Balyeat’s Coffee Shop, on the Lincoln Highway in Van Wert, Ohio, has been serving up authentic American cuisine since 1922.
- Americana preserved in Van Wert, Dan Neman, The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), October 25, 2011
Enthusiasts from Norway plan for 2013 Lincoln Highway tour
To celebrate the Lincoln Highway’s centennial in 2013, a group of classic car and road enthusiasts from Norway are planning a cross-country tour of the highway from New York to San Francisco.
- LH2013 Centennial Tour home page
- Norwegian plans for 2013 Lincoln Highway Tour, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, October 19, 2011
Fort Wayne, IN looks forward to Lincoln Highway’s new “byway” designation
The Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau is looking into how to draw more visitors to their area by taking advantage of the Lincoln Highway’s new designation as an official Indiana state byway.
- City’s future gets a boost from its past, Kevin Leininger, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.), October 21, 2011
Coatesville, PA train station to be renovated
Coatesville, Pennsylvania is preparing for a renovation of its train station, along with a streetscape project between the station and the Lincoln Highway.
- Train station project advancing quickly, Eric S. Smith, The Daily Local News (West Chester, Pa.), October 23, 2011
What happened to Fort Wayne, IN’s Lincoln Highway arches?
Fort Wayne, Indiana erected two arches over the Lincoln Highway around 1914. Indiana LHA president Jan Shupert-Arick asks whatever happened to them.
- Community Voice: What happened to the Lincoln Highway arch, Jan Shupert-Arick, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.), October 20, 2011
Celebrating the Lincoln Highway in Canton, Ohio
Jim Cassler talks about the Lincoln Highway Trading Post, the online store for Lincoln Highway merchandise, and next year’s LHA convention in Canton, Ohio.
- Postcard from Canton: Celebrating the Lincoln Highway, Gary Brown, The Repository (Canton, Ohio), October 16, 2011
Irwin, PA streetscape project starts up
A streetscape project to draw people into downtown Irwin, Pennsylvania is moving forward. The project includes three gateway signs will mark roadways that lead to Main Street, including one along the Lincoln Highway. It also includes new crosswalks, bus shelters, planters, lighting and curbs.
- Irwin streetscape project under way, Annie Tubbs, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 13, 2011
Petroglyphs and graffiti at Donner Pass
Donner Pass, along the Lincoln Highway, is home to two impressive displays of rock art: ancient petroglyphs and modern graffiti.
- Rock art, Willie Albright, Reno News & Review, October 6, 2011
Crescent, IA monument to Lincoln Highway and veterans nears completion
The Old Lincoln Highway Veterans Monument Park in Crescent, Iowa, built with the help of countless volunteers, is nearly done.
- Crescent finishing monument park, Mike Brownlee, The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), republished by the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, October 10, 2011
2012 LHA Conference in Canton
The Ohio chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association and the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway will be hosting the 2012 Lincoln Highway Association conference in Canton, Ohio, for a week beginning Monday, June 18.
- 2012 Lincoln Highway conference in Canton, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, October 11, 2011