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Not in Kansas anymore? Think again
ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 4 Of the eight states through which Route 66 once passed —and its historic remnants still do—Kansas claims the...
Barbara Brannon
Aug 16, 20244 min read


Show me “MO” of Missouri
ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 3 South of Edwardsville, Illinois, in search of the turnoff for Chain of Rocks Road, we wound up instead swept...
Barbara Brannon
Aug 16, 20246 min read


Route 66 in the Land of Lincoln
ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 2 “Route 66 has fueled America’s imagination, popular culture, and passion for the open road for nearly a century....
Barbara Brannon
Aug 15, 20243 min read


In search of the Mother Road
ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 1 It’s rare that local newspaper editors —especially ones like us, who have an active stake in hometown...
Barbara Brannon
Aug 15, 20244 min read
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