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The U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association is a
Not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3) "Public Charity".
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The U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association is a
Not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3) "Public Charity".
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Working to save our American Heritage through Cultural Preservation.
What's New!
Welcome Roger C. Bratt - Director of ALSO
Meet Kim Koyle who has recently been appointed as our
Kim has a passion for preserving our American Heritage.
Her goal is to assist communities in making their dreams
into reality.
Kim - Roundup time at the Ranch! 
Meet Nancy Bloom in her 1956
Thunderbird - Nancy and her husband John will took part
in the Historic Route 6 Cruise on the weekend of October
6-7th 2012. Soon we'll have a 2013 Historic Route 6
Cruise picture.
For information about the 2013 Cruise visit; 
Meet Wellfleet, the Mascot of the
Wellfleet is holding a 1959 Chevron
Western States map as he tries to pose at the
historical west termination point of U.S. Route 6 in
Long Beach, California.
Join the adventure of
exploring the old roads!
John Buchanan departed yesterday
August 19, 2013 on U.S. 20 from Boston's Kenmore
Square to travel across the U.S. to Newport, OR.
Then, south via the Pacific Coast Highway to
Long Beach, CA and then, east on U.S. Route 6 to
Provincetown, MA.
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Group wants to mark historical Route 6 through Johnson
County, Iowa
Rex Brandsatter, Program Coordinator
(April 22, 2013)
UTAH - GOOD NEWS!
A special "Thank You" to Malerie
Yolen-Cohen for the following video:
ACTIVITY UPDATE
Radio Interview with David W. Darby,
Executive Director of the
KJAN Radio - Atlantic, Iowa
David Darby-Backyard and Beyond 01-08-2013 KJAN | Radio Atlantic, IA
– AM 1220 Picture of the Month January 2014
Picture by Martin Grahl - Sept. 2013 ******************
Meet (Left to Right) Bailey Phares, Andi Bagley,
Karla Pina and Samantha Perscell.
Picture by Paul Kuhlman, Member - Summer of 2013
Item of Interest: The Pleasant Hill Diner may not
be located in an Historic Route 6 town, but it is definitely a
place to visit if you love the 1950s. It is located about two
miles south of the historic Route 6 alignment in Pleasant Hill,
Iowa.
Note: Many of our members don't even live in a
Route 6 state, but simply enjoy the adventure of exploring the
old roads.
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and After
City of Glendale, CA - Adams Square Gas Station Park March 2013 
Meet Salty the Seahorse
February 2013
Sign - East End in Provincetown, Massachusetts
Now, what we need is a "Picture of the Month" of a similar
sign located at the West end in Long Beach, California. This
would be a definite plus for tourism. Hundreds of people each
year stop at the above sign for a photo-op before starting
their cross-county adventure on America's oldest and longest
contiguous highway.
"Join the Team" Picture and related story as printed in Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association *********************
Check this out!
(Note our Association logo on the
sides of the cars.)
Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association
Pearsonville is a small Route 6 community of 17 people located in the upper Mojave Desert of California. The 30 Ft. tall Lady is aka the Uniroyal Gal is just one of those unique roadside attractions that take you down Memory Lane. She overlooks the Historic U.S. 6 alignment currently called Sterling Road.
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Item of Interest
(February 1936 - Santa Clarita, CA - Archives)
"Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times" U.S. 6 - Feb. 5, 1936 More movies have been filmed on or along U.S. 6 than any other highway in America. The above was filmed along what is now known as the Sierra Highway just north of the City of Santa Clarita, California. However, the City of Santa Clarita did not exist at the time. The area in 1936 was known as Saugus - Newhall. Film Office - Santa Clarita, California Questions? Email: RussUSRoute6@aol.com ****************** |
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You'll Love New York!
Matt is definitely Route 6 to the core and loves exploring the old roads. ….”I can't remember a time when history and research were not a part of my life.”
Should you have any questions or desire additional information
about the New York Association you can email Matt at:
NewYork@route6tour.com
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It’s Official,
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Massachusetts Association Web Page
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Welcome to Colorado!! “The Land of Adventure” |
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 Meet Kenneth Oltjenbruns. Ken was our past Administrative
Assistant and is now our Executive Director of the Colorado U.S. Route 6
Tourist Association.
Ken is actually exchanging positions with Mary Tomky who served as the Executive Director since 2004. We all appreciate Mary’s hard work and dedication. Mary, thank you! Ken will be overseeing a number of programs and projects and would like to invite individuals, businesses, counties, cities, small towns and rural communities to become members so they can participate in the decision making process. This also includes high school and college students who have an interest in history and in the future economic development of their community. Students will have the opportunity to participate in our Student Internship Program. Besides working on economic development and cultural preservation projects, Ken will be working closely with Rachel Carey our Executive Producer – Director of Route 6 Productions in the making of a documentary movie about the Grand Old Highway. For more information visit the Colorado Association web page at http://route6tour.com/Route6colorado.htm Colorado Map and Directory web page http://route6tour.com/colorado.htm Questions? Email: Colorado@route6tour.com |
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Welcome Marcia L. Kuiper our Executive Director for the Nebraska U.S.Route 6 Tourist Association.
Nebraska's U.S. Route 6 runs 373.07 miles from the
City of Omaha to the Colorado state line. The historic alignment was
established in 1931.
Along it are three beautiful large cities, Omaha,
Lincoln the State Capitol and Hastings.
The easterly portion of the state there is
considerable urban growth in and round the smaller Cities of Gretna
and Ashland, which are located along the 6 between Omaha and
Lincoln. Further west are the smaller rural communities; many of
which are challenged with decreasing population and the need to
establish economic opportunities in order to survive.
Cultural Preservation and Economic Development
together play a major role in preserving our American Heritage in
the great State of Nebraska. All the Communities, large and small
are part of a network working toward this common goal. To succeed, I
believe it is important to include young people in this team effort.
If you have any questions you can email Marcia at:
Nebraska Association Web Page:
Nebraska Association Directory Page:
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Iowa joins the Network of 14 U.S.
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Meet David W. Darby, Executive Director of the Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. David is a native of Iowa and was raised along the Grand Old Highway. He has a professional background in writing and photography. He is now in the process of completing a book on the history of Iowa’s Historic U.S. Route 6.
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Learn about Preserving our American Heritage
Michele M. Heitzmann
Keynote Speaker
If your business, organization or school is looking for that
special Keynote Speaker give us a call.
Michele is Vice Chair on the Board of Directors of the
National U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association.
She will address the Association's current and proposed
economic development (tourism) and
cultural preservation (American's small towns) programs.
Learn about proposed projects which include audio-visual
productions, an Internet Route 6 travel guide,
regional museums and visitor centers and Historic US 6
signage across the nation.
As part of our educational program, Michele will stress the
importance of including
Sr. High School and College student interns in the
development of the Association.
Learn about the history of the Grand Old Highway. Remember
the old diners where you could
stop for a home cooked meal? How about
The Burma Shave Phenomenon
Her talks are educational, informative and fun.
The U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association is a
Not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3)
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Welcome to Connecticut
"The
Constitution State"
Joe Hurley, Executive Director
Joe Hurley would appreciate the opportunity to meet
and talk with car clubs, business and elected community leaders
about the future of the Grand Old Highway. The big question being,
how can we preserve our American Heritage and at the same time
address economic development along the historic alignment?
You can contact Mr. Hurley by emailing him at;
connecticut@route6tour.com
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What's New California!!
Mr. Hann is a past two term Mayor of the City of Lancaster. He is retired from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and is currently working part-time as a fire safety consultant with the movie industry. Fred is definitely Route 6 to the core. He enjoys history and driving the back roads. His
goals are to create community involvement in establishing a Route 6
economic development and cultural preservation plan for the cities
and towns located along the Grand Old Highway in California. If you are interested in learning more about the California Association, or how you can become a member or student intern, you can contact Fred Hann at: california@route6tour.com Historic U.S. Route 6 is the longest highway ever established in the United States. Our association is dedicated to its preservation and to the economic well being of all entities along its path. With this site we hope to be your top source for Route 6 information. We also hope to be an interactive exchange of interesting stories and Route 6 experiences. So, if you have a great story you'd like to share with us, or an interesting picture, feel free to contact us and we'll post it on our site. We're more than happy to take a little break to share a good story. A special "Thank You" to James R. Hendricks, composer and performer of our theme song, "Long Lonesome Highway". James Hendricks - Biography
When we started in October, 2000, the high school students were
looking for music to go with the web site.
The player above requires Flash Player, we also have a link to the source MP3 file of Long Lonesome Highway by Jim Hendricks
Check
out the Latest Story of U.S. Route 6
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We welcome Matt Hereford as the Executive Director of the New York U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. Matt is also an Officer with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and oversees the Grand Army of the Republic “Memorial” Highway in the State of New York.
For the past few years Don Doucette has been our official Agent and Ambassador at Large in Massachusetts. Through his efforts he has established Historic U.S. 6 Route signage at the East end of the Grand Old Highway in Provincetown.
Welcome Fred
M. Hann to the team. Fred is now the Executive Director of the
California U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. 