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 CROSSROADS OF AMERICA             2026 Centennial                           Celebration

JOPLIN, MISSOURI

September 19 - 22, 2026

Registration is Closed. 

Final Schedule of events is being emailed to all registrants on 9-13. Please follow instructions in that email for registration/check-in on Saturday 9-19 at Joplin Museum at Schifferdecker Park. This year there will be NO Friday evening event or registration.

If you need further information or assistance, contact Conference Registrar at hansfordnewton@gmail.com

Photo credit below: Mike and Sharon Curtis

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JEFFERSON HIGHWAY TOURIST CENTERS:

(Click on image or name for site link)

         

  Gearhead Curio's       Bonham Visitor Center           Boots Court 

        Galena, KS                      Bonham, TX                      Carthage, MO

          

    Miners Hall Museum                   Natchitoches Visitors Center

          Franklin, KS                                           Natchitoches, LA

  

          Visit Mason City                    Hi-Way Cafe                Visit Muskogee

           Mason City, IA                         Vinita, OK                  Muskogee, 

ON GOING Through September: Access to current Summer Jefferson Declaration newsletter (as well as all newsletter back issues) is not available online currently. We regret this situation and ask your patience while admins work to return the newsletters to the website. If you did not receive your Summer newsletter, please send email to info@jeffersonhighway.org.

More Ways to Explore the Jefferson Highway & the US 66 Centennial!

FREE CRUISE OPTION ON SATURDAY SEPT. 19 -- CROSSROADS CRUISE (You may want to email directly to info@jeffersonhighway.org to sign up!)

FREE PUBLIC ACTIVITIES AT SCHIFFERDECKER PARK IN JOPLIN FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM, SATURDAY SEPT. 19

FREE PUBLIC SCREENING OF OPTV'S ROUTE 66 IN THE TRI-STATE AREA CENTENNIAL FILM, ROUTE 66 THEATER IN WEBB CITY, SUNDAY SEPT. 20, 7 PM

FREE PRESENTATIONS ON JH & 66 AT ROXY EVENT CENTER, JOPLIN, MONDAY SEPT. 21, 9 AM TO NOON

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Celebration Hotel -- Holiday Inn Joplin, 3402 Arizona Avenue

Reservation Link for Joplin Holiday Inn info and reservations. SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY at this date!

Please note you CAN alter the date selection on the Holiday Inn reservation page to suit your needs. Click on date bar and a calendar will come up so you can modify your stay if you do not need all four days.

Visit Joplin, MO (our local host - Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau) to start getting acquainted with the area via their website or try these resources!  Additional hotel listings available here and in the Visitor Guide below.

Joplin Visitors Guide

Joplin History Guide

And if you need a Missouri Travel Guide for more exploring, this site will have request for print guide as well as link for digital access.

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Jefferson Highway Digital Travel Guide Website 

The guide's website is up and the JHA and Big Blend Media's Lisa Smith needs your help in updating and correcting the initial Business, Organization & Government Member listings that answered our initial call to claim their FREE basic listings.

If you were one of those members, please go to the website link below and check your listing and respond directly to Lisa Smith for any changes. 

TRAVEL GUIDE WEBSITE HOME PAGE

We all have very busy schedules and if you missed earlier calls to claim your listing, please review the information at this link. Additional listings being taken NOW!

BENEFITS TO BEING IN DIGITAL TRAVEL GUIDE  

If you are a JHA business member, organizational member or otherwise think you should be in the Digital Travel Guide, email lisa@bigblendmagazine.com to claim your listing.