Motor Tour 2018

Route 66 Forever –

Still Making Memories

June 8-10, 2018

Registration is now open! Pre-register (before June 8) for this year’s tour and save $10.00 on registration.

Click here to download and print your information/registration form for Motor Tour 2018!

You need not be a member of our Association to participate in our Motor Tour.

This year’s Tour progresses South to North along Illinois Route 66.

Registration forms will also be included in the Spring issue of our members’ only newsletter, The 66 News.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT ANNOUNCED!
Saturday, June 9, morning DOUBLE CROSSING OF THE CHAIN OF ROCKS BRIDGE!
Yes, you heard that right – we’ll cross from East to West, then turn around and go from West to East along this iconic bridge! Association President, Cathie Stevanovich will call the start of this event. Not in the memory of anyone we can find has this been done before! There will be a nominal crossing fee and a time limit that the bridge will be open for this special double crossing. From this crossing, the Saturday leg of our Motor Tour will commence.

Each car registered for the tour receives this collectable aluminum license plate plus a passport, decal and dash plate!

We’re back up and running with heat! Thank you for your patience with our recent, unexpected closure. Come in out of the cold and experience a truly unique Route 66 collection at our Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac, Illinois!

Route 66 Jackets are now available!

These quality jackets, emblazoned with Bob Waldmire’s 1989 design feature:

• Shell: 200 Denier Nylon Oxford
• 5 oz Quilt lining 100% polyester
• Snap front.
• Raglan sleeves
• Reinforced slash pockets
• Knit cuffs and drawstring bottom
• Made in USA!

Sizes available:
Medium | Large | X-Large
$45 +$5 shipping (Continental U.S. only)

2-X | 3-X
$50 +$5 shipping (Continental U.S. only)

Limited supply – order soon to ensure the sizes and quantities you want are still available!

To order, mail:

• Check made out to Route 66 Association of Illinois
• Your name & address (printed)
• Phone # (so we may contact you regarding your order if necessary

To:

Route 66 Association of Illinois
110 W Howard
Pontiac, IL 61764

We are sad to report the passing of a true Route 66 enthusiast.

Dawn Patterson, of Towanda, who turned her 2 car garage next to her home in Towana into a “66” tourist destination, passed away on Tuesday, November 14 after a brief illness.

If Dawn’s garage overhead door was open – you were welcome to stop and visit!!  Her garage was a wonderful 66 inspired place where she displayed gifts she had received from friends and travelers, and also sold Route 66 trinkets and even had her own “DK’s Garage” t-shirt!   Dawn would sit at an old retro kitchen set as people wandered in and out, signed the guestbook, and posed with her shapely mannequin “greeter.” She knew a lot about the road and often helped people with their lists of what to see and where to go in other states.

Hi, Friends,

Editor Gina here reminding Association members that the submission deadline for the Winter, 2017 issue of our members-only newsletter, The 66 News, is approaching. Please submit your stories, travelogues, photos and news by November 15.

For your information, here are my guidelines for photo submissions to maximize their quality in print.

I look forward to reviewing your submission! If it doesn’t get included this time, I’ll save it for future consideration!

gina@writeytidy.com

or

Route 66 Association of Illinois
P.O. Box 1940
Matteson, IL 60443

Start planning your 2018 )and beyond) journeys along Route 66 with this handy and well, EZ Guide to traveling the Mother Road!

Now available at the low price of:

$20.00 + $5.00 shipping

(To continental U.S. only)

East to West or West to East driving directions. Provides guidance where signage may be limited to keep you on the Route. Includes alerts to construction and detours to make your travel more convenient and enjoyable.

Send your (printed) name and address along with check to:

Route 66 Association of Illinois
110 W Howard
Pontiac, IL 61764

EZ66 Guides make great gifts for the Route 66 travelers in your life!

Get your made-in-the-USA black T-shirt sporting Bob Waldmire’s 1989 signed design now for a lower price!

Small
Medium
Large
X-Large

AND

2-XL
3-XL
4-XL

Now all sizes only

$15.00 + $5.00 shipping!

(To continental U.S. only)

Mail size selections with your (printed) name and address along with a check to:

Route 66 Association of Illinois
110 W Howard St
Pontiac, IL 61764

Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.

All profits from the sale of these shirts go toward preservation of Bob Waldmire’s converted school bus, a mini Route 66 museum in its own right. See it on display behind our Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 110 W Howard St, Pontiac, IL.