Guest dc_eakin Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > Route 9 from New York north to Castleton-on-Hudson > is rich in history going back to the Revolutionary > War. Here also, about 10 miles north of Hyde Park, you > will find the Old Rhinebeck Airdrome - check out their > web site: > > http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/default.htm > > Watch a re-enactment of an WWI dog fight, take a > ride in a 1929 Standard Bi-plane. > > While not strickly on this ride, West Point, home of > the U S Military Academy, on the west side off 9W is > realtively easy to get to - coming north take 202/6 > out of Peekskill along the western edge of the New > York State Military Reservation and cross the bridge > to 9W. I think that's the Bear Mountain Bridge. Go > north on 9W for a little over 5 miles to West Point. > It's easy to go either north to I-90 and back to U S 9 > - or just turn around and go back across the Bear > Mountain Bridge. > > Wherever you go in this region, do NOT expect to > make it a day trip. There is so much history and so > many things to see here - Oh, I almost forgot > Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. If you linger overnight, > beware, you may see the headless horseman!!!!!! > Also - the Culinary Institute of America with several student-run resturants is in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dc_eakin Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Darlene Petralia <npetrali@n...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > We will be traveling to Valley Alabama Thanksgiving Weekend with a 29' > Travel Trailer. If anyone has any ideas of interesting and/or scenic > routes that are good side trips while hauling a trailer, we would > appreciate the information. We usually start out on I-88 West to > Binghamton and head south from there through PA. Would really like > some ideas in PA, that would avoid that > "forever and always under construction" part of I-81 from Binghamton to > Harrisburg. > Darlene, Depending on how much time you have, you could go further West (from Binghampton) on Rt 17 to Corning and then South through PA on Rt 15. This will bring you through some scenic areas (including Gettysburg), but is mostly 2-lane. In Northern MD you could decide if you want to go South on the interstate system or cut back West (not sure where in Alabama you're headed). Dave E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I belong to the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane (automobiles for those of you who don't remember the Hudson cars) Club. The cover of our July/August issue featured a 1950 Hudson sitting at the entrance to the Chain of Rocks Bridge. I've put it on the photo page - look for Hudson. Hudsonly, Alex B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R. Droz Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 The Chain of Rocks bridge was used in the 1981 movie, "Escape from New York." -- ___________________________________________________________ Happy Motoring! _._._._.____~__ Robert V. Droz ( us98@earthlink.net ) [____________][___ U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830) [________/____[_|__ http://www.us-highways.com/ ()() ()() () Route Logs - Standard Oil - Highway Makeover - Pics - Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ken Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Hi Rita, If I remember correctly from what I was told, The Williams section of Route 66 was the last part to be used as the main routing before the Interstate was finished completely. This was the last section of the Interstate system that had to be finished in the United States. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this! I'm going by what I was told & thought this might be interesting for everyone on here. Also just to add a little more info for anyone interested, From Williams AZ. you can take a steam train ride to the rim of the Grand Canyon. It's called the Grand Canyon Railway. www.thetrain.org I took my wife & her mother on a trip out west a couple of years ago. We went down alot of sections of Rt. 66 as well as a very fun trip to the Grand Canyon on the Grand canyon Railway. There were very good professional actors that put on a wild west show with horses, guns etc. before the train departs the station for the canyon. It was very hilariouse & fun to watch! On the train there was live entertainment in each rail car/coach. A fiddler walked into our car & played for a while, Then he would move on, Just after he moved on, A guitarist came in & played for us. & so on with other entertainers. They realy pulled everyone together as though we knew each other all of our lives with clapping,singing, & laughter! They were all very good & realy got down with their instruments so to say! We could tell that they were having just as much fun as the rest of us. Everyone of us in our coach/car had a great time together! The entertainers were all dressed in western fashion, Also the Sheriff walked up & down the train during the trip. & I can't forget about our car attendant, There was never a dull moment during the trip with his wisdom, kindness & laughter. "Very Professional"! On our way back to Williams later in the day, The outlaws while on horse back were chasing & shooting their very loud guns to stop the train & got onboard to hold us up! (just looking for donations for their performance for the day, Tips, Gratuity etc.) A Train Robbery! This is one trip that we "WILL" be making again! It was worth every penny spent & then some! PS; The train stays at the canyon rim for roughly 3 hrs. before we had to go back, If I remember right there are packages where you can stay at the rim over night & return by train the next day also. It takes roughly 2 hrs. of fun filled adventure each way. Go to their site for the fine details! We sure wish that we had found this (American Roads site/group) sooner! You folks on here sure have alot of fun & neat stories & info to read about! "Happy Trails" Ken & Brenda; Wisconsin. ----- Original Message ----- From: keepitreal08628 To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:31 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff Someday I hope to do a real road trip along 66. Last year my husband and I spent time in Scottsdale AZ, and took an overnight trip up to see the Grand Canyon. We drove to a small town called Williams I believe, but we arrived at night so didn't see much of the surroundings. The next afternoon, we needed to pick up something at the grocery store, and I nearly passed out when I saw that the store, which was one block over from the hotel we stayed in, was on Route 66!!!! To date, that's the extent of my travels on it. This weekend, I attended a quilt convention in Hershey, PA. There are classes, exhibits and vendors at these conventions...and among other goodies, I happened upon a yard of Route 66 fabric!!!! I was in heaven! Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ken Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Whoops! My apology!,.............The correct site info for the Grand Canyon Railway is,..........www.thetrain.com ///// (.)(.) u (O) ===uuu====uuu=== Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: ken To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff It's called the Grand Canyon Railway. www.thetrain.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marilyn Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I enjoy traveling -- " cut my teeth " camping on the blue ridge parkway and in the smokies - later resided in Boone, NC for 12 yrs - now live in Auburn,Al --- longtime RVer --- I now travel by auto several times a year --- i enjoy backroads ( a slab of concrete is too much sameness )--- my husband and i spent 6 yrs following salmon runs in alaska and always spent time touring the western u.s. coming and going ---- I look forward to this group keeping me informed of new/old backroads to explore - Marilyn Cooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 You are absolutely right. The last section of Route 66 that was bypassed by the interstate, I-40, was through Williams, AZ, on October 13, 1984. It wasn't, however, the last section of interstate highway to be completed. There were varying other section around the U.S. that came afterwards. The trip to the Grand Canyon on the train from Williams is a joy that everyone should experience. Even before getting on the train and the old west show in front of the depot, visitors should plan on visiting the railroad museum that is in the old Fray Marcos Hotel. Although there are 4-5 classes of service just plain old coach is quite comfortable. The employees make sure that everyone is entertained throughout the trip, up and back. The people who put on the show before the train leaves in the morning are the same ones who hold up the train in the afternoon. If anyone has the opportunity to do so, visiting the Grand Canyon in the winter offers a much different feeling than in the summer. There are FAR fewer people around to have to contend with. For that reason, a number of the concessions are closed in the winter for lack of business. It's nice to be able to walk the trails without competing with a crowd of people doing the same thing. And seeing snow on the canyon is quite something. Yes, it can be quite cold there, so plan ahead if you're thinking of a winter visit. But there is always a roaring fire in all of the fireplaces - at the El Tovar, the Bright Angel Lodge, the Hopi House, and many others. Being an Arizona resident, there is another benefit in taking the train to the canyon in winter. They offer half-off the normal price to Arizonans, making the trip even more of a bargain. Gee, maybe I ought to go to work for the Arizona Bureau of Tourism. Mike Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: ken<mailto:stokerk@ticon.net> To: <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff Hi Rita, If I remember correctly from what I was told, The Williams section of Route 66 was the last part to be used as the main routing before the Interstate was finished completely. This was the last section of the Interstate system that had to be finished in the United States. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this! I'm going by what I was told & thought this might be interesting for everyone on here. Also just to add a little more info for anyone interested, From Williams AZ. you can take a steam train ride to the rim of the Grand Canyon. It's called the Grand Canyon Railway. www.thetrain.org I took my wife & her mother on a trip out west a couple of years ago. We went down alot of sections of Rt. 66 as well as a very fun trip to the Grand Canyon on the Grand canyon Railway. There were very good professional actors that put on a wild west show with horses, guns etc. before the train departs the station for the canyon. It was very hilariouse & fun to watch! On the train there was live entertainment in each rail car/coach. A fiddler walked into our car & played for a while, Then he would move on, Just after he moved on, A guitarist came in & played for us. & so on with other entertainers. They realy pulled everyone together as though we knew each other all of our lives with clapping,singing, & laughter! They were all very good & realy got down with their instruments so to say! We could tell that they were having just as much fun as the rest of us. Everyone of us in our coach/car had a great time together! The entertainers were all dressed in western fashion, Also the Sheriff walked up & down the train during the trip. & I can't forget about our car attendant, There was never a dull moment during the trip with his wisdom, kindness & laughter. "Very Professional"! On our way back to Williams later in the day, The outlaws while on horse back were chasing & shooting their very loud guns to stop the train & got onboard to hold us up! (just looking for donations for their performance for the day, Tips, Gratuity etc.) A Train Robbery! This is one trip that we "WILL" be making again! It was worth every penny spent & then some! PS; The train stays at the canyon rim for roughly 3 hrs. before we had to go back, If I remember right there are packages where you can stay at the rim over night & return by train the next day also. It takes roughly 2 hrs. of fun filled adventure each way. Go to their site for the fine details! We sure wish that we had found this (American Roads site/group) sooner! You folks on here sure have alot of fun & neat stories & info to read about! "Happy Trails" Ken & Brenda; Wisconsin. ----- Original Message ----- From: keepitreal08628 To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:31 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff Someday I hope to do a real road trip along 66. Last year my husband and I spent time in Scottsdale AZ, and took an overnight trip up to see the Grand Canyon. We drove to a small town called Williams I believe, but we arrived at night so didn't see much of the surroundings. The next afternoon, we needed to pick up something at the grocery store, and I nearly passed out when I saw that the store, which was one block over from the hotel we stayed in, was on Route 66!!!! To date, that's the extent of my travels on it. This weekend, I attended a quilt convention in Hershey, PA. There are classes, exhibits and vendors at these conventions...and among other goodies, I happened upon a yard of Route 66 fabric!!!! 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Guest Darlene Petralia Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Thanks everyone, we did spend one day in Gettysburg, took the car tour, but it is a place I'd like to go back to. Talk about painting opps! Beautiful country, and Gettysburg itself is so awe inspiring. I could think about this route..................... yep, it could be very nice~ Darlene Darlene Petralia Gray Stone Cavaliers www.nenycavaliers.com Strolling Village Artisans www.strollingvillageartisans.com On Aug 2, 2005, at 2:56 PM, dc_eakin wrote: > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Darlene Petralia > <npetrali@n...> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > We will be traveling to Valley Alabama Thanksgiving Weekend with a > 29' > > Travel Trailer.A A If anyone has any ideas of interesting and/or > scenic > > routes that are good side trips while hauling a trailer, we would > > appreciate the information.A A We usually start out on I-88 West to > > Binghamton and head south from there through PA.A Would really like > > some ideas in PA, that would avoid that > > "forever and always under construction" part of I-81 from > Binghamton to > > Harrisburg. > > > Darlene, > > A Depending on how much time you have, you could go further West > (from Binghampton) on Rt 17 to Corning and then South through PA on > Rt 15.A This will bring you through some scenic areas (including > Gettysburg), but is mostly 2-lane.A In Northern MD you could decide > if you want to go South on the interstate system or cut back West > (not sure where in Alabama you're headed). > > Dave E. > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, > send it to:A AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > a–? A Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. > A > a–? A To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > A AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > A > a–? A Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drivetheost Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Jim, I have not seen the Langston marker in person, but James Gabbert (OKSHPO)says it exists and there was an image of it on a Langston web site that no longer is up. After posting the news release, I got a message from a rancher near Kenna, NM, who claims there is a "baby" pyramid - only five feet tall - on a segment of the Ozark Trails south of Kenna. I am curious if anyone else has come across any of these mini-Ozark Trails markers...? John W. Murphey drivetheost.com Southwest Auto Trails FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2004 (Revised) Last Ozark Trails Marker Placed on National Register SANTA FE - The sole Ozark Trails marker in New Mexico, a 21-foot tall concrete tapered shaft in the middle of an intersection in Lake Arthur, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places at the State level of significance, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division announced today. The marker, a near obelisk except for its lack of a pyramid top, is complete with a concrete base that bears the town's name painted in green on all four sides. From its flat top sprouts a large shepherd's crook streetlight. It sits in the center of the desolate intersection of Main and Broadway streets in Lake Arthur, population 432, and is one of seven such remaining highway markers in the United States. One of many projects of entrepreneur William Hope Harvey, the Ozark Trails promoted tourism and highway development across the Southwest, and later influenced the course of Route 66 across Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The only surviving Ozark Trails marker in New Mexico, the pyramid at Lake Arthur is a rare artifat of early highway development in New Mexico. The marker conforms to Ozark Trails Association standards established by Harvey, which specified they be constructed of reinforced concrete and of the approximate same height. Built at a cost of $250 each, Harvey envisioned a string of dozens of markers across the country, but his plans were cut short because the markers were perceived as posing a traffic hazard. A similar marker in Artesia was torn down after business owners circulated a petition in 1928 to have it removed. Another marker in Carlsbad met a similar fate. The Lake Arthur monument, far from the stream of steady highway traffic, remains largely unchanged, although curbing and gravel recently were added to protect the marker from errant vehicles. There is no indication of how many Ozark Trails markers were actually constructed, but the remaining structures are well documented. Four survive in Texas at Tulia, Wellington, Tampico and Dimmit, and two in Oklahoma at Stroud and Langston. Each of these markers display some wear, but still function as landmarks of their communities. Harvey first proposed a permanent marking of the trail at a1918 Ozark Trails convention in Miami, Oklahoma. He envisioned pyramids stretching from Springfield, Missouri to Las Vegas, New Mexico, with a 50-foot-tall obelisk at Romeroville outside Las Vegas, designating the junction of the Ozark and the historic Santa Fe Trail. The Ozark Trails markers would influence Harvey to design a colossal concrete pyramid at his Monte Ne resort in Arkansas. Though an idealist, Harvey believed civilization was doomed, and he planned to construct a130-foot tall obelisk with a 40-square-foot base with a time capsule containing items signifying the technological state of the time and writings that supported his opinions of the cause of civilization's failure. Harvey predicted a cataclysmic event of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that would sink the pyramid, so he planned a plaque for its top instructing future archaeologists to unearth the capsule. Although the pyramid never was built, and the earth has yet to experience the cataclysms he described, his resort eventually was submerged during the 1960s construction of the White River Dam. The Ozark Trails, "the mother of the Mother Road," played a critical role in developing east-west highways and future U.S. 66. Today evidence of the Ozark Trails is rare-limited to a handful of pre-Route 66 road segments and the seven concrete pyramids. ### FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT John W. Murphey, Architectural Historian Historic Preservation Division Department of Cultural Affairs (505) 827-3990 jmurphey@dca.state.nm.us An excerpt of the National Register nomination, including digital images of the marker can be found at this web site: http://www.drivetheost.com/ozarktrails.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Greetings John and Jim, Am happy to see the discussion of the Ozark Trail come about. Indeed. As mentioned before, our historic two lane roads and highways are concrete evidence that trails once existed. Anxious to cruise the future while the traveling those days gone by. Westward Ho! The compromise between a horse and an automobile is a Thumper500, yet all three can still make dust. God Bless and Happy Trails...and Roads. the landrunner Always Keep the Shiny Side Up,... and Your Eyes Looking Towards the Next Horizon! <http://www.postmarkart.com/links.htm> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "drivetheost" <drivetheost@y...> wrote: > Jim, > > I have not seen the Langston marker in person, but James Gabbert > (OKSHPO)says it exists and there was an image of it on a Langston web > site that no longer is up. > > After posting the news release, I got a message from a rancher near > Kenna, NM, who claims there is a "baby" pyramid - only five feet tall > - on a segment of the Ozark Trails south of Kenna. I am curious if > anyone else has come across any of these mini-Ozark Trails markers...? > > John W. Murphey > drivetheost.com > Southwest Auto Trails > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > August 13, 2004 (Revised) > > Last Ozark Trails Marker Placed on National Register > > SANTA FE - The sole Ozark Trails marker in New Mexico, a 21-foot tall > concrete tapered shaft in the middle of an intersection in Lake > Arthur, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places at the > State level of significance, the New Mexico Historic Preservation > Division announced today. > > The marker, a near obelisk except for its lack of a pyramid top, is > complete with a concrete base that bears the town's name painted in > green on all four sides. From its flat top sprouts a large shepherd's > crook streetlight. It sits in the center of the desolate intersection > of Main and Broadway streets in Lake Arthur, population 432, and is > one of seven such remaining highway markers in the United States. > > One of many projects of entrepreneur William Hope Harvey, the Ozark > Trails promoted tourism and highway development across the Southwest, > and later influenced the course of Route 66 across Oklahoma, Texas and > New Mexico. The only surviving Ozark Trails marker in New Mexico, the > pyramid at Lake Arthur is a rare artifat of early highway development > in New Mexico. > > The marker conforms to Ozark Trails Association standards established > by Harvey, which specified they be constructed of reinforced concrete > and of the approximate same height. > > Built at a cost of $250 each, Harvey envisioned a string of dozens of > markers across the country, but his plans were cut short because the > markers were perceived as posing a traffic hazard. > > A similar marker in Artesia was torn down after business owners > circulated a petition in 1928 to have it removed. Another marker in > Carlsbad met a similar fate. The Lake Arthur monument, far from the > stream of steady highway traffic, remains largely unchanged, although > curbing and gravel recently were added to protect the marker from > errant vehicles. > > There is no indication of how many Ozark Trails markers were actually > constructed, but the remaining structures are well documented. Four > survive in Texas at Tulia, Wellington, Tampico and Dimmit, and two in > Oklahoma at Stroud and Langston. Each of these markers display some > wear, but still function as landmarks of their communities. > > Harvey first proposed a permanent marking of the trail at a1918 Ozark > Trails convention in Miami, Oklahoma. He envisioned pyramids > stretching from Springfield, Missouri to Las Vegas, New Mexico, with a > 50-foot-tall obelisk at Romeroville outside Las Vegas, designating the > junction of the Ozark and the historic Santa Fe Trail. > > The Ozark Trails markers would influence Harvey to design a colossal > concrete pyramid at his Monte Ne resort in Arkansas. > > Though an idealist, Harvey believed civilization was doomed, and he > planned to construct a130-foot tall obelisk with a 40-square-foot base > with a time capsule containing items signifying the technological > state of the time and writings that supported his opinions of the > cause of civilization's failure. > > Harvey predicted a cataclysmic event of earthquakes and volcanic > eruptions that would sink the pyramid, so he planned a plaque for its > top instructing future archaeologists to unearth the capsule. > > Although the pyramid never was built, and the earth has yet to > experience the cataclysms he described, his resort eventually was > submerged during the 1960s construction of the White River Dam. > > The Ozark Trails, "the mother of the Mother Road," played a critical > role in developing east-west highways and future U.S. 66. Today > evidence of the Ozark Trails is rare-limited to a handful of pre- Route > 66 road segments and the seven concrete pyramids. > > ### > > FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT > > John W. Murphey, Architectural Historian > Historic Preservation Division > Department of Cultural Affairs > (505) 827-3990 > jmurphey@d... > > An excerpt of the National Register nomination, including digital > images of the marker can be found at this web site: > http://www.drivetheost.com/ozarktrails.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Last September, my girlfriend and I had the opportunity to ride a rented Harley from Williams to Kingman on Old 66. The highway is well maintained and rather scenic. Seligman still has many of the original store fronts from it's hayday. After lunch in Kingman, we continued on to Oatman, AZ - the longest 26 miles you will ever ride (or drive). It is hard to believe that this was once the thoroughfare to California. The road went up through the mountains, was narrow with no guard rails, and had many switchbacks. One could notice a lot of gouges in the pavement from trucks unable to make the sharp turns. Once in Oatman, we found a treasure. Oatman is where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their wedding night and you can view the honeymoon room for $1. From Oatman, it is a short detour off of 66 to Laughlin, NV for more modern amenities. Thanks for bringing back a great memory of a great ride. Scott --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Ward" <flyboy1946@h...> wrote: > You are absolutely right. The last section of Route 66 that was bypassed by the interstate, I-40, was through Williams, AZ, on October 13, 1984. It wasn't, however, the last section of interstate highway to be completed. There were varying other section around the U.S. that came afterwards. > > The trip to the Grand Canyon on the train from Williams is a joy that everyone should experience. Even before getting on the train and the old west show in front of the depot, visitors should plan on visiting the railroad museum that is in the old Fray Marcos Hotel. Although there are 4-5 classes of service just plain old coach is quite comfortable. The employees make sure that everyone is entertained throughout the trip, up and back. The people who put on the show before the train leaves in the morning are the same ones who hold up the train in the afternoon. > > If anyone has the opportunity to do so, visiting the Grand Canyon in the winter offers a much different feeling than in the summer. There are FAR fewer people around to have to contend with. For that reason, a number of the concessions are closed in the winter for lack of business. It's nice to be able to walk the trails without competing with a crowd of people doing the same thing. And seeing snow on the canyon is quite something. Yes, it can be quite cold there, so plan ahead if you're thinking of a winter visit. But there is always a roaring fire in all of the fireplaces - at the El Tovar, the Bright Angel Lodge, the Hopi House, and many others. > > Being an Arizona resident, there is another benefit in taking the train to the canyon in winter. They offer half-off the normal price to Arizonans, making the trip even more of a bargain. > > Gee, maybe I ought to go to work for the Arizona Bureau of Tourism. > > Mike Ward > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ken<mailto:stokerk@t...> > To: <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff > > > Hi Rita, > > If I remember correctly from what I was told, The Williams section of Route 66 was the last part to be used as the main routing before the Interstate was finished completely. This was the last section of the Interstate system that had to be finished in the United States. > > Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this! I'm going by what I was told & thought this might be interesting for everyone on here. > > Also just to add a little more info for anyone interested, From Williams AZ. you can take a steam train ride to the rim of the Grand Canyon. It's called the Grand Canyon Railway. www.thetrain.org > I took my wife & her mother on a trip out west a couple of years ago. We went down alot of sections of Rt. 66 as well as a very fun trip to the Grand Canyon on the Grand canyon Railway. There were very good professional actors that put on a wild west show with horses, guns etc. before the train departs the station for the canyon. It was very hilariouse & fun to watch! > On the train there was live entertainment in each rail car/coach. > A fiddler walked into our car & played for a while, Then he would move on, Just after he moved on, A guitarist came in & played for us. & so on with other entertainers. They realy pulled everyone together as though we knew each other all of our lives with clapping,singing, & laughter! They were all very good & realy got down with their instruments so to say! We could tell that they were having just as much fun as the rest of us. Everyone of us in our coach/car had a great time together! > The entertainers were all dressed in western fashion, Also the Sheriff walked up & down the train during the trip. > & I can't forget about our car attendant, There was never a dull moment during the trip with his wisdom, kindness & laughter. > "Very Professional"! > > On our way back to Williams later in the day, The outlaws while on horse back were chasing & shooting their very loud guns to stop the train & got onboard to hold us up! (just looking for donations for their performance for the day, Tips, Gratuity etc.) > A Train Robbery! > > This is one trip that we "WILL" be making again! > It was worth every penny spent & then some! > > > PS; The train stays at the canyon rim for roughly 3 hrs. before we had to go back, If I remember right there are packages where you can stay at the rim over night & return by train the next day also. It takes roughly 2 hrs. of fun filled adventure each way. Go to their site for the fine details! > > > We sure wish that we had found this (American Roads site/group) sooner! > You folks on here sure have alot of fun & neat stories & info to read about! > > "Happy Trails" > > Ken & Brenda; Wisconsin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: keepitreal08628 > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:31 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff > > Someday I hope to do a real road trip along 66. Last year my > husband and I spent time in Scottsdale AZ, and took an overnight > trip up to see the Grand Canyon. We drove to a small town called > Williams I believe, but we arrived at night so didn't see much of > the surroundings. The next afternoon, we needed to pick up > something at the grocery store, and I nearly passed out when I saw > that the store, which was one block over from the hotel we stayed > in, was on Route 66!!!! > > To date, that's the extent of my travels on it. > > This weekend, I attended a quilt convention in Hershey, PA. There > are classes, exhibits and vendors at these conventions...and among > other goodies, I happened upon a yard of Route 66 fabric!!!! 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Guest ken Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Mike, Thanks for your good input, Yeah I forgot about a few sections in Utah, Idaho, Colorado etc. that I had run on in 1985 that had to be finished yet. I probably miss took the last part of Route 66 to be bypassed for the last section of Interstate in the US. You realy do have a beautiful state there! I've got a friend that lives in Globe Az. I'm about due for another visit! It's kind of neat how you have pines around Flagstaff to Cactus down in the desert to the south! The Apache Trail is another fun drive on hwy 88 as well as driving up into the Peinall Mts.(spell) just outside of Miami. There are nice pines up there too as well as many old time mines, I wouldn't go into them though. The Navajo Bridge near Marble Canyon on ALT Hwy 89 is a must to walk across on also. Not for the faint of heart though!..................I gotta go! Later Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Ward To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff You are absolutely right. The last section of Route 66 that was bypassed by the interstate, I-40, was through Williams, AZ, on October 13, 1984. It wasn't, however, the last section of interstate highway to be completed. There were varying other section around the U.S. that came afterwards. The trip to the Grand Canyon on the train from Williams is a joy that everyone should experience. Even before getting on the train and the old west show in front of the depot, visitors should plan on visiting the railroad museum that is in the old Fray Marcos Hotel. Although there are 4-5 classes of service just plain old coach is quite comfortable. The employees make sure that everyone is entertained throughout the trip, up and back. The people who put on the show before the train leaves in the morning are the same ones who hold up the train in the afternoon. If anyone has the opportunity to do so, visiting the Grand Canyon in the winter offers a much different feeling than in the summer. There are FAR fewer people around to have to contend with. For that reason, a number of the concessions are closed in the winter for lack of business. It's nice to be able to walk the trails without competing with a crowd of people doing the same thing. And seeing snow on the canyon is quite something. Yes, it can be quite cold there, so plan ahead if you're thinking of a winter visit. But there is always a roaring fire in all of the fireplaces - at the El Tovar, the Bright Angel Lodge, the Hopi House, and many others. Being an Arizona resident, there is another benefit in taking the train to the canyon in winter. They offer half-off the normal price to Arizonans, making the trip even more of a bargain. Gee, maybe I ought to go to work for the Arizona Bureau of Tourism. Mike Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: ken<mailto:stokerk@ticon.net> To: <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff Hi Rita, If I remember correctly from what I was told, The Williams section of Route 66 was the last part to be used as the main routing before the Interstate was finished completely. This was the last section of the Interstate system that had to be finished in the United States. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this! I'm going by what I was told & thought this might be interesting for everyone on here. Also just to add a little more info for anyone interested, From Williams AZ. you can take a steam train ride to the rim of the Grand Canyon. It's called the Grand Canyon Railway. www.thetrain.org I took my wife & her mother on a trip out west a couple of years ago. We went down alot of sections of Rt. 66 as well as a very fun trip to the Grand Canyon on the Grand canyon Railway. There were very good professional actors that put on a wild west show with horses, guns etc. before the train departs the station for the canyon. It was very hilariouse & fun to watch! On the train there was live entertainment in each rail car/coach. A fiddler walked into our car & played for a while, Then he would move on, Just after he moved on, A guitarist came in & played for us. & so on with other entertainers. They realy pulled everyone together as though we knew each other all of our lives with clapping,singing, & laughter! They were all very good & realy got down with their instruments so to say! We could tell that they were having just as much fun as the rest of us. Everyone of us in our coach/car had a great time together! The entertainers were all dressed in western fashion, Also the Sheriff walked up & down the train during the trip. & I can't forget about our car attendant, There was never a dull moment during the trip with his wisdom, kindness & laughter. "Very Professional"! On our way back to Williams later in the day, The outlaws while on horse back were chasing & shooting their very loud guns to stop the train & got onboard to hold us up! (just looking for donations for their performance for the day, Tips, Gratuity etc.) A Train Robbery! This is one trip that we "WILL" be making again! It was worth every penny spent & then some! PS; The train stays at the canyon rim for roughly 3 hrs. before we had to go back, If I remember right there are packages where you can stay at the rim over night & return by train the next day also. It takes roughly 2 hrs. of fun filled adventure each way. Go to their site for the fine details! We sure wish that we had found this (American Roads site/group) sooner! You folks on here sure have alot of fun & neat stories & info to read about! "Happy Trails" Ken & Brenda; Wisconsin. ----- Original Message ----- From: keepitreal08628 To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:31 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff Someday I hope to do a real road trip along 66. Last year my husband and I spent time in Scottsdale AZ, and took an overnight trip up to see the Grand Canyon. We drove to a small town called Williams I believe, but we arrived at night so didn't see much of the surroundings. The next afternoon, we needed to pick up something at the grocery store, and I nearly passed out when I saw that the store, which was one block over from the hotel we stayed in, was on Route 66!!!! To date, that's the extent of my travels on it. This weekend, I attended a quilt convention in Hershey, PA. There are classes, exhibits and vendors at these conventions...and among other goodies, I happened upon a yard of Route 66 fabric!!!! 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Guest Denny Gibson Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 There was a goof in one of the links in this message which not all browsers and email clients deal with. The correct link to the Zoar stuff is: http://www.dennygibson.com/DayTrips/Trip5/index.htm Sorry, Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: Denny Gibson [mailto:denny@dennygibson.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:43 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Scenic Areas Near Canton > > > The Lincoln Highway ( http://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com ) goes > through Canton > and the section east of there is quite nice. Near Minerva you can > even drive > several miles of brick. A couple of official byways, CanalWay & Amish > Country, are near by ( http://www.byways.org ). To the south, > the historic > Zoar settlement is one of several historic sites in the area. The > next issue > of AR, currently pictured on the group's home page, has an article on the > Amish Country Byway, I have some pictures of Zoar and its surroundings at > http://www.dennygibson.com/DayTrips/Trip5index.htm, and of the LH around > Canton at http://www.dennygibson.com/ohlh0405/day01/index.htm . I > can't help > you on the antiques. I may be one but I don't know much about shopping for > them:-) > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.DennyGibson.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stephanie Hedgepath [mailto:jimanie@welshcorgi.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:06 AM > > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Scenic Areas Near Canton > > > > I will be in the Canton, Ohio starting tomorrow. Are there > > any scenic areas within easy driving distance that anyone > > knows about? Any really good antique shops (I'm mostly into > > traditional/country antiques). > > > > > > Stephanie > > > > Stephanie S. Hedgepath, near the heart of South Carolina > > www.jimanie.com - www.strictlyanimals.com <;>>>>< Romans > > 8:28 <;>>>>< <;>>>>< > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via > e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John W Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Really new to this site and new to computers. I am enjoying the stoties but need help in reading some post. Most fit my format, but ocassionaly one is WAY to big for my page. can I set up a way to read these without constantly moving the page? Thanks, ipilot66 --- ken <stokerk@ticon.net> wrote: > Mike, > > Thanks for your good input, Yeah I forgot about a > few sections in Utah, Idaho, Colorado etc. that I > had run on in 1985 that had to be finished yet. I > probably miss took the last part of Route 66 to be > bypassed for the last section of Interstate in the > US. > You realy do have a beautiful state there! > I've got a friend that lives in Globe Az. I'm about > due for another visit! It's kind of neat how you > have pines around Flagstaff to Cactus down in the > desert to the south! The Apache Trail is another fun > drive on hwy 88 as well as driving up into the > Peinall Mts.(spell) just outside of Miami. There are > nice pines up there too as well as many old time > mines, I wouldn't go into them though. The Navajo > Bridge near Marble Canyon on ALT Hwy 89 is a must > to walk across on also. Not for the faint of heart > though!..................I gotta go! > > Later > > > Ken > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Ward > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:38 PM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff > > > You are absolutely right. The last section of > Route 66 that was bypassed by the interstate, I-40, > was through Williams, AZ, on October 13, 1984. It > wasn't, however, the last section of interstate > highway to be completed. There were varying other > section around the U.S. that came afterwards. > > The trip to the Grand Canyon on the train from > Williams is a joy that everyone should experience. > Even before getting on the train and the old west > show in front of the depot, visitors should plan on > visiting the railroad museum that is in the old Fray > Marcos Hotel. Although there are 4-5 classes of > service just plain old coach is quite comfortable. > The employees make sure that everyone is entertained > throughout the trip, up and back. The people who > put on the show before the train leaves in the > morning are the same ones who hold up the train in > the afternoon. > > If anyone has the opportunity to do so, visiting > the Grand Canyon in the winter offers a much > different feeling than in the summer. There are FAR > fewer people around to have to contend with. For > that reason, a number of the concessions are closed > in the winter for lack of business. It's nice to be > able to walk the trails without competing with a > crowd of people doing the same thing. And seeing > snow on the canyon is quite something. Yes, it can > be quite cold there, so plan ahead if you're > thinking of a winter visit. But there is always a > roaring fire in all of the fireplaces - at the El > Tovar, the Bright Angel Lodge, the Hopi House, and > many others. > > Being an Arizona resident, there is another > benefit in taking the train to the canyon in winter. > They offer half-off the normal price to Arizonans, > making the trip even more of a bargain. > > Gee, maybe I ought to go to work for the Arizona > Bureau of Tourism. > > Mike Ward > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ken<mailto:stokerk@ticon.net> > To: > <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff > > > Hi Rita, > > If I remember correctly from what I was told, > The Williams section of Route 66 was the last part > to be used as the main routing before the Interstate > was finished completely. This was the last section > of the Interstate system that had to be finished in > the United States. > > Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about > this! I'm going by what I was told & thought this > might be interesting for everyone on here. > > Also just to add a little more info for anyone > interested, From Williams AZ. you can take a steam > train ride to the rim of the Grand Canyon. It's > called the Grand Canyon Railway. www.thetrain.org > I took my wife & her mother on a trip out west a > couple of years ago. We went down alot of sections > of Rt. 66 as well as a very fun trip to the Grand > Canyon on the Grand canyon Railway. There were very > good professional actors that put on a wild west > show with horses, guns etc. before the train departs > the station for the canyon. It was very hilariouse & > fun to watch! > On the train there was live entertainment in > each rail car/coach. > A fiddler walked into our car & played for a > while, Then he would move on, Just after he moved > on, A guitarist came in & played for us. & so on > with other entertainers. They realy pulled everyone > together as though we knew each other all of our > lives with clapping,singing, & laughter! They were > all very good & realy got down with their > instruments so to say! We could tell that they were > having just as much fun as the rest of us. Everyone > of us in our coach/car had a great time together! > The entertainers were all dressed in western > fashion, Also the Sheriff walked up & down the > train during the trip. > & I can't forget about our car attendant, There > was never a dull moment during the trip with his > wisdom, kindness & laughter. > "Very Professional"! > > On our way back to Williams later in the day, > The outlaws while on horse back were chasing & > shooting their very loud guns to stop the train & > got onboard to hold us up! (just looking for > donations for their performance for the day, Tips, > Gratuity etc.) > A Train Robbery! > > This is one trip that we "WILL" be making again! > It was worth every penny spent & then some! > > > PS; The train stays at the canyon rim for > roughly 3 hrs. before we had to go back, If I > remember right there are packages where you can stay > at the rim over night & return by train the next day > also. It takes roughly 2 hrs. of fun filled > adventure each way. Go to their site for the fine > details! > > > We sure wish that we had found this (American > Roads site/group) sooner! > You folks on here sure have alot of fun & neat > stories & info to read about! > > "Happy Trails" > > Ken & Brenda; Wisconsin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: keepitreal08628 > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:31 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Route 66 buff > > Someday I hope to do a real road trip along > 66. Last year my > husband and I spent time in Scottsdale AZ, and > took an overnight > trip up to see the Grand Canyon. We drove to > a small town called > Williams I believe, but we arrived at night so > didn't see much of > the surroundings. The next afternoon, we > needed to pick up > something at the grocery store, and I nearly > passed out when I saw > that the store, which was one block over from > the hotel we stayed > in, was on Route 66!!!! > > To date, that's the extent of my travels on > it. > > This weekend, I attended a quilt convention in > Hershey, PA. There > are classes, exhibits and vendors at these > conventions...and among > other goodies, I happened upon a yard of Route > 66 fabric!!!! I was > in heaven! > > Rita > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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Guest laurelrk66@aol.com Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 In a message dated 9/2/2005 8:36:34 AM Central Daylight Time, annemargo@webtv.net writes: > Hi, I've been lurking for a bit now but haven't posted yet. My husband and > I will be going to Philadelphia the last week of August to meet our new > granddaughter. While we're there, we wanted to take some nice drives. Anyone have > any ideas? Something we can do in a day would be best, and bear in mind > that we'll have a three month old and a nursing mother in the car, so we'll need > to stop periodically. Thanks in advance, > Take a look at Chadd's Ford and the Brandywine River area outside of Philadelphia. A wonderful Andrew Wyeth museum is there, as well as beautiful scenery and good antiques shopping. I lived there years ago and will always think of it as one of the prettier areas on the East Coast. www.Brandywinecvb.org/ has some information and maps. Laurel Tulsa, OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jowens1 Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Hi! If you go to New Hampshire go to White Mountain(Kanamagees hwy) and Laconia (Big cruise ship on the lake & old steam engine train that take you through the mountains), and Hampton beach( walk through the boardwalk__They make homemade fudge that is out of this world_and try out dinner or lunch there too__The restaurant has awesome giant steam scallops__they melt in your mouth. God Bless you and yours:0) Have a safe and happy trip :0) Julie P.S. I use to live in New Hampshire beautiful awesome state! ----- Original Message ----- From: Merziyah Poonawala To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 8:53 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] NJ to Vermont/New Hampshire I'm looking to do a weekend trip this coming weekend from Central Jersey up to Vermont/New Hampshire. Any suggestions on scenic routes and stops on the way? I'm getting a little overwhelmed with finding on what to do... Help! -merziyah -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 I have a good one for you, Anne. Driving to Lancaster County can be a nice drive. Drive out of the city on US 1 South. That has plenty of businesses that you can stop and rest at, yet it's pretty rural...not a huge amount of sprawl. Stop and walk around Longwood Gardens in the town of Kennett Square. You travel about 20-25 miles or so south on US 1.... actually you're going almost straight west.....it pretty much parallels the Delaware state line. Then drive north on PA Rt. 896, you go through a couple of nice little towns, too....Strasburg has a small RR museum. When you reach the intersection with US 30, make a left and go west into the city of Lancaster. There are lots of places to eat lunch and shop along this strip of US 30. Then, if you want a direct route back to Philly, just go east on US 30. The entire drive can be done in about 3 hours if traffic is light. And that's the rub....you never know if it's going to be light within an hour's radius of the city. Well, it's definitely best to avoid driving between the hours of 8-10 am and 4-6 pm on weekdays....weekends are harder to predict. Matt Smallwood On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:45:06 -0000 "Anne Margo Langston" <annemargo@webtv.net> wrote: > Hi, I've been lurking for a bit now but haven't posted > yet. My husband and I will be going to Philadelphia the > last week of August to meet our new granddaughter. While > we're there, we wanted to take some nice drives. Anyone > have any ideas? Something we can do in a day would be > best, and bear in mind that we'll have a three month old > and a nursing mother in the car, so we'll need to stop > periodically. Thanks in advance, > > Anne > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Put more honey in your pocket. (money matters made easy). > http://us.click.yahoo.com/r7D80C/dlQLAA/cosFAA/bgxwlB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, > Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message > via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Harry & I will be at the rendezvous from Wednesday, 9/15 through Sunday 9/19. We're the RV Park Hosts and the RV Park is right in the middle of the cruise route, at the corner of 2nd. and 'D' Streets. Our motorhome will be there, the cooler is full of suds, and since we went to the Victorville Museum's Fun Wine Auction last weekend, we even have some of that too. It's the really dark stuff Mike, fit for a snob (oops, connoisseur). Y'all stop by and set a spell. We'll also be at the reception on Friday night and the CHOF Induction breakfast on Saturday morning and then just generally hanging around the Cruising Hall of Fame and the Rendezvous Club. Brian McKay, our erstwhile Okie from British Columbia, who recently completed an historic trip on Route 66 in his 1930 Nash will be at the rendezvous. His Nash is on display in the Cruisin Hall of Fame. Kevin & Lucie Hansel will be there too. Lucie not only won the costume contest in her division, she was named first runner-up in the Miss Route 66 Pageant in Barstow last weekend. We hope to see Lucie wearing her Princess sash and Tiara at the reception on Friday night. Naturally, Jim Conkle will be at the rendezvous, but he'll just be a blur, as will Jo Ann Webb. They both have very active roles in the event. We also hope to see Scott Piotrowski, Russell Olson, Glen Duncan, Hank Hallmark, Jackie Rowland, Sandy Taylor with Route 66 Magazine, Dick Bublitz with American Road Magazine, and Steve ("Parsa"). And of course, David and Mary Lou Knudson will be there. Debra Hodkin, the Barstow Mother Road Museum's Curator, and her husband Ken will be there and maybe Betty Halby and Chick Kirk from the California Museum in Victorville. We also hope to see Bill Cadenhead who is a volunteer at both museums! For those egroupers who won't be in San Bernardino this year, check out the rendezvous website and you'll get an idea of what to expect in 2005 when the Federation holds the Annual Steinbeck Awards in conjunction with the San Bernardino Route 66 Rendezvous. http://www.route-66.org/ Take a look at the event schedule, it's pretty aggressive. Be sure to note the days and times for the Exhibiters/Vendors. That's all you Association folks, Artists and Authors. The hours are long, but the crowds are big from start to end each day. During one of our busiest hours last year we clocked 3000 people passing by our exhibit. As Jo Ann says, since it's not a gated event, they don't have exact attendance figures, but based on police estimates, they attract well over 500,000 people over the four days. As you'll note, the exhibitor/vendor booths are open until 10:00 pm each evening, therefore, the Steinbeck Awards event in 2005, will be a luncheon, on Friday, September 16, so as not to interfere with any of your sales opportunities. The luncheon format will also hopefully encourage other exhibitors, vendors, car guys and company representatives, who are there waiting for the event to open on Friday afternoon to join us. The rendezvous schedule does lend itself to the traditional egroupers breakfast on Sunday morning that we all so look forward to. Helen Baker --- In route66@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Ward" <flyboy@r...> wrote: > How many other e-groupers are planning to be in San Bernardino the weekend of the 17th-19th for the Rendezvous? If there are enough of us maybe we could arrange some kind of an informal get-together sometime during the weekend. My wife and I will be staying at the Hampton Inn in San Bernardino/Colton Friday and Saturday night. > > Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dc_eakin Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Anne Margo Langston" <annemargo@w...> wrote: > Hi, I've been lurking for a bit now but haven't posted yet. My husband and I will be going to Philadelphia the last week of August to meet our new granddaughter. While we're there, we wanted to take some nice drives. Anyone have any ideas? Something we can do in a day would be best, and bear in mind that we'll have a three month old and a nursing mother in the car, so we'll need to stop periodically. Thanks in advance, > Anne, My Wife and I went to New Hope, on the Delaware River (and walked across the bridge to its sister city - Lambertville, NJ) last year for our anniversary. Just re-visited the area this past month with our 2 grown daughters. Not sure where in Philly you will be but we went North on 309 and then East on 202. Easy to get there. Dave E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Barrett Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I found this on another group and thought it might interest some members. The link below shows some nice pictures of a 1940 Fodero diner currently for sale in Stillwater, New York. At $5,000 it looks a bargain, but it has to be moved as soon as possible. However, what a great summerhouse or clubhouse it could be if you had a large enough garden! My wife is grateful we live the wrong side of the Atlantic....... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?? ViewItem&item=3845783469&category=1271&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1 Dave B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Other than the "I wanna buy the land and do what I want to do with it", or "folks just gotta live on Central Avenue, where the action is" do you know what the buyer is saying about changing the zoning on this particular plot is so important that it is worth tearing down the El Vado to do so? He can buy land and build townhomes elsewhere--and as I recall there is land in Albuquerque to do that...any inspiration would be welcome (at least to me) Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "JWM" <drivetheost@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 12:54 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Historic El Vado Motel Threatened > Hate to be an alarmist, but I received this message last night. If > you feel so inclined, please consider writing the city with your > concerns. JWM http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/swautotrails > > *** > > > The historic El Vado motel on Central between Old Town and the Rio > Grande is under contract to a local buyer who has requested a zone map > amendment from C-2 (Community Commercial) to R-T (Residential- > Townhouse). His intent is to demolish the motel and build ten > townhouses in a gated development. The re-zoning application (Project > 1004639) is on the agenda of the Environmental Planning Commission's > October 20, 2005 public hearing. > > El Vado Motel is listed in the New Mexico Register of Cultural > Properties and National Register of Historic Places. It's also is the > most widely recognized Route 66 motel in Albuquerque, judging from > its frequent appearance in Route 66-related publications. It appears > in calendars, books, and other commercial products available locally, > nationally, and inter-nationally. Examples: Route 66 Souvenirs by > Alan Rose (die-cut buildings and postcards in book form),1999 Car > Culture Calendar (photography by Lucinda Lewis). Seen on many Route > 66 websites, too, El Vado's combined exposure amounts to free-of- > charge heritage tourism promotion for Albuquerque. See the following > sites (among many at Google that mention and/or show El Vado): > > www.theroadwanderer.net/66NMex/albuq > www.cart66pf.org/66caravan > www.sylviastuurman.nl/stories/newmexico/dag4/ > www.national66.com/66hstry > www.wtv-zone.com/moe/moesmemorabilia/page11 > http://zv.3web.cz/vancis/r55nmex > www.btwmagazine.com/archive/arch_200205 > www.geocities.com/route66honeymoon/day09 > www.unm.edu/~honors/route66/syllabus > www.internettes.fr/decouv/8meetape > www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/motelnewmexico > > El Vado's listing in the State Register of Cultural Properties and > National Register of Historic Places does not protect it from > demolition by a private-sector owner. Even if it were designated a > City Landmark (it isn't) under City of Albuquerque zoning authority, > its protection would not necessarily be assured. Ultimately, > protecting such a building requires that the City find a way to > preserve it if its owner will not do so. > > Written comments to the EPC can be submitted for the record at City > Planning, 600 2nd St. NW, 3rd Floor, Albuquerque NM 87102. Comment at > the public hearing is welcome. > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Kasprowicz Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Folks, I have just completed a fabulous trip which took in the Grand Canyon, the Canon de Chelly, Monument Valley and Antelope Valley. The only downside to the whole trip was that in one place, with no choice, I paid $3.55 for a gallon of gas. Is this a record? Mark Kasprowicz Durango CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John W Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Tell us of your trip--and no, not a record here in Calif.---more like a high average in some places!!! john w --- Mark Kasprowicz <marowicz@frontier.net> wrote: > Folks, I have just completed a fabulous trip which > took in the Grand > Canyon, the Canon de Chelly, Monument Valley and > Antelope Valley. The > only downside to the whole trip was that in one > place, with no choice, > I paid $3.55 for a gallon of gas. Is this a record? > Mark Kasprowicz > Durango CO. > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Hey All, I had to wear a jacket today - I guess summer's over, at least in SE Mich. I may be on a work detail to FEMA in a few days so I guess things will be heating up if I'm in New Orleans. I am saddened to learn that Iowa LHA enthusiast Norma Berns passed away in August after her battle with cancer. In an article from the Iowa Chapter's Along the Lincoln Highway newsletter, her daughter, Su Aros, shared an article from the Aug. 26 issue of The Carroll Today, a weekly newspaper: "Norma was a teacher.....and became one of the most effective and valuable teachers of history in Carroll County. .....As eager to learn as she was eager to impart what she learned, Norma was an invaluable community resource. Seen those red, white and blue Lincoln Highway signs around town and along rural roads showing the path our parents, grand- parents and great grandparents took? They are there because of Norma. Norma worked tire- lessly for her community. Through her leadership and countless hours of volunteer effort, Carroll County residents, including many children and young people, now have an appreciation for the Lincoln Highway. Su goes on to say, "She touched so many lives in such a positive way. 'Always a smile on her face,' I heard countless times. Thanks to her I am one of those LH fanatics and proud of it." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Indiana Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association August 2005 newsletter is available on-line now, there's a link on their home page at (requires free Adobe Reader): www.IndianaLincolnHighway.com The annual "Zoom thru Zulu" foot race on the Lincoln Highway happens next Sunday, Oct. 9 - This is a very flat and fast 10k run, which also features a 2 person 10K relay, a 5K noncompetitive walk, and the Jeff Davis Kid's Fun Run. It all takes off to the sound of bagpipes on the original route of the Lincoln Highway, America's first paved intercontinental road. Runners will pass through the small town of Zulu, Indiana. The start and finish are at the recreation hall of St. Louis Catholic Church and School, located just a few miles east of the I-469 and US 30 interchange east of Fort Wayne and New Haven. For more info: http://zulu10k.com/ Jan Shupert-Arick, Indiana LHA President and National Pres.-Elect writes, "Russ, The Zulu thing is so cool - it's a fun family event and a fund raiser for the St. Louis Church. I plan to mark the highway that day with the paper LH signs. We also decided to host an open house from noon to 4 p.m. during the Zulu Race event at the one room school house - Jefferson Township Center School #5 - built in 1892 and now under restoration! I love this old school. We plan to use it as an education resource and hold old time school days for area students." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another article about Brian Butko's Greetings from the Lincoln Highway, from WyomingNews.com: http://xrl.us/hsqr Olga Herbert, the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor and the city of Irwin, PA from PittsburghLive.com: http://xrl.us/hsqx More about Irwin redevelopment: & http://xrl.us/hsss Read about Hugh and Loukie Smith's 8,300 mile road trip across the country from June 21 to Aug. 5 on the Lincoln Highway in a Model A, from DailyPress.com: [oops - story only on-line for free for 6 days, maybe someone near Hampton, VA can contact them, might make a good story for the Lincoln Highway Forum] LHA President Bob Lichty reports that the latest issue of Hemmings Classic Cars [Oct.?] (a new magazine by Hemmings Motor News) has a full page story about Eisenhower and his trip across the Lincoln Highway with the Military convoy. [sorry no on-line article] An interesting AP article about the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis featuring the grave- sites of Carl Fisher, John Dillinger, Benjamin Harrison, James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington: http://xrl.us/hsr4 Downtown development in Coatesville and Downington, PA from Philly.com [requires free login account]: http://xrl.us/hsr5 Exciting news from Plymouth, IN - Troop 251 of the First United Methodist Church of Plymouth erected a replica LH marker on the Courthouse lawn in Sept. Last year they placed 40 metal LH signs in Marshall County, IN from Etna Green to Hamlet. [Great goin' guys!] Read about it and enjoy the pics in the South Bend Tribune: http://xrl.us/hsr9 Also from the South Bend Tribune but from 1930: The state highway commission reveals plans for South Bend to become the hub of the state highway system in northern Indiana. A 40-foot highway is to be constructed over the route of the old Lincoln Highway from South Bend to Michigan City in time for the world's fair in Chicago in 1933. An article about the conclusion of the National Parks Special Resource Study of the Lincoln Highway from Council Bluff's Daily NonPareil on-line: http://xrl.us/hssc National Scenic Byway status is a tourism boost for Route 66, and the Illinois River Road, another AP story, from the Belleville News Democrat: http://xrl.us/hsse The 10th anniversary MotorIoway Vintage Vehicle Tour's theme this year is "Rediscovering the Lincoln Highway." It begins Oct. 1 in Cedar Rapids and finishes Oct. 7 in Atlantic. One hundred thirty pre- 1980 cars, trucks and other specialty vehicles will participate in the six-day, 1000-mile tour, making it one of the largest events of its type in North America. Read more at the Sioux City Journal: http://xrl.us/hssf From AP: The Lincoln Highway is most scenic in late October, and don't forget to plan a stop at Ronald Reagan's boyhood home in Dixon. The foliage found on the 130-mile Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive attracts nearly 100,000 people each year, including visitors to the Annual Fall Festival in Fulton County, scheduled this year for next weekend and Oct. 8-9. State tourism info: (800) 226-6632, toll-free; www.enjoyillinois.com. Shady Oaks, a famous cabin camp stop along the Lincoln Highway near Marshalltown, IA is celebrating it's 80th birthday. Still open as a camp ground, it is a must-stop as an open air museum with historical landscaping, loop road, 1925 restored cabin, original office residence and dayroom, and The Big Treehouse. Plenty more info. is available at their website: http://www.bigtreehouse.net/qmilelink.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paul Gilger, VP of the California Chapter of the LHA alerts us to a special last chance to drive the Carquinez bridge: "September 25, 2006 Hello Lincoln Highway Associates! The original 1927 Carquinez Strait Bridge on the Lincoln Highway at Vallejo, California has been reopened to traffic for the next few months. It is being used as a detour for northbound traffic while the 1958 bridge is being earthquake retrofitted. As you know, the 1927 bridge had been used for southbound traffic since the construction of the 1958 bridge. The 1927 bridge has been closed since the opening of the new Carquinez suspension bridge in 2003. The 1927 bridge is schedule for demolition in the near future. Now, for the first time since 1958, you can drive northbound on the original 1927 bridge. We will take advantage of this on our upcoming Lincoln Highway California Tour #4 on Saturday, October 29th, which travels the 1928 LH alignment from Sacramento to San Francisco via the Carquinez Strait. We will first travel southbound on the new 2003 bridge, then double back northbound over the 1928 bridge (from which we can see the earthquake retrofit work on the 1958 bridge), then travel southbound again on the 2003 bridge and stop for lunch at the Dead Fish Restaurant which overlooks the 3 bridges. If you plan on joining us, please send in your tour reservations now (available on-line at the California Chapter Website http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ca/) This may be our last opportunity to drive the original 1927 bridge, which was Lincoln Highway's biggest and tallest bridge. And to do it northbound as a bonus. Certainly a great photo opportunity for prosperity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rosemary Parsel, 89 - former organist and vocalist at the Huddle in Crestline, OH for 38 years reminisces about Lincoln Highway landmarks in Crestline and Bucyrus, OH: http://xrl.us/hssi Indiana to loose a little stretch of abandoned Lincoln Highway near New Haven, IN due to development, [check out the pics of the abandoned roadway, & Angie & Jan - coordinators of the LHA National Conference in Fort Wayne, 2003]: http://xrl.us/hssp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway Sept. newsletter proclaims - Inaugural BUY-WAY a Huge Success...... "This was conceived too late, sorely underfunded, scratched together with spurious press releases and phone calls....but astonishingly successful, President Martha Starket remarked." "Not only was this a win-win for over 80 organizations along the corridor to raise some funds as shoppers found their bargains, but it accomplished out mission perfectly, bringing people to the road, and slowing them down -- getting them out of their car to 'really see' the small town charms, country scenes, and simple pleasures of the highway, " Mike Hocker, recently named executive director, explained. There were more than 350 individual sales counted from Thursday through Saturday from East Liverpool to west of Van Wert the weekend of August 13. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some news from the Iowa LHA summer meeting: State Director, Jeff LaFollette reported that a film crew (State of Iowa Film Office) made their way across Iowa doing a film on the LH for the History Channel. Planning is well under way for the 2006 National LHA conference in Cedar Rapids. The group toured a restored King Tower cabin which housed the Mens and Ladies restrooms and showers. Furnishings are now planned for the other half of the building, which was thought to be the office for the original 18 cabins. This was a well known LH one-stop featuring a gas station, restaurant and cabins. The restaurant is still open. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ebay Auctions: Want your own Lincoln Highway Drive-In? Well bidding starts at $269,000.00: http://xrl.us/hssv A real photo postcard of Minick's Place near Bedford, PA went for $128.49! A printed Artvue postcard of the Keystone Hotel in Greensburg went for $63.23: http://xrl.us/htrp A worn real photo view of a dirt road Lincoln Highway to Carroll, IA went for $57.55: http://xrl.us/htrq A 1929 Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Company road map of Texas went for $106.39: http://xrl.us/htrt A 1920's Brunswick 78 RPM record of the Mishawaka Blues by the Cotton Pickers went for $5:00: http://xrl.us/htru [i wonder what caused this blues?...maybe working at Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Co. making Red Ball boots?] http://xrl.us/htrw A scenic real photo view of a dirt road LH along the Yuba River brought $68.75: http://xrl.us/htrx A well worn Colorado US 24 shield shaped road sign went for $479: http://xrl.us/htrz A painted wooden Wisconsin US 16 shield shaped sign brought $338: http://xrl.us/htr3 A rusted porcelain sign for the National Old Trails Road went for $290: http://xrl.us/htr4 An early Richfield Oils road map of New England & NY brought $111.39: http://xrl.us/htr5 A 1929 Indiana road map from Sear, Roebuck & Co. with a auto-camping scene brought $53.75: http://xrl.us/htr6 A decorated frosted drinking glass souvenir from the S. S. Grand View Point Hotel, 17 miles West of Bedford went for $58: http://xrl.us/htr8 A multi-view real photo postcard contrasting a 1813 Wagon Train under Military Escort carrying gun powder with a 1918 Motor Truck Train with munitions, along the Lincoln Highway in Bedford, brought $36.99: http://xrl.us/htsa A real photo postcard view of the Lodge at Echo Summit in CA outside of Lake Tahoe on US 50 brought $44: http://xrl.us/htsb And, just before sending this e-mail yours truly finally won an S. S. Grandview menu holder: http://xrl.us/hts5 That's it for now - don't let those gas prices discourage your road trippin'! My 2004 Roth IRA was invested in Fidelity's Energy Sector fund and is up 39% since 4/15/2005; this helps a little. I bought a new Mazda 6s station wagon - zoom, zoom; but still have those LNCNHWY license plates. ypsi-slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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