Category: Iowa

The Lincoln Highway Arts Festival took place on September 27 in Mount Vernon, Iowa. It featured 32 artists from across Iowa working in a wide range of media.

• Lincoln Hwy. Arts Fest set for Sept. 27, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (IA) Sun, September 17, 2008
• Students craft ‘No Place Like Home’ works, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (IA) Sun, September 24, 2008
• Lincoln Highway Arts Festival fills uptown Mount Vernon Saturday, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (IA) Sun, September 24, 2008
• Artists practice plein air to capture loss of historic Sutliff Bridge, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (IA) Sun, September 24, 2008
• SUN EDITORIAL: A time to celebrate art, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (IA) Sun, September 24, 2008
• Residents, visitors welcome ‘quality of art’ at Lincoln Hwy. Arts Fest, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (IA) Sun, October 1, 2008

A three-day First Inaugural Tour of Lincoln Highway in Iowa began on August 8:

According to State Director of the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association, Jeff LaFollette, this three-day tour has been in the works for the past few years. He said that the purpose of this tour is to promote the Lincoln Highway and to educate people about the road and the surrounding areas.

• Lincoln Highway tour begins, Clinton (IA) Herald, August 8, 2008

Remembering one’s history is often a fond activity sitting down among friends and food. The Iowa Lincoln Highway Association is trying to transplant the activity from one’s living room to multiple cars across the state of Iowa in its first ever River to River Motor Tour.

• River to River Motor Tour drives through Boone, Boone (IA) News-Republican, August 7, 2008

The annual powwow at the Meskwaki Indian Settlement near Tama, Iowa, first became popular with tourists after the Lincoln Highway was built nearby.

• Meskwaki powwow begins Thursday, Waterloo-Cedar Falls (IA) Courier, August 6, 2008

The Iowa Lincoln Highway Association is bringing the first ever 2008 Motor Tour through Woodbine for lunch from 12:30-1:45 pm, August 10.

• Brick Streets pave the way to Woodbine, Logan (IA) Herald-Observer, August 6, 2008

The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) will travel the Lincoln Highway between the Iowa towns of Lisbon and Mount Vernon on Friday, July 25.

• Towns ramp up for RAGBRAI, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (Ia.) Sun, July 16, 2008