Spyders: They are on their way!

Area motels are booked full. The itinerary is set. Welcome banners are going up. They are on the way to Spyderfest The Third Journey, which is set officially from Wed. April 25 to Sunday April 29. However, you will see some event attendees filter in over the weekend and the first of the week. Many [...]

Time for spring cleaning in the Route 66 Mural City

Saturday, May 5th is Viva Cuba’s 28th Annual Trash Bash when area organizations and individuals come out to clean up the town. Swinger Sanitation is placing a large dumpster near the 4-way for all those trash bags that we plan to fill. Meet in the Viva Cuba Garden at the junction of Hwy 19 and [...]

The Fanning General Store from 1930 to the present

Last weekend almost 900 runners raced  4-miles west on Route 66 from the historic Cuba, Mo area to the site of the Fanning US 66 General Store and the site of the World’s Largest Rocking Chair at Fanning, Missouri. It was a beautiful day and a combination of fun, inspiration, and fitness. Many photos were [...]