Bad Weather On the East Coast Washes Out Portion of US Route 6 in PA

When it rains and pours all night and all day, there's bound to be an effect on the roads. Business Route 6 in Carbondale, PA got hit pretty hard, but Penn DOT seems to be taking it well, as you can see in this video.

For all traveling on Route 6 from Massachusetts to California, keep an eye on the road and on the weather, and use precaution.

STAY SAFE ON US ROUTE 6!!

Iowa's Historic US Route 6 Featured in New Documentary by Emmy-nominated Filmmakers

What do Bonnie & Clyde, Jesse James, Nancy Drew and Jack Kerouac have in common?  U.S. Route 6 in Iowa takes two-lane motorists from Davenport on the Mississippi to Council Bluffs on the Missouri.  Built in one day by 10,000 farmers and businesses across the state, Iowa’s Route 6 is part of the second longest transcontinental highway in America.  River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6 guides viewers on a nostalgic classic car journey through yesterday’s soda shops, filling stations, general stores, drive-ins, and roadside attractions.  Experience the sights and sounds, the people and the places that the four-lanes have forgotten...before they are gone forever.

River to River is a documentary from award-winning filmmakers Kelly & Tammy Rundle inspired by the Highway 6 research and photography of David W. Darby.

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Six Places to see Award-winning Fourth Wall Films' "Highway 6" Documentary

River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 producers Kelly & Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films.

Emmy ® nominated documentary filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films are excited to hit the road with their new documentary River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 starting with a grand premiere event at the Putnam Museum's Giant Screen in Davenport, Iowa on September 17th at 7:00 p.m.

 

"We could not be more thrilled about premiering the film at the Putnam," said producer Tammy Rundle.  "The museum is a treasure to the Quad Cities and the documentary is very much about seeking out the treasures in communities along Historic Route 6. It is among our favorite places to explore and to bring guests who are visiting the Quad Cities."

 

The premiere event will kick off the 5^th Annual River to River Retro Road Tour, organized by Dave Darby, the Executive Director of the Iowa Division of the Route 6 Tourist Association. The film was inspired by the research and photography of Darby and he launched the first River to River Cruise when film production began on the project in 2011. The tour draws 100+ cars each year to the Quad Cities where the Route 6 journey begins, and ends in Council Bluffs with stops at events, museums and restaurants in towns along the way. For more information and to register for the Road Trip, visit River to River Retro Road Trip.

 

Premiere attendees will enjoy the classic car 'eye-candy' in the Putnam lot between 6:00 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.  The screening of the 1-hour film will begin at 7:00 p.m. with Q&A with the filmmakers and other film participants following the movie. The premiere event is sponsored by the Putnam Museum and Dahl Ford.  Advance tickets are recommended--$8.50/pp.  To order tickets visit Putnam.org.

 

View the film trailer HERE!

 

Six special event screenings of River to River will take place at venues along Historic Route 6 from Davenport to Council Bluffs, September 17-30:

 

Davenport, Iowa - PUTNAM PREMIERE EVENT!
September 17, 2015 (Thurs), 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Putnam Giant Screen, 1717 West 12th Street. Tickets $8.50/pp at Putnam.org. Q&A with the filmmakers and film participants following the movie. Sponsored by the Putnam Museum and Dahl Ford.

 

Iowa City, Iowa - HUMANITIES IOWA EVENT!  
September 20, 2015 (Sunday) 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. UI Museum of Natural History, 17 N. Clinton St. Free to the public! Q&A with the filmmakers and Carolyn Dyer (author of "Rediscovering Nancy Drew").  

 

Marengo, Iowa - FRIENDS OF MARENGO PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENT!
September 22, 2015 (Tuesday) 7:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Marengo Public Library, 235 E. Hilton Street. Free to the public! Q&A with the filmmakers following the movie. Sponsored by Friends of Marengo Public Library.

 

Council Bluffs, Iowa - WESTERN HISTORIC TRAILS CENTER EVENT!
September 27, 2015 (Sunday) 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Western Historic Trails Center, 3434 Richard Downey Avenue. Tickets $8/pp at the door (seating is limited). Q&A with the filmmakers following the movie.

 

Dexter, Iowa - ROUNDHOUSE EVENT!
September 28, 2015 (Monday) 7:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Dexter Roundhouse Community Center, 707 Dallas Street. Tickets $7/pp at the door. Q&A with the filmmakers following the movie.

 

Grinnell, Iowa - SPAULDING CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION EVENT!
September 29, 2015 (Tuesday) 7:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Spaulding Center for Transportation, 829 Spring Street. Tickets $7/pp at the door. Q&A with the filmmakers following the movie.

 

Showings will continue at film festivals and in art theaters, followed by a national DVD release, and broadcasts on Midwestern PBS stations in 2016.  

 

We'd LOVE to bring River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 to your location! To book a showing of the documentary in your community, contact Kelly and Tammy Rundle at fourthwallfilms@aol.com!

 

River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6 was funded in part by grants from Humanities Iowa, Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area and the National Endowment for the Humanities through the documentary’s fiscal sponsor, The Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association.  

 

For more information about the U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association, visit http://www.route6tour.com/.

 

To pre-order the River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 DVD, click HERE!  The DVD will be released in late fall 2015, just in time for Christmas!

AND AS A REMINDER, Stay On Route 6: Your Guide to All 3,652 Miles of Transcontinental US Route 6, is available on Amazon! 

Aprylle Gilbert Reaches Provincetown MA: Fastest Cross-Country Runner Ends Route 6 Run with A Surprise Presentation

Aprylle Gilbert, long-distance endurance runner, receiving the Points of Light Gold Medal - a Presidential Volunteer Service Award - from US Route 6 MA Director, Don Doucette, at the end of her 3,652-mile transcontinental run in Provincetown MA.  

Photo Credit - Merrily Cassidy, CAPE COD TIMES

Watch Aprylle cross the Finish Line HERE.  "These kids are worth running the extra mile for."- Aprylle Gilbert

From Provincetown MA Tourism Office: Help Celebrate the End of Aprylle's Route 6 Run on Tuesday September 15 at Pilgrim's Landing Park

RUNNER TO CONCLUDE COAST-TO-COAST CHARITY RUN IN PROVINCETOWN America's First Destination will be Aprylle Gilbert's final at the finish line in Pilgrims' First Landing Park    PROVINCETOWN, Mass. - Endurance runner and musician Aprylle Gilbert will finish her historic run along famed U.S. Route 6 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Pilgrims' First Landing Park in Provincetown. The coast-to coast run is in support of her charity program, "Coast to Coast for Kids," supporting disadvantaged children in San Jose, Calif.   Gilbert's run began on May 11, 2015, in Bishop, Calif. and stretches 3,652 miles to Provincetown, where U.S. Route 6 ends. She runs 30-40 miles each day and has endured challenging terrains and climates including the deserts in California, Nevada and Utah and mountain regions in Colorado, although she says she finds comfort in the changing landscapes.   Gilbert has traveled with her friend and support driver, Jose Reyes, with help from a network of volunteers and the Route 6 Tourist Association. She doesn't use any money from the charity fund and credits the volunteers who have offered her housing in small towns along the way. As a reward for those who are sponsoring the run, donors receive gifts of Gilbert's CDs and her book. One-hundred percent of contributions are donated to charity.   To honor Gilbert, the Board of Selectmen in the Town of Provincetown, in the County of Barnstable of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has proclaimed Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, as Aprylle Gilbert Day in the Town of Provincetown and encourages citizens to express their gratitude and to pay tribute on this day.   Pilgrims' First Landing Park commemorates the 102 Pilgrims on the Mayflower whose first landing in the New World was at the tip of Cape Cod in Provincetown in 1620. Plans are underway to commemorate the 400th landing along with the signing of the Mayflower Compact in Provincetown Harbor, a document giving rise to a nation and American Democracy. Download the iPtown App  from Google Play or the iTunes App Store    Provincetown Tourism Office Anthony Fuccillo Director For More Information, contact: Zach Bienvenu zb@mcopr.com

Where is Route 6 Runner, Aprylle Gilbert Now? With Me!

Several years ago, I tackled transcontinental US Route 6, known also as The Grand Army of the Republic Highway. By "tackle" I mean I drove the complete 3,652 miles in the comfort of my own car, purely for the joy and novelty of documenting the country's second longest road for my guidebook, Stay on Route 6. (Though formerly the longest American highway, it was overtaken by US Route 20 in 1964 when California renumbered its routes.)

But endurance runner and musician, Aprylle Gilbert, has been actually tackling Route 6 as earnestly and powerfully as any linebacker goes after his opponents on the football field. She is not doing it for the joy or novelty, either. She's doing it to prove that she can, and "for the kids."

Read the rest of the story on Huffington Post HERE.