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Replica of Gemini Giant Presented for Museum Display

January 26, 2018 By Editor Gina

President Cathie Stevanovich and Museum Curator John Wille were thrilled to be the recipients of a very special gift at the Winter Quarterly Association Meeting. Tully Garrett and Holly Higgins Barker, the new owners of the Launching Pad in Wilmington, IL,  presented our Association with  a replica of the Gemini Giant to be displayed at the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum.
Tully Garrett and Holly Higgins present the replica to President Cathie Stevanovich and Museum Curator John Wille
The Little Giant

 

 

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