Clinton prepares for the National Route 66 Festival
25 October 2006
Planning and preparations are already underway for the 2007 Route 66 Festival to be held in Clinton, Oklahoma., June 21-24. A car and motorcycle show, golf tournament, live musical entertainment and a carnival, are just a few of the activities currently planned for the four-day Festival.
Highlights of the event will include an expo of Route 66 artists and authors, and the Will Rogers Awards Banquet Dinner. Visitors will be able to capture a piece of true Americana at this nostalgic festival and local officials hope to highlight many of Clinton’s attractions to thousands of new visitors.
Many fans of the ‘Mother Road’ are already familiar with the official Oklahoma Route 66 Museum (www.route66.org) located in Clinton. The museum greets guests from around the world each day and the 2006 summer release of Pixar’s movie Cars has added to the recent increase in interest about Route 66.
Clinton is located 90 miles west of Oklahoma City on Interstate 40 and Route 66. Information about visiting Clinton and the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum is available at www.Clintonok.org.
More information about the National Route 66 Festival will soon be available at www.Route66Festival2007.com.
Oklahoma facts:
Visitors can experience all that's best about America in Oklahoma.
Once known as Indian Territory, Oklahoma is home to more American Indian tribes than any other state, with 39 tribal headquarters and members of at least 67 tribes.
Visitors will discover a unique blend of traditional and contemporary culture at art galleries, museums, historic sites, powwows, dances and festivals.
The Old West also lives on and can still be seen as part of everyday working life in working ranches, rodeos and cattle trading.
You can still follow the historic Chisholm Trail along present-day Highway 81 where cattle are still driven along the route in semi-trucks headed for the largest cattle auction in the US, which begins every Monday in Stockyards City in Oklahoma City.
Alternatively, experience the wonders of Route 66 - Oklahoma has more driveable miles of the "mother road" than any other state.
Oklahoma City is home to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, a treasure of Western and Native American art and artefacts.
Tulsa is home to the world's most comprehensive collection of art of the American West at the Gilcrease Museum.
Other Oklahoma highlights include plentiful outdoor recreation in wide open spaces, pristine forests and refreshing lakes and rivers.
