<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thefirsthundredmiles.com/2026/04/08/explore-lincolns-legacy-in-this-classic-route-66-community/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-08T21:30:37.131Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The First Hundred Miles</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-08T21:30:37.131Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Explore Lincoln’s legacy in this classic Route 66 community]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://shawmedia-the-first-hundred-miles-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/OgfYqEUC5Qg-DiGFXCPTGV8tMqE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/MMKAONOC7SNGAKVRYWRWWUPW3M.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This statue on the south side of the Livingston County courthouse in Pontiac depicts Abraham Lincoln as a young lawyer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thefirsthundredmiles.com/2026/04/08/take-a-culinary-tour-along-joliets-route-66/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-08T21:07:11.113Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The First Hundred Miles</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-08T21:07:11.113Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Take a culinary tour along Joliet’s Route 66]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://shawmedia-the-first-hundred-miles-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/UK_ymvA41id_ydUoPs-aiowmzm8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/BZVWMEMHXNDK5HJXFNC4PMSRVE.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Celebrity chef Rick Bayless has brought his torta concept Tortazo to Joliet's Harrah's Casino]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thefirsthundredmiles.com/2026/04/08/explore-natural-spaces-along-historic-route-66/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-08T20:22:43.807Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The First Hundred Miles</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-08T20:22:43.807Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Explore natural spaces along Historic Route 66]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://shawmedia-the-first-hundred-miles-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/ffv2l8G85Szt6m4aaCO5naixXog=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/XQRKYKPO6RAOLCABXYZG6RKHA4.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area is home to some of the best public fossil hunting in the nation, located just off of The First Hundred Miles of Route 66. 

Photo provided by Heritage Corridor Destinations]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>