This is the Country Jamboree Travel Guide. It has been compiled from several
 sources and I have attempted to tie internet websites to each of the entries.

 

 

Highways - National Auto Trails 
 http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/fac/schul/trails/national/natlist.html

Route 66   
 http://www.national66.com/66hstry.html
Dixie Highway 
 http://www.us-highways.com/dixiehwy.htm
Ghost Towns
 http://www.ghosttowns.com/
Old West -  Jim Janke's Old West
 http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/oldwest/oldwest.htm
Native American Pow Wows
 http://www.powwow-power.com/powwows.shtml
Bluegrass Festivals
 http://showcase.netins.net/web/bluegrass/festivals/festivals.html

Festival Finder

 

ALABAMA 
We will start off with a visit to Fort Payne known as the 'Sock Capital of the World' and hometown of the super-group Alabama  http://www.fortpayne.com/  Every country traveler will want to stop in Montgomery where Hank Williams Sr is remebered  http://www3.sympatico.ca/tomlipscombe/hwasi.html  In the town of Tuscumbia you should stop and visit Alabama Music Hall of Fame   http://www.alamhof.org/index.html#achiever  Have you ever lost a suitcase?  Have you ever wondered where those lost bags go? Well, they go to Scottsboro and the Unclaimed Baggage Center  http://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/  For those that need the smell of oil and rubber then you need to visit Talladega Superspeedway  http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/tal/index.html   Of course the gang is in the area.  Yep The Alabama Gang  http://alabamagang.s5.com/ 

 

ALASKA
So let's get started.  In Fairbanks you can find a wonderful annual event ....Athabascan Old-Time Fiddling Festival   http://www.newsminer.com/heartland/hland112496/fiddle.html   Athabascan is the group name given to the native american people that came from Asia. Find out more about them here...  http://www.ausbcomp.com/redman/athabascan.htm  Also in Fairbanks you can visit the  ....Fairbanks Annual Summer Music Fest  http://www.mosquitonet.com/~trudy/fsmf.html  About five miles outside Fairbanks you can visit the Ester Gold camp and the ....Malemute Saloon  http://www.akvisit.com/malemute.html  If your interested in seeing the Alaskan wonders from a train window, head on to Skagway and the ....White Pass & Yukon Route Scenic Railway  http://www.whitepassrailroad.com/  Want to try your hand at panning for gold? Then head to Fox and the ...Gold Rush Gold Camp  http://www.goldrushcamp.com/

 

ARIZONA
For the Travel guide for this week, we visit Arizona.  First visit will be to Tempe and the  ....Red River Opry   http://www.redrivermusichall.com/2001cntry.html  You can have an authentic, mouth waterin', belly fillin' cowboy cookout at the Red River Music Hall before you go in to experience a Classic Country Show.  Next stop is   ...Old Tucson Studios  http://www.oldtucson.com/  This is a real movie studio set used in Little House On The Prairie, Maverick and Three Amigos among many others. They have live shows there also.  Next we are off to Tombstone and the ....OK Corral  http://www.ok-corral.com/   Next up is Willcox and the ...Rex Allen Days  http://www.pinkbanana.com/rex/index.html  Next up is a place that has been around since 1939 in Flagstaff on old Rt. 66 ....The Museum Club  http://www.museumclub.com/  Now if your still hungry for some old time cookin, well here are few places to check out. The first is close to Sedona. Do we need to get dressed for this one Clif?  No it's not a fancy place.   http://www.blazinm.com/  and of course no trip to Arizona would be complete without a visit to   ....Phoenix International Raceway  http://www.nascar.com/TRACKS/phoenix/

 

ARKANSAS
This week we visit Arkansas.  First stop will be Hot Springs   .... hometown of Patsy Montana   http://www.cowgirls.com/dream/cowgals/montana.htm  Down around Pine Ridge we find a store and museum that some may recall from Lum and Abner  ...Jot-Em Down Store  http://www.aristotle.net/~russjohn/lumabn.html  A wonderful place to visit is the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View. Check the scheduled events so you get the best out of your visit  http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/   Be sure to visit the Arkansas Entertainers Hall Of Fame in Pine Bluff   http://www.aristotle.net/~russjohn/aehof.html  Don't forget to visit Kingsland and Dyess. Why? Well that's where Johnny Cash was born and raised there.  http://www.usacitiesonline.com/arcountydyesshev.htm   Let's not forget Bentonville and the Wal-Mart Museum   http://www.aristotle.net/~russjohn/walton.html