2025 MILES OF POSSIBILITY ROUTE 66 CONFERENCE Joliet, IL Oct. 9-11, 2025
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SAVE THE DATE!! JOIN US IN JOLIET Oct. 9-11, 2025!
SAVE THE DATE!! JOIN US IN JOLIET Oct. 9-11, 2025!
SAVE THE DATE!! JOIN US IN JOLIET Oct. 9-11, 2025!
SAVE THE DATE!! JOIN US IN JOLIET Oct. 9-11, 2025!
SAVE THE DATE!! JOIN US IN JOLIET Oct. 9-11, 2025!
SAVE THE DATE!! JOIN US IN JOLIET Oct. 9-11, 2025!
M.O.P.'s 9th annual conference is in the books, but the 10th is coming up Oct. 9-11, 2025!
The Ninth Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference was held October 31 – November 3, 2024, at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, Illinois, with the theme “Giants of Route 66.”
The Tenth Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference will be held October 9-11, 2025, at the Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM), with the theme "Road to the Centennial!" Don't miss it! Details and registration coming soon!
2025 venue -- the Joliet Area Historical Museum in Joliet IL
In 2025, the Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference returns to the Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) in Joliet, IL, (where the third annual event was held in October 2017)!!
Past and current presenters:
Event History
The first conference was held at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, Illinois, in 2015. Subsequent conferences were held in Bloomington (2016), Joliet (2017), Carlinville (2018), Normal (2019), all-virtual (2021), Pontiac (2022), Bloomington-Normal (2023), and Edwardsville (2024). Each event has featured a combination of some of the biggest names on the contemporary Route 66 scene - historians, authors, explorers, photographers, artists, and cartographers - and also experts, academics, and professionals featuring the local history and culture of each host city. Each year, social and networking activities plus great music, film, or other cultural opportunities round out the weekend schedule. The event rotates along Illinois Route 66 to showcase different communities, each supported by the area convention and visitors bureau!
Event Highlights
From the first conference held at the historic Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville in 2015, we knew this was a special kind of event. Gathering Route 66 aficionados, historians, authors, artisans, travelers, and explorers from across the U.S. and around the world, the annual event offers presentations, programs, workshops, Route 66-focused arts and entertainment, and social and networking activities.
It is the only annual conference that focuses on the history, preservation, and economic development of Route 66. "Route 66 Miles of Possibility" is now a nonprofit organization to provide greater capacity and expertise for future events! Now in its tenth year in 2025!
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