Fabulous Fall Trip: “Route 66: An American Icon (Part II)”

“If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks on Route sixty-six” (Nat King Cole) with the Friends of the Oak Lawn Public Library. Renowned Route 66 author and guide John Weiss returns and picks up from the original tour to narrate a stretch of iconic Route 66 from Dwight, IL to Atlanta, IL. The journey begins on Wednesday, Sept. 13 in Dwight with breakfast at the nostalgic Route 66 Diner (just after 9am). The group will then head south to visit some unique sights such as the former Illinois State Police Office; Memory Lane - the original stretch of Route 66; Spraque’s Super Service gas station; the infamous Beer Nuts plant to sample products; and charming shops, diners, wall murals and the giant Paul Bunyan “Muffler Men” statue. The trip concludes with dinner at Country Mansion Restaurant in Dwight (around 4:15pm). So come along, “as we get our kicks on Route sixty-six.”

In-person registration at the Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave: Saturday, Aug. 5 from 9:30-10:30am. Departs: 7:15am, Returns: 6:45pm. Cost: $96 for members and $101 for non-members. Max: 50. Min: 30.

Must present a current membership card or receipt to receive the $5 discount. Two ticket limit per person; no refunds or exchanges. After the in-person registration closes, contact Joanne at the Library at 708-422-4990 to find out how you can purchase tickets or join the waiting list.

All trips sponsored by the Friends of the Library are not wheelchair accessible.