Jennifer

The last I saw here in Indy was $2.35 yesterday, not too much less than Pat reported Tuesday. But according to IndyGasPrices.com, it's $2.28 in some places as of this morning. Jennifer

Hi Dave, Glad to see you here! I added your listing to the American Road events calendar too...but it's not visible right now, so I need to ask Becky about the functionality. If you have any other events that you are doing, I encourage you to add them to the calendar, for a wider audience than just forum members. American Road Calendar Jennifer

Tourism numbers look good Several businesses report good tourist season By Don Glynn Niagara Gazette While the attendance figures are still being compiled, it is evident from an early analysis that the 2006 tourist season will go down in the books as a generally good one. Despite reduced lanes and road reconstruction in downtown Niagara Falls, the nation’s oldest state park was bustling with a steady influx of visitors for most of the summer. Area attraction operators also agreed that business was steady for the past two months. As this long holiday weekend approached, South End hotels were asking upwards of $225 per night. Meanwhile, some motel operators along Niagara Falls Boulevard (Route 62) were expecting get $125 to $150 per night. To read the complete article, click here: Tourism numbers look good

The new podcast is up and available on the American Road website. Check it out! American Road Programming and Multimedia

Speaking of John Dillinger, his gravesite is just a few miles from our home: http://www.roadtripmemories.com/images/roa...ngerGrave01.JPG http://www.roadtripmemories.com/images/roa...ngerGrave02.JPG If the links don't work, go to this site and scroll down a little: Around and About Indianapolis

Remembering the covered bridges Published: Sunday, September 3, 2006 By John Curran The Associated Press NORWICH -- They are icons of the horse-and-buggy past, simple structures that helped a young nation expand its road system. Two hundred years after they began dotting the countryside, the country's covered bridges have one plank in the past and one in the present. Beloved as picturesque throwbacks, many remain vital transportation links in rural communities from Vermont to Oregon. To read the complete article, click here: Remembering the covered bridges

This is an interesting read about the Interstate system in California. It mainly glamorizes the evil-I, but yet can't help but put some focus on the negative aspects...or at least, as it talks about the negative aspects, it is oblivious to them! The "new Main Street?" ******** Freeway lifestyle nears a dead end ENDLESS HIGHWAYS: MULTI-LANE BLACKTOP MAKES ECONOMY THRIVE, SPURS SOCIAL UPHEAVAL By Patrick May Mercury News For a state that found its soul in its super highways, California is marking the 50th anniversary of the interstate system in pure California fashion -- racing straight ahead, top down, forever dreaming of the fast lane. Stretching from mountain to ocean, threading through shipping ports that connect us to the world, our two dozen interstates form the spine and sinew of the California Dream. They helped make us who we are, fueled our love of freedom and passion for thinking big, then told our story to the world through cop shows and chase films. They've spawned a monster economy linking America to China, India and beyond. And they continue to beckon us toward innovation, from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. To read the complete article, click here: Freeway lifestyle nears a dead end

Efforts to Preserve Route 66 in Kansas Underway The much-fabled Route 66 is now part of a growing preservation effort - and is also the inspiration for hip memorabilia. A photographer and jewelry maker from Nashville, Tennessee is making bags, caps and tank tops emblazoned with the emblem of the historic highway. Melissa Lea Beasley says Route 66 shaped the country's history. To read the complete article, click here: Efforts to Preserve Route 66 in Kansas Underway

Here's an interesting article about the Route 66 Initiative, a multiyear effort to clean up leaking gas tanks and help revitalize the towns along Route 66. ********* Route 66's gas stations left a legacy of pollution The associated press Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.04.2006 PHOENIX — State officials are trying to clean up contaminated soil from hundreds of old gas stations along the famous Route 66 in hopes of attracting developers back to small towns in Northern Arizona. The distinctive gas stations, built at a time when storage tanks were made of easily corroded steel, closed when the final stretch of Interstate 40 opened in Williams in 1984. Route 66 was officially decommissioned in 1986. Over time, leftover fuel in abandoned tanks leaked into the ground, poisoning soil and groundwater. To read the complete article, click here: Route 66's gas stations left a legacy of pollution

Scenery along Route 66 worth remembering Interstate 44, given time, may be declared historic. But, compared to Highway 66, which it replaced in the 1950s, it's hardly a scenic byway. A brochure for the dedication Friday of Historic 66 as a Scenic Byway includes several area scenes. One was Hiawatha Bluff at Devils Elbow, 300 feet above Big Piney River. In World War II, I had to concentrate on negotiating the sharp curve and steep hill there and couldn't appreciate the beauty. Drivers of oversize trucks hauling airplane parts stood on the running board to wave drivers around on the two-lane hill. To read the complete article, click here: Scenery along Route 66 worth remembering

Man tells story of meeting with Bonnie, Clyde Marionville resident Kathryn Golding responded to the May 29 column, "Readers recall 'bad men' and old Route 66," to say her brother had a youthful encounter with Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Her brother, Keith Misemer of Minneapolis, writes about it: "In the '30s when I was growing up on Highway 66, to supplement the family income, my mother did quilting for others. We did not have electric power so this quilting was done mostly by lamp light. We owned one Aladdin mantle lamp and several coal oil lamps that put out about as much light as a firefly. To read the complete article, click here: Man tells story of meeting with Bonnie, Clyde

Road-trip reminiscences By Carl Hartman For Associated Press If your idea of a summer vacation includes driving from Oregon to New York in about a week, with a taste for odd bits of history, "Cross Country" is your kind of book. Add an agreeable wife beside you, stitching a quilt, and two bored but well-behaved young teenagers in the back seat. Author Robert Sullivan has made dozens of such trips, racking up about 90,000 miles. He remembers the nice and not-so-nice ones, including the rest stops, good and bad motels, and good and bad restaurant meals. To read the complete article, click here: Road-trip reminiscences

Construction methods make drastic improvements over course of time By DIANA SAMUELS, The Daily Transcript Thursday, August 31, 2006 In 1916, the San Diego City Council hired rainmaker Charles Hatfield to fill the desperately dry Morena Reservoir for $10,000. Hatfield released vapors into the atmosphere, and rain started falling. But it poured for days, and the city flooded. The San Diego River overflowed, the Lower Otay Dam was destroyed and several residents drowned. When Hatfield came to collect his pay, the city told him he'd have to pay for the damage as well, and Hatfield left town without the money, his increased fame bringing him several more jobs. To read the complete article, click here: Construction methods make drastic improvements over course of time

Here is another article regarding the reopening of the Oneonta Tunnel... **** Portals open to gorge's past Oneonta Tunnel, plugged for 60 years, is being restored Thursday, August 31, 2006 MARK LARABEE The roar of a backhoe loading rock echoed off the walls of Oneonta Tunnel on Wednesday as workers bring the once-plugged opening on the Historic Columbia River Highway back to life. In 1948, the state built a bypass around the tunnel when modern-day traffic outgrew the tunnel, filling it with rocks and earth a few years later. And for nearly 60 years, the Oneonta Gorge Creek Bridge seemingly led to nowhere. But with the old highway's rehabilitation's as a recreational attraction and tourist destination, it's time to undo what was done. To read the complete article, click here: Portals open to gorge's past

Old Highway 80 Gets Historic Route Status Route Runs From San Diego To Tybee Island SAN DIEGO -- Anyone who got their kicks on Route 66 might be interested in a new historic route running from downtown San Diego to Tybee Island, Ga. A resolution designating Old Highway 80 a state historic route was approved by the state Legislature and filed with the Secretary of State on Aug. 16, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. U.S. Highway 80 spans 2,500 miles through eight states, going from downtown San Diego to Tybee Island, Ga. -- Savannah's beach To read the complete article, click here: Old Highway 80 Gets Historic Route Status

Home tour looks back, forward Tudor mansion featured in 'Country Woman' magazine open to visitors BY SARAH OWENS FOR THE PALLADIUM-ITEM CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. -- Cambridge City is home to many historical houses on and off National Road, making it an ideal place for the "On and Off the National Road" home tour. The tour coincides with the 200th anniversary of the National Road and Cambridge City's Canal Days festival. Among the many interesting Cambridge City area houses is the Vinton House Hotel. This building is in the National Register District on Old National Road, also known as U.S. 40 or the Cumberland Trail. The building could be called one of the most important historical sites in downtown Cambridge City. To read the complete article, click here: Home tour looks back, forward

Center spotlights the area's history By Karen Karaszkiewicz The Record Herald CHAMBERSBURG - Lessons in local history continue at the Chambersburg Heritage Center even when school is out for the summer. Visitors can turn Franklin County into their classroom as they travel to historic sites on self-guided driving tours created by the heritage center, located on Lincoln Way East on the square. “It should be the first stop for anyone coming into the county,” said Paul Cullinane, vice president of the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce. To read the complete article, click here: Center spotlights the area's history

I thought it was funny in the Tom Hanks movie "Splash", how his character takes a cab from New York City to Cape Cod one evening...but this is a real long cab ride! It took place 60 years ago...wow. A marathon fare Sixty years later, a Detroit Lakes cabdriver recalled his roundabout trip to and from Los Angeles. Star Tribune - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN On Aug. 22, 1946, Detroit Lakes cabdriver Swen Johanson picked up a woman and her two kids who wanted to take a taxi home from their summer vacation at an area lake. Home was Los Angeles. To read the complete article, click here: A marathon fare

Marker to honor Lincoln Highway route through Blair by Joe Burns Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise Stemmerman Park will draw local history buffs as well as football fans this Friday, Sept. 1. Friday evening, Blair will host Ralston in its football season opener at nearby Krantz Field. Earlier in the afternoon, at 4:30 p.m., the Blair Historic Preservation Alliance will dedicate a Lincoln Highway marker commemorating the 1930 route of the Lincoln Highway through Blair. To read the complete article, click here: Marker to honor Lincoln Highway route through Blair

National Road offers trip back in time Ohio section dates to 1806 By KARL RITZLER Constant construction, bumper-to-bumper traffic, tollbooths and big rigs loaded with freight. These plagues of modern drivers are nothing new. They also were common on the National Road of the early 1800s, the nation's first federally funded highway, as it cut through the wilderness from Baltimore to St. Louis. This year marks the bicentennial of the National Road, which dates its beginnings to the first funds allotted by Congress in 1806 to build the road westward from Cumberland, Md. For the complete article, click here: National Road offers trip back in time

Absolutely! That inspired the subject line of my post - I was glad to get a a chance to use it! LOL Awesome road song...it's on the top of my "Road Trip" playlist on my MP3 player.

I don't use a blog format, but I do have a website for my family's road trips; it's linked below my signature. I'm working on updating it, since there are several trips I still need to get on there. My husband and I have separate sections for our own stuff, and our road trips together are under "Road Trips and Events".

Bicycling Minnesota Across the map, new trails are connecting the dots BY BETH GAUPER Pioneer Press For Minnesota bicyclists, there are two seasons: winter and trail construction. That's a good thing, because bicycle tourists crave more trails and towns crave more bicycle tourists. That little ribbon of asphalt, they've discovered, can put them on the map. "In our area, it seems one city after another is fighting for trails,'' says Stearns County parks director Chuck Wocken. Stearns County is a relative latecomer to bicycle trails, but it has leap-frogged toward the head of the pack. Its 28-mile Lake Wobegon Trail, opened in 1998, soon grew to 36 miles, then 46. This year, the county added another 11 miles and barely missed adding "the final four'' — miles that will make its trail, when combined with the Central Lakes Trail, one of the longest paved off-road bicycle trails in the nation. To read the complete article, click here: Bicycling Minnesota

Colorful Colorado BY DAN LEETH Special to the Pioneer Press Tourism promoters like to say there is no perfect time to visit "Colorful Colorado." Residents know otherwise. The best period for hitting the high country, many believe, falls between mid-September and mid-October. Days are warm, nights cool, and mosquitoes have hightailed it for the season. So have the crowds. Highways become unjammed, resorts uncrowded and restaurants uncongested. The mountains turn mellow. To read the complete article, click here: Colorful Colorado

Winnemucca is among six Nevada towns featured in a televised rodeo contest on "Nevada Passage", a show exploring rural Nevada. *********************** The 'Passage' of the tourism dollar It worked the first time: Tourism commission cashes in on popularity of televised competition Becky Bosshart Appeal Staff Writer, bbosshart@nevadaappeal.com Those who have ever wanted to ride bucking cattle for sport may change their minds after watching the second episode of "Nevada Passage", a one-hour televised competition set in six different rural Nevada towns. To read the complete article, click here: The 'Passage' of the tourism dollar