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World's Largest Catsup Bottle Summerfest welcomes the Travel Channel "Taste of

 

America"

 

Program... and American Road Magazine!

 

 

 

We've cooked up some new excitement this year as the Travel Channel program

 

"Taste of

 

America with Mark DeCarlo" will be joining us! Mark will be taking part in the

 

Catsup Taste

 

Test: Celebrity Challenge and be talking with other Taste-Testers, chefs,

 

catsup-lovers,

 

and festival-goers. And two of our illustrious celebrity catsup tasters will be

 

none other

 

than Thomas & Becky Repp of American Road! You gotta love it!

 

 

 

It's the 7th Annual World's Largest Catsup Bottle Summerfest Birthday Party

 

and Classic

 

Car Cruise! This family-style street festival will be held on Main Street in

 

downtown

 

Collinsville, Illinois on Sunday, July 10, 2005 from 8 am to 8 pm. Music, food,

 

& fun for

 

everyone!

 

 

 

Also featured this year is the return of the "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"

 

theme song

 

karaoke to win official Killer Tomato t-shirts, posters, and 25th anniversary

 

DVDs. And by

 

popular demand, the return of Eric Nelson, artist and curator of the World's

 

Largest

 

Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things

 

Traveling

 

Roadside Attraction and Museum.

 

 

 

As if that's not enough, we'll again hold our kitschy little contest to crown

 

the 2005 Sir

 

Catsup and Princess Tomato.

 

 

 

There will be lots of old-fashioned party games for kids of all ages: Musical

 

Chairs, Water

 

Balloon Toss, Spin the Bottle, Hula Hoop Contest, Tangy Catsup Taste Test, Cake

 

& Ice

 

Cream, and much much more!

 

 

 

We'll have plenty of classic cars, craft booths, attendance prizes, live

 

music, food and

 

fantastic family fun! Not into cars? Bring your bike and enjoy the Big Bottle

 

Bike Ride

 

sponsored by Trailnet's Bicycle Fun Club!

 

 

 

Butch Wax & the Hollywoods will cap off the day with a free concert at 6:30.

 

 

 

Help celebrate the 56th anniversary of the world-famous Brooks Catsup Bottle

 

water

 

tower. What could be better than a red, white & blue birthday party for this

 

incredible

 

example of 20th century roadside America? A nation-wide, grassroots community

 

effort

 

saved this landmark from demolition and restored it to its original glory in

 

1995.

 

 

 

This event is presented by the Illinois Main Street Program office of Downtown

 

Collinsville, Inc. For more World's Largest Catsup Bottle Summerfest

 

information, and a

 

complete schedule of events, call 618-345-5598 or log on to www.catsupbottle.com

 

today!

 

 

 

 

 

# # #

 

 

 

 

 

Media: Pre-event and day-of coverage is very much appreciated. Organizers are

 

available

 

for photos and/or video for print, radio, or television interviews.

 

 

 

Contact: Judy DeMoisy, The Catsup Bottle Lady 618-345-5598

 

Contact: Mike Gassmann, The Big Tomato 618-978-3768

 

 

 

T'anks for your support, catsup with ya'll later!

 

 

 

Downtown Collinsville, Inc.

 

Catsup Bottle Summerfest Committee

 

216 East Main Street

 

Collinsville, Illinois 62234

 

618-345-5598 phone

 

618-345-5699 fax

 

bigtomato@catsupbottle.com

 

http://www.catsupbottle.com

 

 

 

Pour it on!!

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Guest Denny Gibson

Getting out of your own backyard in a southerly direction probably means

 

I-65 to Louisville and the bottom boundary of you comfortable range is sort

 

of I/40/Nashville. One possible route would be staying on I-65 all the way

 

to Nashville to catch some great music on Saturday night. Pace yourself by

 

stopping by the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, saying hi to your old

 

friend Ivan in Cave City, or burning excess time in Nashville by visiting

 

the Parthenon, the Ryman, or other attractions. In the morning, head home on

 

US-31E, pick up US-62 east in Bardstown, then, in Versailles, grab US-60

 

back to Louisville. Shorten it up by skipping Nashville and catching US-31

 

in Bowling Green or make it even more leisurely by just heading east on

 

US-62 at Elizabethtown. Another variation is US-68 from BG to Lexington then

 

US-60 to Louisville. Of course, if you take 68, stopping by Penn's Store in

 

Gravel Switch is almost a requirement. There are plenty of other variations

 

including trading US-62 for the Blue Grass Parkway to speed things up while

 

still getting some decent scenery. You're in horse/Bourbon country so there

 

are distilleries & good looking farms to be seen. Beautiful horses & fast

 

women or something like that.

 

 

 

--Denny

 

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

 

> From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@aol.com]

 

> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:26 AM

 

> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Ideas needed! Two lane route &

 

> destinations south of Indiana...

 

>

 

> Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip,

 

> just Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all

 

> two lane roads (though, I'm not averse to taking the Evil-I

 

> through Indiana, then two lane after). We'd probably leave

 

> at 7:00 AM, and stop around 6:00 PM.

 

>

 

> Assuming our fairly lesirely pace, stopping often to take

 

> photos, I guess we'd average 35 - 40 MPH, so we could travel

 

> between 385 and 440 miles from Indianapolis. I'd like

 

> suggestions from the group as to a nice scenic route we can

 

> take. Any additional suggestions, such as diners, motels and

 

> things to do / see are welcomed as well.

 

>

 

> I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to

 

> set preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low

 

> preference and other highways to high preference, and it will

 

> keep you off the interstate.

 

>

 

> Thanks for any suggestions!

 

>

 

> Jennifer

 

> http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Guest Martin Stierlen

Hi all,

 

 

 

being new to this group let me just tell a few things about myself:

 

 

 

I am an architect for the Baden Wurttemberg state administration here

 

in Stuttgart, Germany. I have traveled most of the continental 48

 

extensively in the 80's and 90's, back in 1986 I was working in Dayton,

 

Ohio for a year as an intern.

 

While I would love to come back and get some more mileage, notably on

 

the "blue highways", I don't rightly know when it is going to happen.

 

Anyway, I hope to be able to find and share info here.

 

 

 

A little off topic, but regarding the pictures in the photo file,

 

obviously not to a great degree: I have written a book (just been

 

publsihed in April 2005) about american (model) railroads in which I

 

have included a chapter about the characteristics of certain landscapes

 

in the U.S., architecture, roadside americana like gas stations, signs

 

and such, and I wish I would have found this group a year ago.

 

 

 

Thanks and best regards

 

Martin Stierlen

 

Korntal, Germany

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--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <jabremer66@a...>

 

wrote:

 

> Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip, just

 

> Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all two lane roads

 

>

 

> I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to set

 

> preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low preference and other

 

> highways to high preference, and it will keep you off the interstate.

 

>

 

> Thanks for any suggestions!

 

>

 

> Jennifer

 

> http://www.roadtripmemories.com

 

 

 

Hi Jennifer,

 

 

 

I also have Microsoft Streets and Maps and use the road preference

 

tool. Since I have yet to travel "up that way", that tool might be

 

best. When the trip planner shows you your route, notice the towns

 

along the way. Larger towns have many streets. This might be helpful

 

in determining your destination for the day! Also, you can choose a

 

way that has many smaller town, if you wish. Write down a few towns

 

along the route and do a web search. This way you can see if these

 

towns have restaurants, attractions, etc.

 

 

 

Have a great trip!

 

Charles

 

 

 

PS. Enjoyed your web site and spent three hours reviewing your trip in

 

Aug 2000 on Rt 66. Hope to do that when Katie and I travel up US 61

 

from Baton Rouge to Canada.

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Guest Jennifer

That sounds like a good plan, Denny!

 

 

 

I know there's a Coca-Cola memorabilia museum in that area that we

 

had wanted to visit, but didn't get a chance, so that might be good.

 

 

 

Also, is the Penn Store you mentioned the same one you had listed on

 

your website - that cool general store? I definitely wanted to go

 

there too.

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...>

 

wrote:

 

> Getting out of your own backyard in a southerly direction probably

 

means

 

> I-65 to Louisville and the bottom boundary of you comfortable

 

range is sort

 

> of I/40/Nashville. One possible route would be staying on I-65 all

 

the way

 

> to Nashville to catch some great music on Saturday night. Pace

 

yourself by

 

> stopping by the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, saying hi to

 

your old

 

> friend Ivan in Cave City, or burning excess time in Nashville by

 

visiting

 

> the Parthenon, the Ryman, or other attractions. In the morning,

 

head home on

 

> US-31E, pick up US-62 east in Bardstown, then, in Versailles, grab

 

US-60

 

> back to Louisville. Shorten it up by skipping Nashville and

 

catching US-31

 

> in Bowling Green or make it even more leisurely by just heading

 

east on

 

> US-62 at Elizabethtown. Another variation is US-68 from BG to

 

Lexington then

 

> US-60 to Louisville. Of course, if you take 68, stopping by Penn's

 

Store in

 

> Gravel Switch is almost a requirement. There are plenty of other

 

variations

 

> including trading US-62 for the Blue Grass Parkway to speed things

 

up while

 

> still getting some decent scenery. You're in horse/Bourbon country

 

so there

 

> are distilleries & good looking farms to be seen. Beautiful horses

 

& fast

 

> women or something like that.

 

>

 

> --Denny

 

>

 

> > -----Original Message-----

 

> > From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@a...]

 

> > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:26 AM

 

> > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Ideas needed! Two lane route &

 

> > destinations south of Indiana...

 

> >

 

> > Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip,

 

> > just Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all

 

> > two lane roads (though, I'm not averse to taking the Evil-I

 

> > through Indiana, then two lane after). We'd probably leave

 

> > at 7:00 AM, and stop around 6:00 PM.

 

> >

 

> > Assuming our fairly lesirely pace, stopping often to take

 

> > photos, I guess we'd average 35 - 40 MPH, so we could travel

 

> > between 385 and 440 miles from Indianapolis. I'd like

 

> > suggestions from the group as to a nice scenic route we can

 

> > take. Any additional suggestions, such as diners, motels and

 

> > things to do / see are welcomed as well.

 

> >

 

> > I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to

 

> > set preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low

 

> > preference and other highways to high preference, and it will

 

> > keep you off the interstate.

 

> >

 

> > Thanks for any suggestions!

 

> >

 

> > Jennifer

 

> > http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Greetings All,

 

 

 

Would anyone be interested in obtaining any reproduction shield route

 

markers? Can have them made with ANY route numbers current or past.

 

(ie: US66, US 99, US40, US101, US60, US1, US40, etc)

 

 

 

They're made to authentic specs by a company who contracts out to

 

individual state DOT's for actual highway use:

 

Height: 24 inches x 24 inches

 

Material: .080" 3105 Aluminum Alloy

 

Sheeting: 3M Scotchlite Engineer Grade

 

$60 plus shipping.

 

 

 

If interested, send me an email and I can send you a photo.

 

 

 

God Bless and Happy Trails.

 

 

 

Ken

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Guest Denny Gibson

Yep, Penns ( http://www.pennsstore.com/ ) is the "oldest country store in

 

the nation. I was there during the outhouse races but I'm sure it's worth

 

seeing anytime. They do suggest calling ahead if you want to be certain

 

they'll be open. It's not right on US-68 (or much of anything else for that

 

matter) but their website will give you directions, etc. 68 will also take

 

you through Harrodsburg and past Shaker Village (

 

http://www.shakervillageky.org/ ) which is definitely worth a stop. I know

 

they have overnight accommodations but can't tell you anything about them.

 

East of Shaker Village, the road is rather wiggly (in a nice sort of way)

 

going down to and back up from the river. What was once the tallest railroad

 

bridge in the country/world/galaxy (

 

http://worldtimzone.com/railtrail/highbridge/ ) is nearby but you have to

 

make some effort to get there from US-68.

 

 

 

Sorry I can't help on the Coca-Cola museum. I do have a few trips in this

 

area (including Penns Store) on my site and might be able to remember a few

 

more things if you get a general route picked out and have some questions.

 

Looks like a good weekend and I'm sure you'll make it a good drive.

 

 

 

Denny Gibson

 

Cincinnati, OH

 

www.DennyGibson.com

 

 

 

P.S., As residents of Speedway, IN, traveling on the Fourth of July, you

 

might consider displaying a flag from your local race track as you travel. I

 

have such a flag (getting rather ratty these days) that I display for Indy

 

Pennant Day.

 

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

 

> From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@aol.com]

 

> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:45 AM

 

> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Ideas needed! Two lane route &

 

> destinations south of Indiana...

 

>

 

> That sounds like a good plan, Denny!

 

>

 

> I know there's a Coca-Cola memorabilia museum in that area

 

> that we had wanted to visit, but didn't get a chance, so that

 

> might be good.

 

>

 

> Also, is the Penn Store you mentioned the same one you had

 

> listed on your website - that cool general store? I

 

> definitely wanted to go there too.

 

>

 

> Jennifer

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...>

 

> wrote:

 

> > Getting out of your own backyard in a southerly direction probably

 

> means

 

> > I-65 to Louisville and the bottom boundary of you comfortable

 

> range is sort

 

> > of I/40/Nashville. One possible route would be staying on I-65 all

 

> the way

 

> > to Nashville to catch some great music on Saturday night. Pace

 

> yourself by

 

> > stopping by the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, saying hi to

 

> your old

 

> > friend Ivan in Cave City, or burning excess time in Nashville by

 

> visiting

 

> > the Parthenon, the Ryman, or other attractions. In the morning,

 

> head home on

 

> > US-31E, pick up US-62 east in Bardstown, then, in Versailles, grab

 

> US-60

 

> > back to Louisville. Shorten it up by skipping Nashville and

 

> catching US-31

 

> > in Bowling Green or make it even more leisurely by just heading

 

> east on

 

> > US-62 at Elizabethtown. Another variation is US-68 from BG to

 

> Lexington then

 

> > US-60 to Louisville. Of course, if you take 68, stopping by Penn's

 

> Store in

 

> > Gravel Switch is almost a requirement. There are plenty of other

 

> variations

 

> > including trading US-62 for the Blue Grass Parkway to speed things

 

> up while

 

> > still getting some decent scenery. You're in horse/Bourbon country

 

> so there

 

> > are distilleries & good looking farms to be seen. Beautiful horses

 

> & fast

 

> > women or something like that.

 

> >

 

> > --Denny

 

> >

 

> > > -----Original Message-----

 

> > > From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@a...]

 

> > > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:26 AM

 

> > > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> > > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Ideas needed! Two lane route &

 

> destinations

 

> > > south of Indiana...

 

> > >

 

> > > Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip, just

 

> > > Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all two lane

 

> > > roads (though, I'm not averse to taking the Evil-I

 

> through Indiana,

 

> > > then two lane after). We'd probably leave at 7:00 AM, and stop

 

> > > around 6:00 PM.

 

> > >

 

> > > Assuming our fairly lesirely pace, stopping often to take

 

> photos, I

 

> > > guess we'd average 35 - 40 MPH, so we could travel

 

> between 385 and

 

> > > 440 miles from Indianapolis. I'd like suggestions from

 

> the group as

 

> > > to a nice scenic route we can take. Any additional suggestions,

 

> > > such as diners, motels and things to do / see are

 

> welcomed as well.

 

> > >

 

> > > I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to set

 

> > > preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low

 

> preference and other

 

> > > highways to high preference, and it will keep you off the

 

> > > interstate.

 

> > >

 

> > > Thanks for any suggestions!

 

> > >

 

> > > Jennifer

 

> > > http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com

In a message dated 7/1/05 9:56:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, alf@mia.net

 

writes:

 

I sometimes get the old Rand McNally out and take a look.

 

====================================================================

 

Dollar General has a real bargain. "The American Road Atlas 2005" for $3.50.

 

 

 

Tom Hoffman

 

Pearisburg VA

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Guest Jennifer

Hi Charles,

 

 

 

Thanks for writing - glad you enjoyed the site. That August 200

 

tripon 66 was the first and only part of the site for a while, and

 

it grew from there.

 

 

 

Thanks also for the tips on Streets & Trips. I have been

 

discovering the power of the software in trip planning, and it's

 

really fun!

 

 

 

Welcome aboard!

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

>

 

> Hi Jennifer,

 

>

 

> I also have Microsoft Streets and Maps and use the road preference

 

> tool. Since I have yet to travel "up that way", that tool might

 

be

 

> best. When the trip planner shows you your route, notice the

 

towns

 

> along the way. Larger towns have many streets. This might be

 

helpful

 

> in determining your destination for the day! Also, you can choose

 

a

 

> way that has many smaller town, if you wish. Write down a few

 

towns

 

> along the route and do a web search. This way you can see if

 

these

 

> towns have restaurants, attractions, etc.

 

>

 

> Have a great trip!

 

> Charles

 

>

 

> PS. Enjoyed your web site and spent three hours reviewing your

 

trip in

 

> Aug 2000 on Rt 66. Hope to do that when Katie and I travel up US

 

61

 

> from Baton Rouge to Canada.

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Hi everyone....A few times a year, we like to do a little

 

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Guest Alex Burr

If your going to Nashville heading south, there's always U S 31, at least, for

 

Indianapolis to Nashville. Parallels I-65.

 

 

 

Happy Travels.

 

 

 

Hudsonly,

 

Alex B

 

 

 

Denny Gibson <denny@dennygibson.com> wrote:

 

Yep, Penns ( http://www.pennsstore.com/ ) is the "oldest country store in

 

the nation. I was there during the outhouse races but I'm sure it's worth

 

seeing anytime. They do suggest calling ahead if you want to be certain

 

they'll be open. It's not right on US-68 (or much of anything else for that

 

matter) but their website will give you directions, etc. 68 will also take

 

you through Harrodsburg and past Shaker Village (

 

http://www.shakervillageky.org/ ) which is definitely worth a stop. I know

 

they have overnight accommodations but can't tell you anything about them.

 

East of Shaker Village, the road is rather wiggly (in a nice sort of way)

 

going down to and back up from the river. What was once the tallest railroad

 

bridge in the country/world/galaxy (

 

http://worldtimzone.com/railtrail/highbridge/ ) is nearby but you have to

 

make some effort to get there from US-68.

 

 

 

Sorry I can't help on the Coca-Cola museum. I do have a few trips in this

 

area (including Penns Store) on my site and might be able to remember a few

 

more things if you get a general route picked out and have some questions.

 

Looks like a good weekend and I'm sure you'll make it a good drive.

 

 

 

Denny Gibson

 

Cincinnati, OH

 

www.DennyGibson.com

 

 

 

P.S., As residents of Speedway, IN, traveling on the Fourth of July, you

 

might consider displaying a flag from your local race track as you travel. I

 

have such a flag (getting rather ratty these days) that I display for Indy

 

Pennant Day.

 

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

 

> From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@aol.com]

 

> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:45 AM

 

> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Ideas needed! Two lane route &

 

> destinations south of Indiana...

 

>

 

> That sounds like a good plan, Denny!

 

>

 

> I know there's a Coca-Cola memorabilia museum in that area

 

> that we had wanted to visit, but didn't get a chance, so that

 

> might be good.

 

>

 

> Also, is the Penn Store you mentioned the same one you had

 

> listed on your website - that cool general store? I

 

> definitely wanted to go there too.

 

>

 

> Jennifer

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...>

 

> wrote:

 

> > Getting out of your own backyard in a southerly direction probably

 

> means

 

> > I-65 to Louisville and the bottom boundary of you comfortable

 

> range is sort

 

> > of I/40/Nashville. One possible route would be staying on I-65 all

 

> the way

 

> > to Nashville to catch some great music on Saturday night. Pace

 

> yourself by

 

> > stopping by the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, saying hi to

 

> your old

 

> > friend Ivan in Cave City, or burning excess time in Nashville by

 

> visiting

 

> > the Parthenon, the Ryman, or other attractions. In the morning,

 

> head home on

 

> > US-31E, pick up US-62 east in Bardstown, then, in Versailles, grab

 

> US-60

 

> > back to Louisville. Shorten it up by skipping Nashville and

 

> catching US-31

 

> > in Bowling Green or make it even more leisurely by just heading

 

> east on

 

> > US-62 at Elizabethtown. Another variation is US-68 from BG to

 

> Lexington then

 

> > US-60 to Louisville. Of course, if you take 68, stopping by Penn's

 

> Store in

 

> > Gravel Switch is almost a requirement. There are plenty of other

 

> variations

 

> > including trading US-62 for the Blue Grass Parkway to speed things

 

> up while

 

> > still getting some decent scenery. You're in horse/Bourbon country

 

> so there

 

> > are distilleries & good looking farms to be seen. Beautiful horses

 

> & fast

 

> > women or something like that.

 

> >

 

> > --Denny

 

> >

 

> > > -----Original Message-----

 

> > > From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@a...]

 

> > > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:26 AM

 

> > > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> > > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Ideas needed! Two lane route &

 

> destinations

 

> > > south of Indiana...

 

> > >

 

> > > Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip, just

 

> > > Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all two lane

 

> > > roads (though, I'm not averse to taking the Evil-I

 

> through Indiana,

 

> > > then two lane after). We'd probably leave at 7:00 AM, and stop

 

> > > around 6:00 PM.

 

> > >

 

> > > Assuming our fairly lesirely pace, stopping often to take

 

> photos, I

 

> > > guess we'd average 35 - 40 MPH, so we could travel

 

> between 385 and

 

> > > 440 miles from Indianapolis. I'd like suggestions from

 

> the group as

 

> > > to a nice scenic route we can take. Any additional suggestions,

 

> > > such as diners, motels and things to do / see are

 

> welcomed as well.

 

> > >

 

> > > I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to set

 

> > > preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low

 

> preference and other

 

> > > highways to high preference, and it will keep you off the

 

> > > interstate.

 

> > >

 

> > > Thanks for any suggestions!

 

> > >

 

> > > Jennifer

 

> > > http://www.roadtripmemories.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com

In a message dated 7/1/05 7:28:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

 

realtupi@yahoo.com writes:

 

We avoided the Interstates (I fail to see that they save much time any more)

 

and drove the old highways.

 

====================================================================

 

I'm doing that more and more. I simply cannot stand I-81 in Virginia, and

 

have worked out alternate routings to avoid it. In bad weather, I stay away from

 

I-77 going south too; invariably a truck will be turned over going down Fancy

 

Gap Mountain. The only interstate around here that isn't bad is 64 between

 

I-81 and I-77. Very little traffic and not a bad drive.

 

 

 

You see all kinds of road stuff on US 11, which follows 81 for practically

 

its entire length. There's an old motel called the Blue Jay with adjoining

 

restaurant and a marvelous neon sign, around Ironto VA. Other places, you'll see

 

buildings that used to be Howard Johnson's or Stuckey's, or the telltale front

 

overhang on old gas stations.

 

 

 

The old roads take longer, but my nerves don't end up being shredded.

 

 

 

Tom Hoffman

 

Pearisburg VA

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Yep! You definitely are a featured group...I am a new member, howdy

 

to all. I live in southeast Utah. Nice to meet you all!

 

 

 

Chris

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <jabremer66@a...>

 

wrote:

 

> Hi Denny! The light bulb went off last night and I thought we might

 

> be a featured group at Yahoo and we are an "editor's pick"

 

for "Summer

 

> Road Trips!". Too cool. The list keeps growing as more requests

 

come

 

> in!

 

>

 

> Hope everyone dives right in and starts the road warrior stories!

 

>

 

> Jennifer

 

> http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Guest Jennifer

I'm looking at my Rand McNally right now and they have a "Best of the

 

Road 2005" section with some road trip suggestions and things to do,

 

etc.

 

 

 

I'm also looking at the Rand McNally website and that's pretty neat

 

too - it has a lot of good road trip planning information, and links

 

so that when you select a map, you can also click to find area things

 

to do, or places to dine, etc. Neat stuff! Combine that with MS

 

Streets & Trips, the members of this list and I have a lot of good

 

info!!

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Larry Kinsey <alf@m...> wrote:

 

> Jennifer,

 

>

 

> I sometimes get the old Rand McNally out and take a look. They have

 

areas

 

> that they call scenic routes and have followed some of these in

 

> Kansas. You would be surprised the things you can find on those

 

trips.

 

>

 

> Larry

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--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, egyptianzipper@a... wrote:

 

> In a message dated 7/1/05 9:56:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, alf@m...

 

> writes:

 

> I sometimes get the old Rand McNally out and take a look.

 

> ====================================================================

 

> Dollar General has a real bargain. "The American Road Atlas 2005"

 

for $3.50.

 

>

 

> Tom Hoffman

 

> Pearisburg VA

 

 

 

 

 

That's even cheaper than our Wal-Mart / Rand McNally Atlas for $4.97!

 

 

 

Jennifer

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Guest Denny Gibson

I'm sure you've already figured out that the Coca-Cola museum you mentioned

 

is almost certainly this one in Elizabethtown (

 

http://www.schmidtmuseum.com/ ). I had no idea it was there. Amazing what

 

you can learn on this list. But did you know that Cameron Crowe has a film

 

named Elizabethtown coming out this fall? There was some filming in E-town

 

so maybe the Coke museum will be in it.

 

 

 

Denny Gibson

 

Cincinnati, OH

 

www.DennyGibson.com

 

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

 

> From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@aol.com]

 

> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:45 AM

 

> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Ideas needed! Two lane route & destinations

 

> south of Indiana...

 

>

 

>

 

> That sounds like a good plan, Denny!

 

>

 

> I know there's a Coca-Cola memorabilia museum in that area that we

 

> had wanted to visit, but didn't get a chance, so that might be good.

 

>

 

> Also, is the Penn Store you mentioned the same one you had listed on

 

> your website - that cool general store? I definitely wanted to go

 

> there too.

 

>

 

> Jennifer

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...>

 

> wrote:

 

> > Getting out of your own backyard in a southerly direction probably

 

> means

 

> > I-65 to Louisville and the bottom boundary of you comfortable

 

> range is sort

 

> > of I/40/Nashville. One possible route would be staying on I-65 all

 

> the way

 

> > to Nashville to catch some great music on Saturday night. Pace

 

> yourself by

 

> > stopping by the Corvette museum in Bowling Green, saying hi to

 

> your old

 

> > friend Ivan in Cave City, or burning excess time in Nashville by

 

> visiting

 

> > the Parthenon, the Ryman, or other attractions. In the morning,

 

> head home on

 

> > US-31E, pick up US-62 east in Bardstown, then, in Versailles, grab

 

> US-60

 

> > back to Louisville. Shorten it up by skipping Nashville and

 

> catching US-31

 

> > in Bowling Green or make it even more leisurely by just heading

 

> east on

 

> > US-62 at Elizabethtown. Another variation is US-68 from BG to

 

> Lexington then

 

> > US-60 to Louisville. Of course, if you take 68, stopping by Penn's

 

> Store in

 

> > Gravel Switch is almost a requirement. There are plenty of other

 

> variations

 

> > including trading US-62 for the Blue Grass Parkway to speed things

 

> up while

 

> > still getting some decent scenery. You're in horse/Bourbon country

 

> so there

 

> > are distilleries & good looking farms to be seen. Beautiful horses

 

> & fast

 

> > women or something like that.

 

> >

 

> > --Denny

 

> >

 

> > > -----Original Message-----

 

> > > From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@a...]

 

> > > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:26 AM

 

> > > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

> > > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Ideas needed! Two lane route &

 

> > > destinations south of Indiana...

 

> > >

 

> > > Hi all! Pat and I are interested in taking a weekend trip,

 

> > > just Saturday and Sunday. I'd like to head south, take all

 

> > > two lane roads (though, I'm not averse to taking the Evil-I

 

> > > through Indiana, then two lane after). We'd probably leave

 

> > > at 7:00 AM, and stop around 6:00 PM.

 

> > >

 

> > > Assuming our fairly lesirely pace, stopping often to take

 

> > > photos, I guess we'd average 35 - 40 MPH, so we could travel

 

> > > between 385 and 440 miles from Indianapolis. I'd like

 

> > > suggestions from the group as to a nice scenic route we can

 

> > > take. Any additional suggestions, such as diners, motels and

 

> > > things to do / see are welcomed as well.

 

> > >

 

> > > I have Microsoft Streets and Trips, and a neat feature is to

 

> > > set preferred roads, you can set Interstates to low

 

> > > preference and other highways to high preference, and it will

 

> > > keep you off the interstate.

 

> > >

 

> > > Thanks for any suggestions!

 

> > >

 

> > > Jennifer

 

> > > http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Guest Jennifer

Willkommen!

 

 

 

I am not an architect, but I do work for an architecture firm in

 

Indianapolis. Very interesting!

 

 

 

Glad you found the group now...look forward to hearing your road

 

trip stories!

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Stierlen"

 

<martin_stierlen@y...> wrote:

 

> Hi all,

 

>

 

> being new to this group let me just tell a few things about myself:

 

>

 

> I am an architect for the Baden Wurttemberg state administration

 

here

 

> in Stuttgart, Germany. I have traveled most of the continental 48

 

> extensively in the 80's and 90's, back in 1986 I was working in

 

Dayton,

 

> Ohio for a year as an intern.

 

> While I would love to come back and get some more mileage, notably

 

on

 

> the "blue highways", I don't rightly know when it is going to

 

happen.

 

> Anyway, I hope to be able to find and share info here.

 

>

 

> A little off topic, but regarding the pictures in the photo file,

 

> obviously not to a great degree: I have written a book (just been

 

> publsihed in April 2005) about american (model) railroads in which

 

I

 

> have included a chapter about the characteristics of certain

 

landscapes

 

> in the U.S., architecture, roadside americana like gas stations,

 

signs

 

> and such, and I wish I would have found this group a year ago.

 

>

 

> Thanks and best regards

 

> Martin Stierlen

 

> Korntal, Germany

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--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <homiechris2000@y...>

 

wrote:

 

> Yep! You definitely are a featured group...I am a new member, howdy

 

> to all. I live in southeast Utah. Nice to meet you all!

 

>

 

> Chris

 

>

 

 

 

Nice to meet you too...welcome aboard! I can't wait to get out to

 

that area of the country someday!

 

 

 

Jennifer

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Hi,

 

If you're coming into Oregon from the north or east, work your way

 

down to Bend, in the central part of the state. From there head west

 

to Sisters on US 20. Go west from Sisters on Oregon 242, across the

 

McKenzie Pass - be sure to stretch your legs with a hike in the lava

 

fields, and view the distant mountains at the observatory. At the

 

western end of OR 242 turn left (west) on OR 126; take it all the way

 

to Florence via Eugene/Springfield. Don't forget to stop and say hi

 

at Harbick's General Store between McKenzie Bridge and Blue River, and

 

get a good meal at the Vida Cafe in Vida. You won't regret driving

 

these roads and meeting the fine folks in the McKenzie Valley.

 

Tim

 

McKenzie Bridge, OR

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "bbhann1" <bbhann1@y...> wrote:

 

> thanks for being approved to American_Road. i am trying to put

 

together

 

> a ride on my m/c from KC area to Florance OR. the first of august if

 

> anyone can give some good advice on touring roads from here to there

 

> would be of great appreciation. Was going to go to beartooth

 

highway,

 

> but i understand it will be closed through this year. thanks again

 

for

 

> acceptance and for the info.

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Hi Everyone! My name is Trudi. I was born in Indianapolis; lived in

 

Plainfield until 1985 when we moved to Seminole, Florida. My father

 

and sisters live in West Newton, Carmel and Fishers. Two weeks ago I

 

drove with my father from my home in Florida to Indianapolis. We

 

avoided the Interstates (I fail to see that they save much time any

 

more) and drove the old highways. What a treat! There was little

 

traffic and lots of scenery. I was particularly impressed with US

 

Highway 27 through Tennessee and Kentucky. It was a lovely drive and

 

didn't take any more time than the Interstates which were bogged down

 

with construction (particularly I-75 north of Knoxville).

 

 

 

I love to travel by car; sometimes just for pleasure I look at maps and

 

dream of the adventures under those little blue and red lines. I

 

particularly enjoy the paths less followed. I'm glad to have found

 

fellow travelers.

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Guest Jennifer

Thanks so much for joining and we hope you all enjoy American Road

 

Magazine's Yahoo Group!

 

 

 

To avoid spammers (which we'd had early on), Pat and I now approve

 

all members personally by requiring a short note about why someone

 

would like to join our group. As you all now know, you have been

 

approved on that basis, but we briefly keep new members on moderated

 

status. We certainly don't wish to do that forever; so, our only

 

requirement for removal of moderated status is just one legitimate

 

post about road travel, a trip or whatever you have to share related

 

to road trips/travel, etc. After we approve that post, we change

 

your status to unmoderated.

 

 

 

We think that's reasonable for all members (we haven't had a new

 

member complain yet!) and it does keep spammers at bay, since no one

 

has posted a real post then subsequently spammed us.

 

 

 

With that in mind, I just want to make note that Pat and I will be

 

away this weekend (as indicated in my earlier posts!!), so there

 

will be a brief interruption in member / message approvals until we

 

get back. As soon as we can, we will approve any new members as

 

well as posts made during our absence.

 

 

 

Thanks for your understanding.

 

 

 

Again, welcome aboard and happy & safe traveling!!!

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

http://www.roadtripmemories.com

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Guest Evelyn Phillips

Hi Everyone:

 

 

 

I just joined the group and have a request!

 

 

 

My husband retired in February of this year. I was raised in Chicago,

 

Illinois and never missed the old Route 66 series. I always dreamed of

 

one day following that road. Now, my husband and I are wanting to take

 

some short trips (2-4 days at a time) and for our first jaunt would

 

like to start on Route 66 somewhere in or near Normal, Illinois (we live

 

over near Moline, Illinois and are only about 1-1/2 hours from

 

Bloomington/Normal). We would like to travel as much of Route 66 as

 

possible down to about Rolla, Missouri, leaving in about two weeks.

 

 

 

I am looking for either a map or information regarding where Route 66

 

would start near Normal, and what the towns are along the path we would

 

like to take. Also, if Route 66 ends at some point along the way, what

 

route would we follow going in that direction to pick it up again. Can

 

all of this be done without having to go on an Interstate? I guess my

 

main concern is if we get on a portion of Route 66, and it goes for say

 

15 miles, does it just end? Are there directions locally for what route

 

to take to pick it up again? I hate to sound so stupid, but this will

 

be a new adventure for us, and if this one works well, we will probably

 

do it again on another portion farther down the road taking the

 

Interstate to that portion where we ended the time before.

 

 

 

If all of this doesn't sound too stupid, I'd appreciate any information

 

between these two points and would be most grateful to the group. I'm

 

already really enjoying the posts and it's only been a couple days.

 

 

 

Thanks again.

 

 

 

Evelyn

 

elp@antiquesbyevelyn.com

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