Category: California

Spring 2014 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 5, 2014
12:00 noon–5:00 pm

Applegate Motel
17923 Applegate Rd
Applegate, CA 95703
(530) 878-2901
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Hosts: Raymond and Frank

• Call early for reservations if you would like to stay overnight.

Directions

From I-80:

• From I-80 East, take Exit 128, Applegate. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Crother Road.
• From I-80 West, take Exit 128, Applegate. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Crother Road.

Then…

• In ¼ mile, Crother Road ends at Applegate Road. Turn right.
• Applegate Motel is on the right, at the corner of Applegate Road and Apple Court.

Do not park in the motel parking lot. Street parking is available along Apple Court and Applegate Road.

Lunch (cash only)

• Cheese, ham, turkey, tuna and roast beef sandwiches, and hamburgers: $2.00–$5.25
• Potato salad or tossed salad: $0.50
• Potato chips: $0.50
• Soda, iced tea, water: $1.00–$1.25
• Ice cream cones: $1.00

Meeting agenda

• Officer & committee reports
• LH sign and marker updates
• 2014 and 2015 conference updates
• Update on Lincoln/Victory Highway Books to be published by Arcadia Publishing

Presentation

• Road trip to Alta-Dutch Flat area to view Nathan Balaguy’s Eagle Scout project: LH Marker #2211

For his Eagle Scout project, Nathan Balaguy has installed two Lincoln Highway concrete marker replicas along the highway in California. There will be a dedication of the markers on Saturday, February 15 at 11:30 am.

10:00 am: Meet up (Google Maps)

• Meet at 10:00 am at the park-and-ride lot at Placer Hills Road and Applegate Road. Take I-80 to Exit 125, Meadow Vista/Clipper Gap.

10:15 am: Caravan to first marker (Google Maps directions)

• Leave park-and-ride lot at 10:15 am. Head east on I-80.
• Take Exit 143, Gold Run. Turn left at the end of the ramp.
• Turn right on Gold Run Road.
• Turn left on Lincoln Road. Go across railroad tracks.
• Turn right on Lincoln Road–Gold Run School Road. Drive for about a mile.
• Marker will be on the left hand side.

11:30 am: First marker dedication

• Marker #2011 dedication ceremony starts at 11:30 am.
• Includes presentation of Troop# 6 colors, speeches, and photos.

12:15 pm: Caravan to Donner Lake Vista Point (Google Maps directions)

• Go east on Gold Run School Road.
• Turn right on Ridge Road.
• Turn left onto I-80 East.
• Take Exit 174, Soda Springs/Norden.
• Turn right at the end of the ramp onto Donner Pass Road.
• Meet at the parking lot just pass the Donner Summit Rainbow Bridge.

Caravan to second marker (Google Maps directions)

• Proceed down to the marker location, at the third turn east of the parking lot.
• There is a turnout on the right side. Parking is limited, so please pull as far forward as you can.

1:30 pm: Second marker dedication

• The marker is below the turnout, about 50 feet up the old 1913 LH alignment under a pair of pine trees.
• Dedication ceremony will start at 1:30pm, including presentation of Troop #6 colors, speeches, and photos.

Lunch and return trip

• After the ceremony, we can have lunch in downtown Truckee.
• Stop at Donner Summit Historical Society on return trip.

 

Winter 2014 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, January 11, 2014
12:00 noon–5:00 pm

Woodbridge Crossing
18939 N Lower Sacramento Rd
Woodbridge, CA 95258
(209) 366-1800
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Directions

From I-5:

• Take Exit 487, Turner Rd. Head east.
• Turn left on Lower Sacramento Road.
• Woodbridge Crossing is on the left.

From Highway 99:

• Take Exit 268, Woodbridge Rd. Head west.
• Turn left on Lower Sacramento Road.
• Woodbridge Crossing is on the right.

Look for the brick building with a pair of green boxcars. Street parking is available, with additional parking beside the building.

Lunch

• Cash is preferred, credit is available
• Sandwich/salads/soup entrees: $7–20
• Non-alcoholic beverages: $1–5

Meeting Agenda

• Officer & committee reports
• LH sign and marker updates
• 2014 and 2015 conference updates
• Officer elections

Presentations

• Lloyd Johnson: Stockton’s Miracle Mile and the Lincoln Highway (part 2)
• Gary Kinst: DVD of 1915–30 Tahoe Auto Tour along the Lincoln Highway
• Neil Rodrigues: Kings Canyon Lincoln Highway route revisited

Fall 2013 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, November 2, 2013
12:00 noon

Whirlows Tossed and Grilled
1926 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 466-2823
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Kevin Shawver and Mike Kaelin will present their recent survey of potential locations for Lincoln Highway signs along Pacific Avenue, with references to the historical significance of the Lincoln Highway through Stockton.

Lloyd Johnson will give a short presentation on the colorful history and landmarks of the Pacific Avenue Miracle Mile during the Lincoln Highway era.

This Saturday, August 24, the California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is organizing a car cruise from Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe over the “Pioneer Branch” of the Lincoln Highway. The tour starts at 8:45 am.

• Car Cruise over Echo Summit (South Lake Tahoe)

Summer 2013 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, August 17, 2013
12:00 noon–4:00 pm

Brennan’s
700 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 841-0960
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After the meeting, we will walk along the Berkeley Pier, part of the 1927 Lincoln Highway.

Spring 2013 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 6, 2013
12:00 noon–3:00 pm

Bearcat Properties (please bring collapsible chair)
505 Laurelwood Rd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 727-0779
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Directions

• From I-880, take Exit 7 Montague Expwy, go west
• Turn left on Trimble Rd
• Turn right on De La Cruz Blvd
• Turn left onto Laurelwood Rd
• In 0.2 miles, 505 Laurelwood Rd is on the right

Lunch (to go — pick up before the meeting)
Last Chance Restaurant & Deli
3400 De La Cruz Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Menu: sandwiches, salads & pizza

Meeting agenda

• Reports from officers, committees, coach tour to SF, signs/monuments
• LH 2013 Centennial Tour dinner at California Auto Museum

Presentations (must not miss)

• Tour of John Bertolotti’s private auto collection which includes
  Henry Joy’s 1914 LH Packard [group photo]

The Road Map Collectors Association is holding its first meeting in California in ten years on October 26–27 at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. At the meeting, you can buy, sell, trade, or simply savor thousands of collectible road maps, and there will be a special presentation on the life of H.M. Gousha.

• More info about the 2012 RMCA West Coast Map Meet

Fall 2012 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, October 6, 2012
12:00 noon–3:00 pm

Bud’s Pub & Grill
100 S 1st Street
Dixon, CA 95620
(707) 678-4745
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Directions

• From I-80, take Exit 66A – Dixon. Turn south onto Hwy 113.
• Bud’s Pub & Grill is located at the corner of North A and South 1st Streets.

Lunch menu

• Sandwiches: French Dip, BBQ Tri-tip, Chicken Salad, Turkey Pesto
• Salads: Soup & Salad, Napa Valley, Shrimp Louie Salad

Meeting agenda

• coach tour and cruise
• officers’ & committee reports
• online mapping
• LH signs
• LH 2013 Centennial Tour

Presentations

• Chapter historian Gary Kinst will give a presentation on the route from Sacramento to San Francisco via the Carquinez Bridge.
• We will show This Highway Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, a short documentary produced by the Harrison County Historical Center.