Members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri Celebrate the Return of the Route 66 Pulse

Members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri at the Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen

The Route 66 Pulse newspaper is publishing again after nearly a 1-year hiatus. As the Pulse’s Jim Conkle and Crocodile Lile came through the St. Louis area to distribute copies of the new June/July 2009 issue, they met up with members of the Route 66 Association of Missouri for a celebratory dinner at the Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen in Webster Groves. The food was tasty, the beer cold, and the decor roadie-friendly.

Pictured from left to right: Kip Welborn, Carolyn Hasenfratz, Jim Conkle, Jane Dippel and Crocodile Lile.

Route 66 Pulse Planning to Print Again

Crocodile Lile emailed me today to let me know that the Route 66 Pulse newspaper, which ceased publishing it’s printed version last year, is planning to revive in May with 50,000 copies to be distributed from Chicago to Los Angeles. Part of the first new issue will deal with alternative forms of energy, including wind farms and solar energy along the Route 66 Corridor. The publishers want to interview people who are involved in alternative energy sources and they also are looking for people to take orders for advertising and submit articles. If you know of someone who might be interested please contact the Pulse at www.route66pulse.com. If you own a business related to Route 66, now is a good time to support the Pulse with your advertising.

Whitehall Mercantile Launches New Web Site

Whitehall Mercantile, built in 1900 on the future Route 66 in Halltown, Missouri, has a new web site. Go to www.whitehallmercantile.com for a history of the property, information and hours, and an online guestbook.

One of the offerings in the store is a booklet Personalities of Route 66, a compilation of interviews with people who lived along Route 66 in it’s heyday. Whitehall Mercantile also offers Route 66 souvenirs and antiques and collectibles.

Ghost Town Press announces the publication of Roadside USA – Route 66 and Beyond

Roadside USA

Ghost Town Press announces the publication of Roadside USA – Route 66 and Beyond, a book of 30 full-color, detachable postcards by roadside culture photographers and historians Jim Ross and Shellee Graham. With heritage tourism now among the fastest growing industries in America, it’s no surprise that motorists in search of adventure are hitting the road in greater numbers than ever before. Leaving the interstates behind to take the road less traveled is a wonderful way to experience the USA and to be enriched by the history always waiting around the next bend. Along the way, the fun of sending postcards provides a great opportunity to share the journey in real time and to create personalized souvenirs.

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