Cecelia Otto writes about her experiences at this year’s Lincoln Highway Association Annual Conference in South Lake Tahoe.
- Final day of the conference, June 23, 2011
- Post-conference highlights and reflections, July 4, 2011
Author: Lincoln Highway Association
Man walks across Iowa to raise awareness of disabilities
Using the Lincoln Highway to promote a cause is becoming quite popular. This time, Dale Hankins is walking along the Lincoln Highway across Iowa to raise awareness of disabilities.
- Bill’s Coffeeshop Walk Across Iowa — Official Facebook page
- Iowa man walks across the state to raise disabilities awareness, Chastity Dillard, The Daily Iowan (Iowa City, Iowa), July 11, 2011
- Taking a walk across Iowa to spread a message of abilities awareness, Tom Gilsenan, Eastern Iowa Life (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), July 25, 2011
More on this week’s Lincoln Highway Buy-Way
Here are more news articles on this year’s Lincoln Highway Buy-Way, a multi-state garage sale along the Lincoln Highway. It takes place this Thursday through Saturday, August 4–6.
- Book, bake, treasure sale at Bucyrus Public Library, Marion (Ohio) Star, July 17, 2011
- Fairgrounds to host US 127/Lincoln Highway Sale, The Times Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), July 20, 2011
- Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Sale Set Aug 4-6, The Times-Union (Warsaw, Ind.), July 29, 2011
- Around Town: 7th annual Lincoln Highway ‘Buy-Way’ yard sale starts Thursday, Christina Redekopp, The Independent (Massillon, Ohio), July 30, 2011
- Crossroads Festival brings bargain shoppers out in force, Ed Gebert, The Times Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), August 1, 2011
- Buy-Way yard sale runs this weekend, Katie Schwendeman, The Review (East Liverpool, Ohio), August 1, 2011
Join the Lincoln Highway Adventure in Indiana, August 5-6
Download a postcard of this announcement
Join the first annual Lincoln Highway Adventure along Indiana’s historic Lincoln Highway, August 5 and 6, 2011. Kick off the Adventure at Downtown South Bend’s First Friday Cruise-In. The next day pilot your crew through the historic communities of New Carlisle, LaPorte, Valparaiso, Dyer, and back to Plymouth for the Adventure’s Closing Picnic.
Each registered vehicle will receive an Adventure Bag with a dash plaque, discount coupons, an Adventure Passport and a booklet containing turn-by-turn directions and information about sites, great stops and communities along the way.
Compete in the Lincoln Highway Scavenger Hunt, a geocache hunt and check in via Foursquare or stay connected through your other favorite social media.
Families, Car Clubs and Caravans welcome!
Find reservation and pricing at:
www.lincolnhighwayadventure11.eventbrite.com
Hosted by:
Indiana Landmarks
Indiana Lincoln Highway Association
Studebaker National Museum
Downtown South Bend – First Fridays
Newsradio 960 WSBT
Financial Sponsors:
Dudley Ventures
People Engaged in Preservation
For more information or questions contact:
Indiana Landmarks
Northern Regional Office
402 W. Washington St.
South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 232-4534
north@indianalandmarks.org
Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway signs installed in Iowa
New Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway signs are being installed around Marshalltown, Iowa. This is in recognition of Iowa’s recent designation of the Lincoln Highway as a historic byway.
- A piece of history: Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway signs posted in Marshalltown area, Mike Donahey, Times Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), June 12, 2011
2011 Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale: August 4-6
The sixth annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way, a yard sale that stretches across hundreds of miles, will be held from Thursday, August 4 to Saturday, August 6. This year, five states are participating: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia. Here is more information on how to participate in the Buy-Way:
Related news stories:
- Take part in annual Buy-Way Yard Sale, Mansfield (Ohio) News Journal, June 19, 2011
- Plan to be part of the big garage sale Aug. 4-6, The Ogden (Iowa) Reporter, June 22, 2011
- Highway ‘Buy Way’ planned, Rochelle (Ill.) News-Leader, June 27, 2011
- Fulton’s Lincoln Buy-Way Sales Event to be held August 5 & 6, The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus (Moline, Ill.), June 28, 2011
- Hillsdale CARES to hold rummage sale (Second brief within article), The Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio), July 7, 2011
Lincoln Highway an alternative to flooded highways
Old Lincoln Highway near Council Bluffs, Iowa is once again a major thoroughfare: traffic has dramatically increased because of the flooding and closure of Interstate 29. Commutes are longer, and residents are concerned about people driving too fast along the road.
- Traffic Finds Way Amid Interstate Closure, KETV-TV (Omaha, Neb.), June 29, 2011
- Flooding no friend to commuters, Andrew J. Nelson, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, June 30, 2011
California Chapter meeting this Saturday 7/9
Summer 2011 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, July 9
12:00 noon
Rockville Grill
4163 Suisun Valley Road (at Rockville Road)
Rockville, CA 94534
(707) 864-4325
Suisun Valley Road and Rockville Road are part of the 1928 Lincoln highway route from Sacramento to San Francisco.
The 2011 Conference Committee is sure to have great stories about the Lake Tahoe conference.
See you there!
Man drives Lincoln Highway in wheelchair to promote spinal cord research
Chet Dyreson is traveling across the United States in his motorized wheelchair to raise attention to spinal cord injuries. Much of his route has been along the Lincoln Highway. He left Perris, California on May 30, and expects to reach Washington, D.C. on Monday, the 4th of July.
To find out more and donate, visit his web sites:
More news:
- Perris local ventures cross country to promote spinal cord research, Alex Ogden, The Valley News (Fallbrook, Calif.), June 16, 2011
- Man Riding Wheelchair Across U.S., Stops in North Platte, Kent Winder, KNOP-TV (North Platte, Neb.), June 23, 2011
- Paralyzed man’s amped-up wheelchair headed for D.C., The Repository (Canton, Ohio), June 30, 2011
Lincoln Highway mural installed in Maple Park, IL
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has installed a mural in Maple Park, the next in a series of murals being installed along the Lincoln Highway across Illinois.
- Lincoln Highway mural comes to Maple Park, The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), May 26, 2011