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  • July 24, 2019
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Stopping through New Mexico

Michael Bushnell Northeast News From Amarillo, Texas, we continue our westward journey along America’s Main Street. Roughly 175 miles west of Amarillo, past Tucumcari and Newkirk, is the village of…

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  • July 17, 2019
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Amarillo by morning!

Michael Bushnell Northeast News Westward Ho! We’re pressing on to Amarillo, Texas on America’s Main Street for a taste of “Texas hospitality at its best” where steaks the size of…

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  • July 10, 2019
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Westward ho!

Michael Bushnell Northeast News Leaving My-yam-uh (the proper pronunciation as you wouldn’t want to be called out by locals), we head west on the old route through the barren plains…

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  • July 3, 2019
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Crossing into Oklahoma!

Michael Bushnell Northeast News Continuing our virtual road trip of historic Route 66, we leave Joplin behind and make the short hop over the state line to Miami, Okla. Roadside…

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  • June 26, 2019
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Joplin, our last stop in Missouri!

Michael Bushnell Northeast News From Meramec Caverns State Park, Route 66’s paved two-lane surface carries us westward, toward Rolla and Waynesville, Missouri. Here, in Pulaski County, the highway drops precipitously…

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  • June 19, 2019
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Meramec State Park

  Michael Bushnell Northeast News After crossing the Mississippi River on the Chain of Rocks Bridge, Route 66 loosely followed the route of old State Road 14 as it snaked…

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  • June 12, 2019
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Chain Of Rocks Bridge

Michael Bushnell Northeast News From the auspices of downtown Chicago and the Route 66 beginning or end point (depending on which direction one is traveling) of Lake Shore Drive and…

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  • June 5, 2019
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Remember This? The Road Atlas

Planning a vacation? Before you load the car, check your road atlas to be sure you have the latest edition and updated highway information. When President Dwight Eisenhower signed the…