Down Da 66: Clinton, Oklahoma and Springfield, Illinois

Some Route 66 News.

1. I see a posting on the Route 66 E-Mail Group that the city of Clinton, Oklahoma is planning on having a follow up to this year's highly successful Route 66 International Festival. This went a long way toward putting it on the map for 66 enthusiasts who all reported a great time. Plus, it heightened the local people's appreciation of its Route 66 heritage.

Unfortunately, they are planning to have it June 27-28th, the same time the International Festival has its run in Litchfield, Illinois. Too bad that they can't pick another weekend to avoid possible conflicts.

Springfield Illinois, hosted the first two International festivals in 2002 and 2003, and continue having their own highly successful celebration every year since. Each year, more and more people attend and cars get registered.


2. Speaking of Springfield, Illinois, I missed this story out of the Springfield Journal-Register from last August, but there was discussion about tying the Abraham Lincoln Home and Route 66 together.

The thought was to make a Route 66 interpretive center on 9th Street, one of the road's original alignments and a few blocks from the Lincoln home. Let's hope something came out of it. I'll have to look the next time I'm in town getting those Cozy Dogs, staying at the Route 66 Hotel, and enjoying Capital City and the Curve Inn.

Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. --RoadDog