beckyrepp Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 This e-newsletter's featured sponsor is National Geographic: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Road Magazine PO Box 46519 Mt. Clemens, MI 48047 Ph: (877) 285-5434 x1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to the American Road Summer 2009 Magazine Newsletter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The West is a landscape herded with contradictions: It's homespun and charming, brutal and bloody. Inevitably its facts and fictions share one common word: Big. The sheer size of that target made this Summer 2009 issue of American road a challenge to lasso. Nevertheless, we rode headlong into that Great Corral with keyboards a-blazing. First on the draw: "Last Stagecoach to Deadwood," in which we retrace the celebrated Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Road. We don't stop there, our authors also examine one of the West's oldest virtues in "Greed!. . . And the City of Rocks," in a trip to Idaho's City of Rocks Back Country Byway, we court fair play in an unlikely venue--the life of Jesse James, in "Truthfully Seeking Jesse James," and we interview Terry "Ike" Clanton--descendant of the Clantons who fought the Earps at the O.K. Corral in "Billy Clanton Was Murdered!" We hope to wet your whistle for our Western Roundup in the Summer 2009 issue with this newsletter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wild, Wild West Still Alive and Kickin'! Cowboys, cattle drives, and cowtowns are all part of the legend of the Old West in Kansas. The infamous cattle drives from Texas to Kansas ended at these cowtowns and established their reputations as the wickedest and wildest towns on the frontier. Although the cowtowns have quieted down somewhat, the romance of the Old West is still alive and can be experienced throughout Kansas. In the open prairie of the Flint Hills, cowboys can still be seen working the cattle, much like their counterparts from the 1800s. Go back in time at the C.O.W.B.O.Y.S. (Cockeyed Old West Band of Yahoos Society) Fall Round-up or Spring Gathering in Ellsworth and experience an 1870s cowboy camp featuring gunfights and a cowboy ball. The J.L. Canyon Ranch in Brookville and the Victorian Veranda Country Inn in Lawrence each offers city slickers the opportunity to participate in real cattle drives. Guests at ranch bed and breakfasts are given the opportunity to participate in daily ranching activities or to just spend time relaxing. The Circle S Ranch outside Lawrence is a luxurious country inn located in the middle of a 1,200-acre cattle ranch. Guests can watch the ranch hands work with the ranch's 400-head of cattle and 20-head of buffalo, or they can hike or bike on the many trails throughout the property. Read More Visit the Kansas Travel & Tourism Division web site? for information about attractions and events celebrating the Old West. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hot Spots this Summer Festival & Events Request Free Information and Travel Guides from Our Sponsors Plan your trip with Sponsored Regional Road Trip Itineraries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Commemorate the 200th birthday of Abe Lincoln Celebrate life along the Historic Lincoln Highway ABE DAYS in BUCYRUS August 6, 7 & 8 - Bucyrus, Ohio As you're making your summer travel plans this year, be sure to include a trip to Bucyrus, located in the heart of Ohio, along the historic Lincoln Highway, for their Abe Days in Bucyrus on August 6, 7 & 8th. This family event will be held at the Crawford County Fairgrounds with camping and RV spots available for renting. There will be displays and demonstrations from local artisans, crafters, Lincoln Highway and Abe Lincoln memorabilia collectors. The tourism group has scheduled some enjoyable entertainment, competitions and fun activities for all ages. For more general information about the event and to obtain more details on renting space for garage sales or artesian/crafter booths; participating in the battle of the garage bands or the marching band festival; or reserving a space to display any Lincoln Highway or Abe Lincoln memorabilia, contact the BTVB at 866-562-0720 or visit one of the following websites: http://www.bucyrus.org or http://www.abedaysinbucyrus.com Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard Sale Offers "Tough Times Bargain Shopping!" (Ohio) - If you need it, it is probably being stickered with a great low price right now in the basement of a church, boy scout troop den or someone's garage. And it will be sitting along the road for you to purchase during the fifth annual Ohio Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard Sale, to be held August 6, 7 and 8 across Ohio and adjoining states. "The Lincoln Highway Historic Byway created this event on the outside chance that it would 'go' and we've been busy managing it ever since," said Amy Daubenspeck, president of the state-designated byway group. The first year saw over 250 yard sales across Ohio's portion of the Lincoln Highway, America's first coast-to-coast paved road. The sale population doubled in its second year, and parts of Indiana and Illinois joined in, with West Virginia now setting out goods, as well. As the original Lincoln Highway was improved from 1913 to 1928, it took several parallel alignments in some areas, which may confuse "non-history-savvy" shoppers, but thanks to many organizations wanting to bring traffic to their door, an official Traveler's Guide includes a map and listings of many yard sales and community events along the way. This free guide will be available at convention and visitor bureaus and chambers along the way in mid-July. Mike Hocker, executive director of the byway noted that "we think we are going to have over 750 yard sales in Ohio, alone, this year...but the best news is that yard salers, of which we have virtually no control, seem to be organizing into larger and (cooler) venues for the hot August fun. This makes for safer traffic and parking, provides for restrooms and other creature comforts, and makes for longer browsing for more "stuff." Communities are also adding festival-type activities such as concerts, car shows and rallies, food and kids' activities...all to make the event more enjoyable for those traveling. For more information call 419-468-6773 or visit http://www.historicbyway.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Road Trip Itineraries Want to turn your next vacation road trip into an unforgettable adventure? Use the American Road ® Magazine Itinerary page to plan with your next road trip. You'll discover things to do, sights to see, places to stay, and even routes to explore. CLICK HERE to view our sponsored itineraries, sorted by region, and start preparation for your next road trip! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ENJOY YOUR SUMMER AND DRIVE SAFELY ON THE AMERICAN ROAD! You received this message because you provided your address to Mock Turtle Press-publisher of AMERICAN ROAD magazine. 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