Frog Rock, a painted formation on Route 66 near Wayneville, Missouri, officially was added to the Geographic Names Information System database this month. Frog Rock's listing is here; it includes its global-positioning coordinates, a brief history, approximate location and the formation's other name, W.H. Croaker. It is one of five Frog Rocks in the country, The Wayneville Daily … Continue reading Frog Rock officially added to federal geology site
Category: Web sites
New Route 66 Experience website offers look at the inside
The folks behind the proposed Route 66 Experience museum in Tulsa launched a new website for it this week -- including artist's renderings of a few exhibits. News releases in May 2015 revealed earlier renderings of the museum. Organizers -- which include Route 66 Alliance members -- and the website both state they want to have it open … Continue reading New Route 66 Experience website offers look at the inside
Women on the Mother Road website launched
Cinefemme and the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announced Thursday the release of The Women on the Mother Road website and oral-history project. According to a news release from the corridor program: The Women On The Mother Road: Route 66 Web-site and Oral History Project, www.route66women.com, creates a public history record that sheds light on diverse women’s experiences … Continue reading Women on the Mother Road website launched
“American Indians and Route 66” guide published
A 68-page "American Indians and Route 66" guide for tourists recently was published, along with its companion website. "American Indians and Route 66" is a partnership between the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association and the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, which awarded a cost-share grant for the publication. Lisa Hicks Snell, a member of the … Continue reading “American Indians and Route 66” guide published
Yahoo test-drives new Jaguar in Williams
A writer for Yahoo! Autos test-drove a 2016 Jaguar XF in the high-altitude mountains near and in the Route 66 town of Williams, Arizona. It seems a little odd to test a car on potentially icy surfaces this time of year, but it gave the driver a way to test the car's intriguing All-Surface Progress … Continue reading Yahoo test-drives new Jaguar in Williams
More than 1,300 miles of bad driving
A humongous weather system was wreaking havoc from Albuquerque to Chicago -- basically along 1,300 miles of Route 66. Blizzard conditions exist from east of Albuquerque to the Texas Panhandle. Interstate 40 remains closed at this hour from Albuquerque to just west of Amarillo -- a distance of almost 300 miles. Almost all of Oklahoma's … Continue reading More than 1,300 miles of bad driving
Photo at Roy’s in Amboy freaks out Internet
A chunk of the Internet is scandalized or even terrified over what appears to be a lot of blood splattered over the inside of one of the rooms of a long-closed motel at Roy's in Amboy, California. A Reddit user on a Route 66 trip photographed the motel building from behind a fence and apparently didn't notice the motel room … Continue reading Photo at Roy’s in Amboy freaks out Internet
Programming note
We're entering into a slow time of year for news on Route 66. So I'm taking time to update some of the pages on Route 66 News. Specifically, I'm updating the Attractions, Events, Dining, Lodging, Campgrounds and Bars pages. I've set a goal to have them done by New Year's, so they'll be more useful … Continue reading Programming note
Ten years
On Oct. 10, 2005, in just the second day of Route 66 News' existence, I hit the "publish" button on a post titled "Has it been 10 years already?" The post was about the anniversary of the California Route 66 Museum in Victorville. Today, that title could apply again, for it is the 10th anniversary of Route … Continue reading Ten years
Lightning strike closes Santa Rosa restaurant for weeks
The historic Route 66 Restaurant in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, will be closed for weeks after a lightning strike destroyed the building's electrical system, according to this week's print edition of the Guadalupe County Communicator, based in Santa Rosa. The strike Wednesday afternoon knocked out a fuse box and scorched a wall of the restaurant, … Continue reading Lightning strike closes Santa Rosa restaurant for weeks