beckyrepp Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 In this issue: Winter issue of American Road Seasonal fun on America's Byways Winter Festivals and Events Road Trip Itineraries Planning your trip home for the holidays? Check flights weather MPG Request Free Information and Travel Guides from Our Sponsors: http://americanroadmagazine.com/advertising/adv_request.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Calendar of Events Click to find events and festivals to help plan your vacation or weekend getaway: http://www.americanroadmagazine.com/calendar/calendar.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings! The American Road staff would like to extend a hearty welcome to all new subscribers and American Road Forum members. We are thrilled to have you join the growing list of American Road enthusiasts! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Winter 2008 issue of American Road The Winter 2008 print edition of American Road magazine is mailing to subscribers mid-December. Watch your mailbox. We have a second mailing going out in January for individuals that subscribed after the initial mailing cutoff date (December 7, 2008). For those of you who subscribe to the digital edition of American Road magazine, the information to access the file will be emailed in the next few days. There are lots of great road trip ideas, fun festivals and events, and an American Road-Cool Roads Sweepstakes. Have fun planning your next getaway with articles and information from this upcoming edition of American Road! Seasonal Fun on America's Byways and Historic Highways Lincoln Highway On December 15 at 7 p.m., take the Lincoln Highway to New Lenox, IL, and listen in on the Providence Catholic High School Concert Band and Choir performance. You'll hear classic Christmas songs as well as a performance of the 1812 Overture, Suite from Pirates of the Caribbean, and a presentation by the new Providence Catholic Jazz band, "The Swinging Celtics." Admission to the Christmas Concert is free. For more information, call the school at (815) 717-3152 or visit http://www.providencecatholic.org Creole Nature Trail Take the Creole Nature Trail to the town of Iowa, LA, where the Iowa Merchants will usher in the 2008 Holiday Season with the 15th Annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 13. The parade, sponsored by the Iowa Merchants, will start at 2 p.m. with the route beginning at J.I. Watson Middle School and ending at the Factory Stores of America Mall. There will be a surprise Grand Marshal for the parade. The Annual Christmas program will be held at the Iowa Community Center, at 6 p.m. with area churches and schools participating. Hot chocolate will be served. For more information, call 337-582-3535 or the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau at 337-436-9588 or visit http://www.visitlakecharles.org/ El Camino Real and Historic Route 66 Throughout the month of December the Rio Grande Botanic Garden in Albuquerque on the El Camino Real and Historic Route 66 National Scenic Byways invites visitors to enjoy New Mexico's largest walk-through light show. Explore a dazzling array of sculptures and displays designed by Albuquerque BioPark artists and craftsmen. Look out for a collection of glass snowmen lighted by fiber optics on the plaza. Bring in your own skates and glide across the ice skating rink nearby. For ticket prices and a detailed description of the festival, please visit http://www.cabq.gov Road Trip Itineraries New road trip itineraries have been uploaded to our website offering you fantastic ideas for road trips around the country. Whether you are traveling over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house or escaping cool temperatures you'll find fun things to do along the way. You'll find sponsored road trip itineraries spanning from New York to Washington and Utah to Missouri. Wherever you are there is bound to be a road trip near you. Visit our road trip itinerary page at: ( http://americanroadmagazine.com/itineraries/itineraries.html ) Winter Festivals and Events Visit our calendar of events page ( http://www.americanroadmagazine.com/calendar/calendar.html ) and you'll find plenty of festivals and events (many without admission fees) to fill your Winter afternoons. Vandallia, Illinois is hosting an open house at the future home of the National Road Interpretive Center. Meet American Road staff photographer Tony Craig at a book signing promoting his new work "Country Stores in North Carolina." Take a horse-drawn elk viewing tour. The possibilities are endless. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU We welcome your correspondence and questions. Have you paid a recent visit to one or more of the places mentioned in a previous issue of AMERICAN ROAD? We want to hear about it. Are there specific highways or auto trails that you would like to read about in American Road? Let us know. We love receiving your cards, letters and e-mails. Photographs are great, too! You may send us a letter or e-mail. Send letters via US mail to: American Road PO Box 46519 Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 You may send e-mails to becky@americanroadmagazine.com. 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