Stay In The Loop

Stay up to date with Route 66 Association happenings with regular updates by President Catherine Stevanovich

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Cruisin' Our Calendar

Learning to use our calendar puts the fun and adventure of Route 66 at your fingertips. It's easy to discover the when, what and where of events along the road.

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Historic Maps

Highway GuideWatch Route 66 evolve into The Mother Road  with maps and highway guides from 1917-1992 courtesty of the official Illinois Digital Archives.

Upcoming Events

Ronnie Baker Brooks Concert - Joliet, IL

09/08/2010 - 12:00pm
09/08/2010 - 9:04pm

Ronnie Baker Brooks Concert - Joliet, IL

September 8, 2010
Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Visitor Center (JAHM)
Museum’s Rooftop Terrace
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL

Tickets - $8.00 ($6 for students with a valid I.D. and museum members)

Purchase tickets online at www.jolietmuseum.org, or at the door.

Missouri Motor Tour 2010

09/10/2010 - 12:00pm
09/12/2010 - 5:59pm

Missouri 2010 Motor Tour

September 10-12, 2010

Gray Summit, MO - Joplin, MO

Click for more details to view/download flyer.

JAHM Pancake Breakfast - Joliet

09/12/2010 - 8:00am
09/12/2010 - 1:00pm

JAHM Pancake Breakfast - Joliet

Sunday, September 11, 2010
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Visitor Center
204 Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL

Adult Tickets - $6.00 (includes pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee, and milk)
Children (ages 3 and under) Free

The Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Visitor Center (JAHM) invites the public to a pancake breakfast, held on the Museum’s Rooftop Terrace. Free parking is available at Ottawa and Webster Streets.

18th Annual Threshermen's Bluegrass Festival - Pontiac, IL

09/24/2010 - 12:00am
09/26/2010 - 9:59am

18th Annual Threshermen's Bluegrass Festival - Pontiac, IL

September 24 - 26, 2010

Threshermen's Park, north of Pontiac, IL

Click for additional information at their official web site.

Campfire Ring - Elwood, IL

09/25/2010 - 7:30pm
09/25/2010 - 11:59pm

Campfire Ring - Elwood, IL

Saturday, September 25, 2010
7:30 PM

Midwin Nature Center
Elwood, IL

Ike Widner will be hosting a campfire ring at Midwin Nature Center. Everyone will meet at the Midwin Welcome Center parking lot on Route 66 in Elwood. We will caravan to the Old Iron Bridge.

Please bring chairs and anything you want to roast over a fire (S'mores, etc.). We will have a tour guide/storyteller with us.

Fall Quarterly Meeting

10/17/2010 - 10:30am
10/17/2010 - 3:00pm

Fall Quarterly Meeting

Sunday, October 17, 2010
Pontiac, IL

Further details to be announced.

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