folks that the Route 66 Garage Sale in Logan County, Ill., is set for May 13-14 — one month earlier than usual.
And according to the Lincoln Courier, the Logan County portion of the event is being organized by its extremely capable tourism bureau chief, Geoff Ladd. Proceeds from the event will go toward further preservation and renovation of The Mill in Lincoln.
The sale will be held in McLean, Atlanta, Lawndale, Lincoln, Broadwell, Elkhart and Williamsville.
The Logan County event is the weekend after the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, which also will host garage sales and other events along 90 miles of Route 66 from Joliet to Towanda in northern Illinois.
Ladd also dropped this intriguing tidbit:
Ladd also noted there is potential interest in the southern Illinois part of Route 66 having a similar event on the weekend after the Route 66 Garage Sale.
“These three combined weekends along the famous road would fulfill somewhat a goal of having the event go statewide,” said Ladd.
Obviously, having Route 66-related events on three successive weekends would make it a big deal for the Mother Road.
A garage-sale map won’t be printed until May 1. So if you want to be a vendor and participate, go here for information.