Palms Grill in Atlanta to be inducted into Route 66 Hall of Fame

Motor tour to stop over in Lincoln on Saturday for annual banquet

[June 06, 2013]  The Route 66 Association of Illinois has announced the newly elected members of the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame. The members to be inducted at the Hall of Fame Banquet in Lincoln on Saturday are the Palms Grill, Atlanta; George B. Cathcart, Edwardsville; and the Wilbur Fawns Sr. family, of Williamsville and Sherman.

There were 17 nominations for the committee to consider for the honor this year. Nominations are accepted every year for people, businesses and destinations that meet the criteria of having made significant contributions to the character or history of the Illinois portion of Route 66.

The annual Route 66 Association Motor Tour starts Friday, proceeds south on Saturday and ends on Sunday. This year's tour, "Back to Our 'Routes,'" starts in Plainfield on Friday night. There will be a huge send-off Saturday morning at the Route 66 Museum in Berwyn, and the tour will head south for the Hall of Fame dinner and induction of new members at Lincoln College in Lincoln. Sunday morning the participants will head south again, and the tour will conclude with a party at the new Route 66 Welcome Center and Museum in Litchfield.

Duke Cartwright is the honorary grand marshal of the 24th annual Route 66 Motor Tour.

Details are available at http://www.il66assoc.org/  and on Facebook. Tour information and fliers can be downloaded from both the website and Facebook page. (Flier -- PDF)

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