Coffee With Jim

On today’s program we are serving up a heaping helping of road trip inspiration and innovative ideas about historic preservation, cultural and heritage tourism, related economic development, and the Route 66 centennial. Today’s guest is Ken Busby, Executive Director & CEO, Route 66 Alliance and Contributing Editor of Route 66 Sentinel magazine. We will be discussing the AAA Route 66 Road Fest in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and innovative programs and initiatives that are revitalizing the Route 66 corridor in that city. 

Do you have plans for celebrating America's 250th anniversary on the Main Street of America? Is your community tapping into historic preservation, heritage and cultural tourism, and road trips as a catalyst for economic development? 

Next week on Coffee With Jim - If the soft vibrant glow and entrancing hum of neon is an inspiration for your road trips today’s conversation with Todd Matuszewicz is not one that you will want to miss. We will be talking about the history of neon signs, neon sign preservation, and an ambitious initiative to relight the night in Colorado with neon.

Big changes are coming to Coffee With Jim in May. Details were shared on the Jim Hinckley's America website. 

You asked and we listened! Coffee With Jim mugs now available on the Kingman Tours website gift shop. 

Coffee With Jim is made possible by listeners through Patreon. It is also sponsored by Deana Nelson State Farm Insurance - Two Lane America - Roadrunner Lodge Motel - RouteTrip USA - Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV - Wagon Wheel Motel - Gilligan's Route 66 Tours - Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner Gift Shop 

Take the excitement of the Route 66 centennial, add a vintage 1973 Chrysler New Yorker, a passion for road trips, and a desire to honor the memory of an old friend, Hans Granberg, a Finnish Chrysler enthusiast. This is the perfect recipe for an epic once in a life time adventure. The trip hasn't even started and the adventure already added some zest to today's lively wide ranging conversation with Markku Jaakkola and Jacob Gilbert. 

The duo will be taking to the road in August with plans to experience Route 66 as well as meet the people that infuse a road trip on this storied highway with infectious magic. And they are hoping that their trip will inspire other vintage car owners to discover America with a road trip or two, and to join them for a few miles as they motor west toward California. 

You can learn more about the work to make the car road ready, the Route 66 road trip planning, and then the adventure at the Detroit's Unforgotten Wheels website. 

Next week on Coffee With Jim we are serving up a heaping helping of road trip inspiration and innovative ideas about historic preservation, cultural and heritage tourism, related economic development, and the Route 66 centennial. Today’s guest is Ken Busby, Executive Director & CEO, Route 66 Alliance. We will be discussing the AAA Route 66 Road Fest in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and innovative programs and initiatives that are revitalizing the Route 66 corridor in that city. Invite your friends and join the conversation.

Today's program is sponsored in part by Roadrunner Lodge Motel, Two Lane America, Deana Nelson State Farm Insurance, Wagon Wheel Motel, Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park, Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, and RouteTrip USA. It is also listener supported through Patreon.