Wednesday, September 14 will be a special day at the Wigwam Motel in Rialto. The very finest of Route 66 Roadies, Authors and Artists will be having an all day poolside gathering at this historic lodging location along Route 66.

These well versed Mother Road enthusiasts will be having this informal and friendly get together gathering as a 'meet and greet' occasion for guests and visitors who stop by the day before the kick-off of this years San Bernardino Route 66 Rendezvous celebrations. Artists and authors will display their works at the Wigwam Motel and also during the Rendezvous events at the "Route 66 Authors and Artists Expo," located at the City Hall Turnaround, at D and Third Streets.

Fellow Route 66 roadies and enthusiasts are invited to drop in at the Wigwam Motel anytime during the afternoon to early evening of September 14. This would be a great time for a personal meet and greet photo opportunity with some of Route 66's finest roadies. A large number of the roadies will be in attendance, some of whom will be:

David Knudson, president of the National Route 66 Federation

Jim Conkle, founder and president of the California Route 66 Preservation Foundation.

Kathy Anderson, former president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association

Bob 'crocodile' Lile, current president of the Texas Route 66 Association

Kevin Hansel, president of the California Historic Route 66 Association

Debra Hodkin, director of Barstow's Route 66 Mother Road Museum

Manoj Patel, family owner of the historic Wigwam Motel. The Patel family has done a true justice for Route 66 with all of their hard work in completely restoring and preserving this vintage beauty icon along the Mother Road.

Scott Piotrowski, author of "Finding the End of the Mother Road: Route 66 in Los Angeles County" and is also known for his fine photography and videos.

Ken Turmel, artist who mastered the first Route 66 artwork that actually traveled the entire length of the Mother Road while it was being created. The art is a Route 66 Tribute masterpiece to see! Turmel's work has become known worldwide as PostmarkArt.

Jim Ross, a well versed and award winning historian who authored "Oklahoma Route 66." His extensive research travels along Route 66 are unparalleled, and they are evident in his writings.

Jerry McClanahan, water color and oil paintings extraordinaire! Jerry has a special touch with his talents as he poses new and vintage automobiles with famous vintage Route 66 icon locations.

Swa Frantzen, of Belgium, webmaster of the very first web site dedicated to Route 66 http://www.historic66.com

The famous 66 icon Wigwam Motel location was especially chosen for this roadie poolside gathering for a very good reason. The Wigwam Motel is recognized as California's most famous Route 66 motel, built in the city of San Bernardino during the later half of 1949. The Indian inspired motel features a life like village style arrangement of nineteen 30 foot teepees, complete with all of the traveler's essentials including a barbecue and swimming pool. The original developer of this retro motel was a man by the name of Frank Redford, who was heavily influenced by the native Indian art and culture. He brought his imagination to a reality in the early 1930's, as he built a prototype of his creative teepee shaped cabin. A total of seven Wigwam Motels were built throughout the nation, only 3 of which exist today. This newly restored and renovated classic and cozy motel continues to live on, going on its 56th anniversary, through the support of car enthusiasts, roadies, tourists, travelers and most importantly preservationists. No doubt, this is a very good reason to stop by and gather around the Wigwam Motel.

Further information can be viewed online at http://www.wigwammotel.com Contact Manoj Patel at 909-721-3949 or e-mail at wigwamrte66@yahoo.com to make any lodging arrangements, or contact Ken Turmel at thelandrunner@hotmail.com with any questions about the Route 66 Roadie, Authors, and Artists Poolside Gathering at the Wigwams.