There a few things coming up that should be of interest to Route 66ers:
- On Friday, Sept. 28, a ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. to dedicate a historical marker at the site of the former Pig Hip Restaurant Museum in Broadwell, Ill. The Pig Hip was destroyed by fire in March. Longtime Pig Hip owner Ernie Edwards is scheduled to be there. For more, call 217-732-8687.
- The Oklahoma Route 66 Association is holding a Fall Museum Cruise on Saturday, Oct. 13. It begins at POPS in Arcadia, Okla., at 9 a.m. and works its way west to the Oklahoma History Center, Canadian County Historical Museum and Historic Fort Reno. A few details for meals are still being worked out; for more information, call 405-258-0008.
- On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Railsplitter Antique Auto Club and the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County are teaming up for a car-show fundraiser at The Mill, a long-closed historic restaurant on Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill. There will be tours of The Mill, meals of schnitzel strips, chips and soda for $7, a drawing and, of course, all the antique cars there. All proceeds will go to The Mill’s restoration. For information, call 217-732-8687.
- A sharp-eyed reader noticed in a newspaper article that the McKinley Bridge that connects Venice, Ill., to St. Louis will reopen on Nov. 10. The historic bridge, which once carried an alignment of Route 66, was closed in 2001 for major repairs. This site says the bridge was originally dedicated Nov. 10, 1910, which may explain why the date was chosen for the reopening.