North Carolina Bound: Summer 2010-- Part 2-- Route 66

Illinois Highway 47 goes through Dwight about twenty miles south of Morris. And, even for a short stretch Il-47 is along the alignment of Route 66.

I stopped in Dwight, Illinois, to visit the Ambler-Becker Station which now serves as the town's welcome and visitors center. For many years, the station was in bad shape and falling apart, but it has been completely restored now and is open during the summer and on certain times during the winter.

I had a nice talk with the 82-year-old man who was there, who has lived in Dwight ever since he was five. He said the coffee place across the street is still for sale but h doubts there is enough business in town to keep it open.

The old Fedderson's restaurant, most recently Smaterjax, is now owned by a windmill company and has been remodeled. There are sure a lot of those giant electricity-generating windmills both south of town by Odell and now even north of Dwight. He says they will eventually hook up to form an even bigger wind farm.

The blinking red lights are really pretty at night and during the Christmas holidays lend a festive feeling. He thinks it is too bad they don't put up green lights on some of the windmill tops during the holidays.

Still in Dwight. More to Come. --RoadDog