Megan Carter e-mailed a few days ago to report that she’s suspending her quest to ride a part of Route 66 on horseback until spring, simply because winter will inevitably set in.
However, it’s too bad she didn’t continue her riding for another week or two; the weather in the Midwest has been incredibly nice in late October and early November.
Carter’s Web site is here.
— Broome’s Fried Pies, which had a location in Oklahoma City, recently reopened on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., just east of POPS, according to its Twitter account. It carries fruit, cream and meat fried pies. It is open for breakfast and lunch from Monday through Saturday.
— A victory party for those who participated in the Bike MS fundraiser on Route 66 from Tulsa to Oklahoma City will be held Nov. 15 at the Route 66 Interpretive Center in Chandler from 4 to 7 p.m. The bicycling event in September raised $470,000 for multiple sclerosis research, reported the Oklahoman. And registrations are already being accepted for next year’s ride.
— The Community News of Pontiac, Ill., noted that one of the city’s murals made the cover of the latest issue of the Federation News, a publication of the National Historic Route 66 Federation. The image accompanied an article about the Walldogs’ annual mural-painting festival in Pontiac.