Guest Christine Martens Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Check out these websites to help you along: www.explorehwy51.com (it runs north/south, but it will help with at least some of your trip) www.travelwisconsin.com (Department of Tourism) You may want to stop in Beloit at the Historic Auto Attraction and the world's largest can of chili. Janesville has the GM factory and Rotary Gardens. In Neilsville is the Wisconsin Pavillion (from a World's Fair) and Chatty Belle- the world's largest talking cow. La Crosse has the world's largest six pack. Hurley has the world's largest corkscrew and in Woodruff is the world's largest penny. There are a ton of great brewery tours (La Crosse, Stevens Point, Chippewa Falls, Middleton, Monroe and more!) Not to mention all the cheese factories. Christine __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Guess they like my moniker...Tsingtao! Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] wierd messages > Kip, > > I think your emails are going thru that relay > station in Wong Son, China. LOL > > But, no, no Chinese emails coming to my email box. > You may be special. hehehehe > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > > --- rudkip@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > > Is anyone else getting messages in Chinese...I got > > several over the weekend; seeing one was interesting > > (you don't see messages in Chinese every day) but > > several became tedious...Tsingtao Kip > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, > but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 > (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 rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 A lot has been said already, but I will say that if you are looking for some grub, and happen to be passing through Eau Claire on US 12, you might want to check out Woos Chinese Pagoda...it is a roadhouse from the 1930's that will serve you a boatload of excellent chinese food (and I do mean a boatload, you will not leave there hungry!) If you happen to pass by there in the evening you will witness one heck of a neon spectacle! Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry" <gwltd85@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:31 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Wisconson scenic roads and places > Heading to Wisconsin in late July early Aug on a motorcycle trip. I live in NE and am needing > some interesting and scenic suggestions for roads, places etc...Would need to either start or > end in Hudson, WI....(son lives there..one night of free food and lodging...lol) email me if you > like...gwltd85@yahoo.com > > Terry > > > > > > > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 > (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 Terry Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks for the great help....Michael I have your route all plotted on the GPS, I have already checked out the web sights and I DO love chinese food....Hope to hear from somemore travelers on this matter...And of course...pics to be posted on my return --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "mgk920dataexcom" <mgk920@...> wrote: > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Terry" <gwltd85@> wrote: > > > > Heading to Wisconsin in late July early Aug on a motorcycle trip. I > live in NE and am needing > > some interesting and scenic suggestions for roads, places > etc...Would need to either start or > > end in Hudson, WI....(son lives there..one night of free food and > lodging...lol) email me if you > > like...gwltd85@ > > > > Terry > > Where would I start? Wisconsin is noted for great scenic drives > wherever one goes in it. > > Since you are intending to use Hudson, WI as a base, what better way > for a motorcycle tour to go than to head south to Prescott, WI (a very > short distance via County 'F') and hop onto the Great River Road, > following that south along the Mississippi River to Prairie du Chien. > Then continue east on WI 60 along the Wisconsin River to Sauk City, > WI (home of the 'flagship' Culver's), cross the Wisconsin River via US > 12 to WI 188 and take WI 188 northeast to the WI 113 free ferry into > Merrimac (make local inquiry regarding ferry operations) and then > follow WI 113 to the Baraboo/Devils Lake State Park area. After > getting done in the Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells area, you could then > follow US 12 (NOT paralleling I-94) back to Hudson or do more > exploring such as trying WI 33 westward from the Baraboo area to La > Crosse with a sidetrip south to La Farge or Soldiers Grove on WI 131. > > The possibilities are endless in that part of the state. > > Enjoy! > > Regards > Michael G. Koerner > Appleton, WI > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hello: Don't know how many hours it is away, but I CAN tell you that in a few short WEEKS, the Route 66 Association will be trekking from Litchfield IL to St. Robert, MO for their 17th Annual Motor Tour...my understanding is that there are still a precious few rooms available at Meramec Caverns! Hope you can join us: here's the scoop! Join the Route 66 Association of Missouri as we celebrate "80 years on Route 66" with our 17th Annual Motor Tour, September 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2006. This year's tour will be an east-to-west run, starting in Litchfield, Illinois and ending in St. Robert, Missouri. The festivities will kick off on Friday, September 8th, with registration at the Comfort Inn in Litchfield, Illinois. The motel, which is located at 1010 E. Columbian Boulevard N. in Litchfield, has a block of rooms reserved which will be available for a discounted rate of $60.00 per night. Call (217)324-9260 to make your reservations, and be sure to mention you are with the Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour to get the discounted rate. For those arriving early, there will be some optional activities for the evening as well as the normal roadie gathering in the registration area. Tour registration will resume at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 9th, and the actual Motor Tour will depart the motel promptly at 8 a.m. There will be a poker run, with hands costing $5 each, for tour participants to play as they travel the route on Saturday, and poker hands will be available for purchase at registration and before the Motor Tour leaves the motel Saturday morning. There will be recommended stops along the tour route, but participants are encouraged to make the tour at their own pace and select their own stops. Recommended stops and other planned activities will be detailed in the Motor Tour Agenda Folder, given out at the time of registration. All participants are, however, encouraged to be at the Chain of Rocks Bridge, on the Illinois side promptly by 11:45 a. m., so that the Motor Tour can drive, caravan-style, across the bridge from the east (Illinois side) to the west (Missouri side). Saturday night the Motor Tour will stay at Meramec Caverns at Staunton, Missouri. All 32 rooms available at the Meramec Caverns Motel have been reserved for the Motor Tour and will be held until August 15. Room rates will be $43.25 and $62.24, depending on the number of occupants and availability. Phone (573)468-3166 or 1-800-676-6105 for reservations, and again, be sure to mention you are with the Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour to receive the special rates. Other accommodations are available in nearby Sullivan and St. Clair, Missouri, including the Baymont Inn in Sullivan (275 N. Service Road; 573-860-3333); and the Budget Lodging in St. Clair, (866 S. Outer Road; 1-800-958-4354). The Saturday evening meal will be an informal event, catered by the Meramec Caverns Restaurant, and will be held in the restaurant in the park headquarters. Sunday's activities begin with a nondenominational worship service at 7:30 a.m. on the Cave's park grounds. The Motor Tour will then proceed to Rolla, Missouri promptly at 8:00 a.m. From Rolla, participants will travel on their own to the Country Kitchen in St. Robert, Missouri, which will be the tour's final destination. The Country Kitchen is located at 379 Highway Z (old 66, behind McDonald's). Tour participants can purchase lunch there, and enjoy their excellent buffet. Final details, including times, planned activities, and directions, will be detailed in the Motor Tour Agenda Folder, given to participants at registration. For more information contact: Kip Welborn, (314)776-7385, rudkip@sbcglobal.net or Jane Dippel, (314)843-7132, vestaon66@cs.com or the Route 66 Association of Missouri's web site, www.missouri66.org . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 In a message dated 1/27/06 9:31:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, becky@mockturtlepress.com writes: The chef/owner had 5 star restaurants in California prior to running the Turquoise Room. He has brought back some of the Harvey House values to the restaurant at the La Posada (fresh, excellent food, and good service). ==================================================================== Was it called the Turquoise Room in its Harvey/Santa Fe days? The reason I ask is because the Santa Fe RR had another Turquoise Room. It was a private dining room, separate from the regular dining car, on board the luxury train Super Chief. It was used for private groups. In the early fifties, that included a lot of Hollywood stars. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beckyrepp Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I'll echo the positive feedback about La Posada and will add that the two times we've eaten in the The Turquoise Room it has been absolutely wonderful. The chef/owner had 5 star restaurants in California prior to running the Turquoise Room. He has brought back some of the Harvey House values to the restaurant at the La Posada (fresh, excellent food, and good service). Please tell everyone the staff at Mock Turtle Press and American Road send their best! While your in town, stop at Roadworks (the Standin' on the Corner store) and say hello from us to Diane. Safe travels, Becky Repp Coordinating Editor, American Road becky@mockturtlepress.com --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@y...> wrote: > > Emily and I stayed there in September, and it's terrific. As other > posters have noted, it's about 100 bucks a night. But I've stayed in > similarly-priced hotels that aren't nearly as nice, pleasant and > uniquely decored. La Posada has its own self-guided walking tour, > which gives you an indication how terrific it is. > > In the end, I thought that 100 dollars we spent was a bargain, and > plan to go back there again. > > Also, La Posada has an attached restaurant called The Turquoise Room > that I recommend highly. Again, it's a bit pricey (although not so > much for breakfast). But the quality of the cuisine is exquisite. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Alex" <designkat@h...> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to stay at the former > > Harvey House La Posada Hotel at Winslow Arizona? Is it a pleasant > > stay? Affordable? I was thinking of taking a small vacation in the > > area and thought the La Posada hotel might be a good idea. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Alex > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 The legislation that gave birth to the National Road will be 200 years old on Wednesday. In recognition of that, the National Road Museum in Norwich, OH, held an open house yesterday and I was one of a rather large number of attendees. Group member BabyBoomerBob and I had planned on making the trip together by following Zane's trace from Aberdeen, OH, but the weather put the kibosh on that. I went ahead with the trip and managed to see some sights and take some pictures in between (and sometimes through) the snow flakes. The three day trip is up at http://www.dennygibson.com/zanes032006 Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bwcdc99@aol.com Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 great job jim thanks bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tanya Anderson Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I agree, this'll be a good movie, especially to us highway buffs. But as far as the movie's premiere goes, it'll be held at Lowes Motor Speedway, near Charlotte. So you have the right venue (a NASCAR racetrack), just the wrong Carolina. I'm guessing it was Darlington you were talking about there. And don't forget Bob Costas, who has a role in the movie as well (voicing the aptly-named Bob Cutlass, obviously an Olds Cutlass). I can't wait to see how the movie does, but from our perspective, it should do pretty well. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Michalek" <big_ugly_mich@...> wrote: > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Lulupic66@ wrote: > > > > In a message dated 4/23/06 4:36:14 PM Central Daylight Time, > > big_ugly_mich@ writes: > > > > > > > I hear it from a fairly reliable source (meaning one I wouldn't risk > any > > > money betting on it's info, but would get curious enough to ask this > > > group) that the movie CARS has a sort of sub theme about getting > your > > > kicks on Route 66. What do you think? > > > > > > It is based about a fictional town named "Radiator Springs" > > The Pixar people spent 2 weeks on RT 66 along with Michael Wallis as > their > > tour guide. > > The premise of the movie is a Nascar vehicle that is not street legal > > travels cross country and yes you will see things that are on 66. > Michael is doing > > the voice of the Sheriff a 49 Mercury I believe,, The voices of Paul > Newman ( > > who brought a clip with him when he was on Jay Leno last week Bonnie > Hunt does > > a character who persoanlity is loosly based on Dawn Welch who owns the > Rock > > Cafe in Stroud. Cheech Marin is doing (natch) the voice of a "low > rider' > > The story is not about the destination but the "journey" > > The premiere is going to be at a South Caralina Nascar Track in the > very > > near future. > > It opens nationwide June 9 in a theater near you. > > The toys are ready to go. There is going to be tie in with McDonalds. > It > > looks like I am going to be eating a lot of Happy Meals! LOL > > There is also going to be a promotion with Kellegs with the cars being > in > > the cearel boxes. > > It is going to be a really big deal > > Hope this helps, > > from a very > > : "excited" > > Lulu > > It sure does, but my wife won't believe that anyone knows more about a > Disney movie than I do [:-s] [)] (That's her on the right. Her > clown name is Pockets). > > Yenno you could just buy the toy and not have to eat Mickey Dreck's. I > do that one from time to time, but I'm still missing Baby from the old > Dinosaurs show. > > Sure makes me glad to be a Mac user, too. I know Jobs sold Pixar, but > still. . . > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest US 71 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Don't shoot! I'm just the messenger. I have been asked to announce a new Yahoo group for the discussion of roads in the Mid-South region of the US. Click on this link to subscribe: midsouthroads-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Sullivan Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Plotting where to fill up your tank on your next long trip? With some smart planning, you can save enough money filling up your fuel tank to pay for your lunch at the local diner. Great strategy map for roadtrippers and county collectors. http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` John M. Sullivan Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, Earth "He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere." -- Tagline for the film, Five Easy Pieces . --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drivewdave@aol.com Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 regarding the location of Camp Joy, I found a Camp Joy advertising postcard years ago, here is what is on the back. CAMP JOY TOWER STATION On Main Highway U.S. No. 16 35 One, two and three room cabins 15 Strictly Modern Cabins Store and lunchroom in connection Standard Gas and Oils Gateway to the Badlands National Park Free Road Information Kadoka, So. Dakota Sorry, I don't have a scanner so a verbal description will have to do. The front of the card shows the office-cafe-gas station but no cabins. The building is two stories with a pitched roof and two mission style dormers flanking the gas pump overhang and topping it all off is one of the stranger things I have seen in over thirty years of collectiong roadside postcards, a five story quasi-pagoda tower. A couple of early 50s Buicks in the foreground date the image which is hand colored from B/W on linen stock, published by MWM of Aurora, Mo. Another copy of this card was on Ebay last winter, I think it sold in the ten to twenty dollar range, that was the only other copy I recall seeing. as for pinpointing the location, it's like in those old detective novels, there is no substitute for "a man on the ground," i.e. someone who can nose around and find the clues in person like Denny with his recent National Road explorations. Also there is nothing like an informed source such Frank who helped Denny interpret what he found on the ground. A trip to the Kadoka public library would probably yield results in minutes via old city directories, phone books etc. or you could just ask some old timers in the area, this is the more colorful way since you might get a story or two out of them. I heard a good one last January from an older lady running a little store N of Drain Oregon, I showed her some US 99 cards and she got to reminiscing how she was a wild driver back in the 50s when she was young, she would drive her 1952 Buick at a hundred and twenty MPH on that road and make it from Medford to Eugene in an hour, unbelievable. hope this helps, thanks for bringing some Joy to us, Happy Motoring, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Last Tuesday May 23 I stopped by the Route 66 Motel I Barstow to meet with folks from Vanity Fair that are doing a Route 66 article. Mary and Vid are doing great and send their love to all roadies. Then today I get back from the Disney/Pixar event and see in my Friday paper that Brooks & Dunn also stopped by there the next day Wednesday and stayed the night at the Green Tree Inn in Victorville on Route 66. They were filming a music video. So far no one has spotted Elvis yet at the Summit Inn. James M Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation Preservation Historic Roads & Corridors P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 760 868 8614 fax 760 868 3320 jimconkle@verizon.net www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chet Nichols II Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Elvis was spotted having ham and eggs at Lou Mitchell's in Chicago... On 5/27/06 9:19 PM, "jim conkle" <jimconkle@verizon.net> wrote: > Last Tuesday May 23 I stopped by the Route 66 Motel I Barstow to meet with > folks from Vanity Fair that are doing a Route 66 article. Mary and Vid are > doing great and send their love to all roadies. > > Then today I get back from the Disney/Pixar event and see in my Friday paper > that Brooks & Dunn also stopped by there the next day Wednesday and stayed > the night at the Green Tree Inn in Victorville on Route 66. They were > filming a music video. > > So far no one has spotted Elvis yet at the Summit Inn. > > James M Conkle > CEO > Route 66 Preservation Foundation > Preservation Historic Roads & Corridors > P O Box 290066 > Phelan, CA 92329-0066 > 760 617 3991 > 760 868 8614 fax > 760 868 3320 > jimconkle@verizon.net > www.cart66pf.org > > > > > > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 > (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 Bob Reynolds Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Terry" <gwltd85@...> wrote: > > Thanks for the great help....Michael I have your route all plotted on the GPS, I have already > checked out the web sights and I DO love chinese food....Hope to hear from somemore > travelers on this matter...And of course...pics to be posted on my return > If I may put in my 2 cents worth, if you go to Lacrosse, seeing the sunset from Grandad Bluff is a wonderful sight. And be sure to check out Rudy's Drive In, complete with roller skating waitresses! But no matter where you go, Wisconsin is a great road trip state! Happy Motoring, BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Michalek Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@...> wrote: > > Yeah, and a lot of it looks like (and drives like) it's 100 years > old. > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > > --- rudkip@... wrote: > > > Accord to the attached article, the superslab will be 50 this > > Thursday...here's a little ditty about it from the Post Dispatch > > and the "furious "debate about what WAS the first interstate > > project...I still say one thing: UGLY! Tsingtao, KIp > > > > Maybe so, but it keeps folks with gotta-get-there-itis off the funner roads. Thats good for all concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brusca, Frank Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 In advance of Thursday's 50th anniversary of the mind-numbing Interstate system, here's a bit of I-way trivia for you: * The groundbreaking of the first Interstate project was just west of the Missouri River in St. Charles, Missouri. There is a huge sign on I-70 marking the spot. * The first section of roadway designated as an Interstate Highway was just west of Topeka, Kansas. This section was originally an early 1950s alignment of Route 40. It was upgraded and upon its completion, was designated I-70. I find it fascinating that Route 40's successor (I-70) holds these two distinctions. Frank Brusca Westerville, Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Morning, As most of you know we just held the event in Albuquerque this past week. At that meeting we held the annual Route 66 Preservation Foundation board meeting. We voted to drop the name California from our title and to enlarge our board to accommodate more members. This move was needed in order to represent the entire Route 66 Community. We want all groups, associations and entities to have a say in our future. We are looking for nominations and recommendations on people to serve on both the board and committees. Although we will hold meetings through out the year, our annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the Will Rogers Event. Remember that you do not have to be a board member, you can head up a committee or serve on a committee or just add you voice to our cause. Having the Will Rogers name and backing of the Rogers family, foundation and staff adds much to our future. We feel we had a great start in Albuquerque and working together we will move to even higher standards. Then add in The Route 66 Pulse newspaper to the mix along with CARS and we have three strong names to our mission. Each association, all government agencies (local, regional, state and federal) and all forms of media will have an advisor position on the board. We also want at least one person from each state, as well as our friends from other countries, to be a board member with voting rights. We are not looking to take over or replace any organization, association, federation or any entity. Our goal is to become an added resource, international/national body and strong voice of the Route 66 Community. This can only be accomplished by all of us working together, sharing our resources and becoming stronger as a team. This is how our board looks now; Glen Duncan, President-Preservation Chair Helen Baker, Vice President-Events Chair Al Morrissette, Secretary (we need a replacement) Debra Hodkin Guy Randall Michael Ward Michael Wallis Please add your name or recommend someone else to the list. There are four areas we focus on Preservation, Restoration, Promotion and Enjoyment of all things Route 66. We look forward to hearing from you with your ideas, suggestions and recommendations. Thanks James M Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation Preservation Historic Roads & Corridors P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 760 868 8614 fax 760 868 3320 jimconkle@verizon.net www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Ross Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Greetings Everyone, Many of you may know this already, but Arthur Krim's new book, Route 66: Iconography of the American Highway, is now available from the U. of Chicago Press. I have known Arthur for years, and for a time he served on the masthead of American Road as "Geographer." He doesn't get out on the road that much and is not one to engage in self-promotion, so I wanted you all to know that his book has had a favorable review by the Wall Street Journal in their Sat./Sun. June 17 / June 18 edition. If you are interested in a detailed, highly researched volume that delves into the stories behind the songs, films, books, personalities, and cartographic history of the road, you will want this book. Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 True...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Michalek" <big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:25 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Happy Birthday, superslab! > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@...> wrote: > > > > Yeah, and a lot of it looks like (and drives like) it's 100 years > > old. > > > > Hudsonly, > > Alex B > > > > > > --- rudkip@... wrote: > > > > > Accord to the attached article, the superslab will be 50 this > > > Thursday...here's a little ditty about it from the Post Dispatch > > > and the "furious "debate about what WAS the first interstate > > > project...I still say one thing: UGLY! Tsingtao, KIp > > > > > > > > Maybe so, but it keeps folks with gotta-get-there-itis off the funner > roads. Thats good for all concerned. > > > > > > > > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 > (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 rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I just got the Wisconsin US 51 guide and passport in the mail--VERY COOL--the guide is done like a strip map, and is very easy to follow....fun stuff, and another road to call our own...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@starband.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:14 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Wisconson scenic roads and places > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Terry" <gwltd85@...> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the great help....Michael I have your route all plotted > on the GPS, I have already > > checked out the web sights and I DO love chinese food....Hope to > hear from somemore > > travelers on this matter...And of course...pics to be posted on my > return > > > If I may put in my 2 cents worth, if you go to Lacrosse, seeing the > sunset from Grandad Bluff is a wonderful sight. And be sure to check > out Rudy's Drive In, complete with roller skating waitresses! But no > matter where you go, Wisconsin is a great road trip state! > > Happy Motoring, > > BabyBoomerBob > > > > > > > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 > (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 Cristy Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I've got a picture of every national road marker in Ohio...except for this one and I too, have been past it more than once. Thanks for posting it, I'm going to Enon tomorrow! Cristy London --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@...> wrote: > > After I finished my Dayton Cutoff drive a couple of weeks back, I learned > that I had driven by one of its mile markers without even knowing it. The > markers were made to resemble those used on the Ohio section of the National > Road to help convince travelers they were on the official route. You can see > it in Enon, OH, or, in two dimensions, at > http://www.dennygibson.com/DayTrips/Trip15/dstmm.htm > > I learned of the Enon mile marker at a National Road presentation in > Englewood, OH. Some information about the small but worthwhile display is at > http://www.rths.org/newsletter.htm > > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.dennygibson.com > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Note that this is not a National Road marker. It looks and smells (as near as I know) like a National Road marker but is a Dayton & Springfield Turnpike marker made in the shape of a NR marker. This was the eastern end of the Dayton Cutoff. There are rumors of existing markers from the Dayton & Western Turnpike (Dayton-Eaton-Richmond) but I haven't seen them. Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.dennygibson.com P.S., If you do go to Enon tomorrow and you get thirsty, stop for a cold one at Taylor's Tavern just a tad north of town. Good folks. -----Original Message----- From: Cristy [mailto:clfritz@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:13 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Dayton Cutoff mile marker & Englewood exhibit I've got a picture of every national road marker in Ohio...except for this one and I too, have been past it more than once. Thanks for posting it, I'm going to Enon tomorrow! Cristy London --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@...> wrote: > > After I finished my Dayton Cutoff drive a couple of weeks back, I learned > that I had driven by one of its mile markers without even knowing it. The > markers were made to resemble those used on the Ohio section of the National > Road to help convince travelers they were on the official route. You can see > it in Enon, OH, or, in two dimensions, at > http://www.dennygibson.com/DayTrips/Trip15/dstmm.htm > > I learned of the Enon mile marker at a National Road presentation in > Englewood, OH. Some information about the small but worthwhile display is at > http://www.rths.org/newsletter.htm > > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.dennygibson.com > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 (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 rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Still a cooool pic! Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denny Gibson" <denny@dennygibson.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:35 PM Subject: RE: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Dayton Cutoff mile marker & Englewood exhibit > Note that this is not a National Road marker. It looks and smells (as near > as I know) like a National Road marker but is a Dayton & Springfield > Turnpike marker made in the shape of a NR marker. This was the eastern end > of the Dayton Cutoff. There are rumors of existing markers from the Dayton & > Western Turnpike (Dayton-Eaton-Richmond) but I haven't seen them. > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.dennygibson.com > > P.S., If you do go to Enon tomorrow and you get thirsty, stop for a cold one > at Taylor's Tavern just a tad north of town. Good folks. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cristy [mailto:clfritz@yahoo.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:13 PM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Dayton Cutoff mile marker & Englewood > exhibit > > > I've got a picture of every national road marker in Ohio...except for > this one and I too, have been past it more than once. Thanks for > posting it, I'm going to Enon tomorrow! > > Cristy > > London > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@...> wrote: > > > > After I finished my Dayton Cutoff drive a couple of weeks back, I > learned > > that I had driven by one of its mile markers without even knowing > it. The > > markers were made to resemble those used on the Ohio section of the > National > > Road to help convince travelers they were on the official route. You > can see > > it in Enon, OH, or, in two dimensions, at > > http://www.dennygibson.com/DayTrips/Trip15/dstmm.htm > > > > I learned of the Enon mile marker at a National Road presentation in > > Englewood, OH. Some information about the small but worthwhile > display is at > > http://www.rths.org/newsletter.htm > > > > > > Denny Gibson > > Cincinnati, OH > > www.dennygibson.com > > > > > > > > > > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 > (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 > > > > > > > > > > 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 46519, Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $16.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $29.95 > (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...
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