- The Monday After: Lincoln Highway’s mark still visible, Gary Brown, The Repository (Canton, Ohio), June 18, 2012
- Visitors check out sites along U.S. Route 30 and canal routes, The Press News (Minvera, Ohio), June 27, 2012. Includes a photo gallery of the conference and its tours.
- Lincoln Highway enthusiasts remember more than a highway across the country, The Press News (Minvera, Ohio), June 27, 2012
Author: Lincoln Highway Association
A Lincoln Highway love story
The Repository of Canton, Ohio has a couple of articles on how the Lincoln Highway brought Bernie and Esther Queneau together. Bernie, who traveled the length of the Lincoln Highway as an Eagle Scout in 1928, just turned 100. Esther is a past president of the Lincoln Highway Association. They were married in 2003.
- Love on the Lincoln Highway, Gary Brown, The Repository (Canton, Ohio), June 22, 2012
- 1 man + 1 woman + 1 road = 2 love stories, The Repository (Canton, Ohio), June 23, 2012
New bike path along Lincoln Highway in New Jersey
A new section of the East Coast Greenway has opened between Newark and Jersey City along the Lincoln Highway Bridge in New Jersey. It allows bicyclists and pedestrians to safely travel between the state’s two largest cities.
- New bike path connects Jersey City and Newark, Daniel Reyes, The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, N.J.), June 22, 2012
Road markers along Lincoln Highway in York, PA
In this entry of the Preserving York blog, Blake Stough writes about a Lincoln Highway concrete marker on East Market Street in York, Pennsylvania that has been missing since it was hit by a car in 2009. He also wonders about an old stone marker that appears to be a mileage marker.
- What’s The Story Behind This Early Stone Mileage Marker?, Blake Stough, Preserving York, May 25, 2012
Retracing a 1924 motorcycle trip on the Lincoln Highway
Over the past several weeks, Irv Townshend and his wife Susan drove across the Lincoln Highway, re-creating a trip that Irv’s father took back in 1924 on a Harley motorycle. Read about both the 1924 trip and this year’s tribute ride on their website.
Thanks to the Lincoln Highway Scenic and Historic Byway Association in Nebraska for the tip!
Rise and fall of a business on the Lincoln Highway
Patch columnist Michael Lambert writes about the rise and fall of Powell’s Mill, a windmill-inspired diner and gas station along the Lincoln Highway in Plainfield, Illinois from the 1920s through the 1950s.
- Windmill Diner Survived Prohibition and Thrived until the ’50s, Michael Lambert, Plainfield (Ill.) Patch, April 11, 2012
Route 66 walker to walk Lincoln Highway
Emery Duick, who walked and jogged the entire length of Route 66 in 2009, will be walking the entire length of the Lincoln Highway next year to celebrate its centennial.
- No Sidestepper, Dwight Esau, Des Plaines (Ill.) Journal, April 18, 2012
Kickoff celebration for the Lincoln Highway Centennial in Indianapolis
September 21–22, 2012
Sponsored by the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association
Experience the place where it all began, inspired by Hoosier visionary Carl G. Fisher.
Friday, September 21
- Carl Fisher and James Allison Estates at Marian University
- Auto industrialist gravesites at Crownhill Cemetery
- Stutz Building
- Optional IMAX film on historic roads in Indiana in the evening at the Indiana State Museum
- book signing by Indiana auto historians/historic roads authors
Saturday, September 22
- Indiana Auto Pioneer Tour interpreted by auto historian Dennis Horvath
- A historic recreation of the luncheon where Carl G. Fisher announced his vision for America’s first transcontinental road
- Jeff Kuehl as Carl G. Fisher, the Father of the Lincoln Highway
- A unique behind-the-scenes tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, built by Carl G. Fisher and three business partners
Share the road! Explore! Have fun with those who are like-minded and enjoy traveling America’s two-lane roads. Discover Indiana’s auto-making and road-building heritage.
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Register today! Early bird discounts may apply.
Need more information?
- Download the event registration form or flyer
- Visit the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association’s web site
- Call the Indiana LHA at (574) 210-6278
7/29: Lincoln Highway Festival in Shelton, NE
Shelton, Nebraska will hold its 15th annual Lincoln Highway Festival and Car Show tomorrow, July 29.
- Shelton prepping for Lincoln Highway Festival, The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent, July 26, 2012
- Lincoln Highway Festival brings classic cars to Shelton, Jessica Kokesh, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, July 28, 2012
Renovation started on gas station in Sutherland, NE
A 1930s-era gas station along US 30 in Sutherland, Nebraska is being restored. Closed for decades, restorers aim to re-open it in time for the Lincoln Highway’s centennial next year.
- Gas station renovation underway at Sutherland, George Lauby, North Platte (Neb.) Bulletin, April 16, 2012