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Published March 23, 2008 12:00 am - MIAMI, Okla. — A three-state collaboration to market historic Route 66 and its attractions has city and tourism officials hoping more tourists will “get their kicks on Route 66” in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Route 66 project joins three states By Debbie Robinson
news@joplinglobe.com MIAMI, Okla. — A three-state collaboration to market historic Route 66 and its attractions has city and tourism officials hoping more tourists will “get their kicks on Route 66” in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Larry Eller, community grants coordinator for the city of Miami, said the municipality plans to apply for a $50,000 grant from the National Scenic Byways Program. The money would finance a 48-page tourism brochure that would feature the route and attractions through the three states from Vinita to Carthage. Deadline for the grant application is April 2. “Once we cross state lines, tourism doesn’t stop,” Eller said. The tourism brochure is designed to offer day trips for tourists to drive the historic roadway and visit attractions along the way, such as the historic Coleman Theater in downtown Miami, the Rainbow Bridge on old Route 66 in Baxter Springs, Kan., and Route 66 Drive-In movie theater at Carthage. “We want people to make several day trips in this area,” Eller said. “Route 66 is hot.” The historic Route 66 was named to the World Monuments Fund 2008 Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites, along with cultural sites in Iraq and Machu Picchu in Peru, according to the National Parks Service. Eller said the old highway system still holds many unique features, such as Ribbon Road, a three-mile section of the original 9-foot-wide roadway south of Miami. Another similar stretch is near Afton. The Marathon Gas Station in Miami, built in the 1920s, is the only existing station constructed by Marathon Oil Co. The building now houses a hair salon, Eller said, but renovation is under way on the exterior. The appeal of the roadway’s attractions is drawing not only travelers from the United States, but also from abroad. Eller said a family from Germany recently was in Miami and expressed interest in local attractions, including Route 66. Other communities involved in the project share similar stories, he said. 
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