7 Snowy Miles Today;
Forrest was walking at 4:30am in order to get my walk in before the roads got nasty. I pushed a lot of the white stuff today. Until tomorrow, God Bless Walk Forrest Walk
Broadwell, Illinois - Rt66 Farm TownForrest was walking at 4:30am in order to get my walk in before the roads got nasty. I pushed a lot of the white stuff today. Until tomorrow, God Bless Walk Forrest Walk
When traveling Route 66, some eight miles south of Lincoln, Illinois, you will come to the small town of Broadwell. Established in 1869, the community now supports only about 150 souls. Here in this small farming town sits one of the Mother Road's more famous icons "The Old Pig-Hip Restaurant"
Ernie Edwards and his wife served thousands of barbeque sandwiches and fries at the Pig-Hip to travelers of the road from 1937 until 1991 when the couple retired. Ernie and Frances first opened a small, three-table cafe they called the Harbor Inn. The next year when a hungry farmer pointed to a steaming pork roast and blurted out that he wanted a sandwich "off that pig hip," Ernie liked the sound of it and soon changed the name of the cafe to "The Pig-Hip."
The Pig-Hip Restaurant
The Pig-Hip restaurant was a popular stop for travelers on Route 66 during the road's heydays. Unfortunately this iconic symbol of America's Mother Road burned to the ground in March, 2007. All tha's left today is a stone marker. to be continued
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