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From Saint Clair towards Devil’s Elbow. old Route 66 corridor. We began in Saint Clair and stopped at Bourbon MO. We continued on stopping at Country Cousins Antiques: 4850 Old Highway 66, Bourbon, MO 65441 On to Missouri Hick BarB Que: https://missourihick.com We stopped in Cuba Mo where we enjoyed murals portraying: The Osage Mural Meeting in Missouri portrays the Osage meeting French settlers led by Auguste Chouteau and Jean Pierre Chouteau. The mural’s artist, Norman Akers, stated, “The underlying principles that inform my art include tribal oral histories, maps, art historical references, and nature.” We also enjoyed the: 1930s Phillips 66 Station on Route 66 fuels Cuba, MO’s history, Memories from WW11, and the blue – the blue bonnet-the train that transported our boys, Amelia Earhart’s forced landing, and many more amazing works of art. https://cubamomurals.com/ Delicious times in Fanning Mo and the world’s largest Route 66 rocking chair: Assembled out of steel pipe, the chair weighed 27,500 pounds. The outpost is up and running with amazing and hospitable personnel who will come out and greet you, take pictures, and give you the attention you deserve after a long drive. They have fudge, popcorn, drinks, plus Historic 66 souvenirs- we bought a fridge magnet!

The fudge was amazing and one of my favorite experiences of the whole trip.

On to The totem trading post Christian reports “not good or worth the visit.

However, he loved it!! Devils Elbow- named for the repeated logjams. It’s a Railroad the army used during the WW2 build-out of wood-named The Trestle. Big Piney River, Elbow Inn, old Hwy66- and Hooker Cut bluffs. rounds out our trip! As Christian: a great trip and worth the drive! A two thumbs up!