/tags/highway/Recent content in Highway on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usSun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2018/10/28/the-ghost-of-dixie-highway-a-halloween-story/Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2018/10/28/the-ghost-of-dixie-highway-a-halloween-story/<p><em>Would you pick up a lonely female hitchhiker on Halloween?</em></p> <p><em>Samuel Drake has an exciting Halloween night on a lonely highway in central Illinois known as “The Dixie Highway.” There’s sex, danger, and, of course, the supernatural in this relatively mild story– no VERY mild story–  intended for Halloween.</em></p> <p><em>* * * * * * * * * * * *</em></p> <p>It was 1958. Route 66 was in its glory as the primary route from Chicago to Los Angeles. While still in Illinois, shortly after the road passed through Springfield, just outside the small town of McLean, you passed by what was the premier truck stop of its day, the Dixie Trucker’s Home, usually referred to as “The Dixie Truck Stop.” This nationally-known truck stop was open 24/7, 365 days of the year. The huge sign with the word “Dixie” emblazoned on what looked like pilot’s wings was visible for miles welcoming you in. Truckers and travelers stopped by at all hours for food for their bodies and fuel for their vehicles.</p>/stories/2018/10/25/the-ghost-of-dixie-highway-a-halloween-story/Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2018/10/25/the-ghost-of-dixie-highway-a-halloween-story/<p><em>Would you pick up a lonely female hitchhiker on Halloween?</em></p> <p><em>Samuel Drake has an exciting Halloween night on a lonely highway in central Illinois known as “The Dixie Highway.” There’s sex, danger, and, of course, the supernatural in this relatively mild story– no VERY mild story–  intended for Halloween.</em></p> <p><em>* * * * * * * * * * * *</em></p> <p>It was 1958. Route 66 was in its glory as the primary route from Chicago to Los Angeles. While still in Illinois, shortly after the road passed through Springfield, just outside the small town of McLean, you passed by what was the premier truck stop of its day, the Dixie Trucker’s Home, usually referred to as “The Dixie Truck Stop.” This nationally-known truck stop was open 24/7, 365 days of the year. The huge sign with the word “Dixie” emblazoned on what looked like pilot’s wings was visible for miles welcoming you in. Truckers and travelers stopped by at all hours for food for their bodies and fuel for their vehicles.</p>