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Welcome to the U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association ®
COVID-19
Historic U.S. Route 6 is the oldest, longest and highest of the old roads. The historic Highway is 3,652 miles long, with a high point of 11,990 feet.
Feel free to ask questions.
You don't have to live in a Route 6 state to be a member.
Be prepared before driving
2020
We are inviting you to be our eyes and ears and participate by sharing
with us information about community events in your Route 6 neighborhood. If
the event is free and open to the general public your story / information
will be posted on our web site in exchange for a $25.00 donation. ********
A Transcontinental Journey Through Time on U.S. Route 6
A Transcontinental Journey Through Time on U.S. Route 6
Enjoy the beauty and adventure of exploring the Grand Old
Highway. You don't have to live in a Route 6 state to be a member.
Donate Today! Meet Aprylle Gilbert
Recently Aprylle was appointed to the position of Ambassador at Large on behalf of the U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. Many of you may remember Aprylle as the lady who in 2015 ran all 3,652 miles of the Grand Old Highway from the waterfront in Long Beach, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts which is located the tip of Cape Cod. She made the run to raise money for a youth center in her home town.
Above; Don Doucette our Executive Director for
the State of Massachusetts presenting Aprylle the President's
Volunteer Service Award and Gold Medal.
U S Route 6 Long Beach Cape Cod August 2015
A high school student tour through McKean County, PA.
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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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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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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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The News! |
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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.
