by Jim Hinckley | Sep 18, 2026 | Events, History, Kingman, Kingman Tourism, Mohave County, Our Area, Route 66
Read the guest register at the Powerhouse Visitor Center. Look at the list of upcoming events provided by Joyce Wiley of the Kingman Office of Tourism for this post. Use the narrated self guided Kingman Tours to learn more about the city’s history and explore...
by Jim Hinckley | Sep 10, 2026 | Events, Kingman, Kingman Tourism, Our Area, Route 66, Tourism, Travel
The heart of historic Route 66, Kingman, Arizona. That is not merely a marketing slogan. This dusty desert crossroads was immortalized in a catchy tune about getting your kicks on Route 66 penned by Bobby Troup in 1946. And in 1932 the city hosted the annual U.S....
by Jim Hinckley | Sep 1, 2026 | Economy, History, Kingman, Kingman Tourism, Our Area, Route 66, Tourism, Travel
The road of dreams. That would be an apt descriptor for iconic Route 66 in the year of the highways centennial. Markku Jaakkola and Jacob Gilbert recently took to the road in a 1973 Chrysler New Yorker. But this Route 66 centennial adventure was more than just a road...
by Jim Hinckley | Aug 20, 2026 | Book Review, Events, Holidays, Kingman, Kingman Tourism, Our Area, Route 66, Tourism, Travel
Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66, the latest book from author Cheryl Eichar Jett, presents an interesting chapter in the Route 66 story that has been largely overlooked, even during the Route 66 centennial. The publisher, Reedy Press, provides a summary...
by Jim Hinckley | Aug 13, 2026 | Events, Kingman, Kingman Tourism, Route 66
Route 66: The Main Street of America. That was one of the first marketing campaigns launched by the U.S. Highway 66 Association that was established in early 1927. The slogan still works. Route 66 has become America’s longest small town and that storied old...
