Some historical monuments in Lincoln County, Nebraska, through which the Lincoln Highway travels, are in need of preservation and restoration.
- Historical monuments beg for restoration, Kaycee Anderson, North Platte (Neb.) Bulletin, August 14, 2011
Historic Mansfield, OH and the Lincoln Highway
The Mansfield & Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau invites Lincoln Highway travelers to visit Mansfield, Ohio and the surrounding countryside of Richland County.
- First Road Across America Peppered with Unforgettable Stops, press release, Mansfield & Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau, August 14, 2011
Shelton, NE celebrates 150 years
LHA members Bob and Lenore Stubblefield are prominently mentioned in The Grand Island Independent’s article on the 150th anniversary of Shelton, Nebraska, which sits on the Lincoln Highway.
- Shelton celebrates 150 years, Harold Reutter, The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent, August 13, 2011
Model A’s participate in Lincoln Highway Adventure
More than a dozen Ford Model A’s cruised into downtown Valparaiso, Indiana, as part of this year’s Lincoln Highway Adventure across the state.
- A sentimental journey, Jeff Burton, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), August 7, 2011
Sisters sell bracelets at Lincoln Highway Buy-Way to raise funds for children in Kenya
Abigail and Annah Woods of Chester, Ohio, crafted handmade bracelets to raise money for Bright Point for Children, an organization that matches children in Kenya with sponsor families. The girls sold their bracelets during the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way yard sale.
- Sisters raise funds for children in Kenya, Nancy Tullis, The Review (East Liverpool, Ohio), August 6, 2011
8/23: Walking tour of public art in Geneva, IL
Geneva History Center educator Margaret Selakovich will lead a guided walking tour exploring the public art in Geneva, Illinois, including its Lincoln Highway mural, on August 23.
- Walking tour to explore 
Geneva’s public art, Kane County (Ill.) Chronicle, August 13, 2011
Bargains along the Buy-Way
Shoppers found plenty of bargains along the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way this year, which stretched for 250 miles across five states.
- Bargains along the Buy-Way, Jami Kinton and Kimberly Gasuras, Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph-Forum, August 5, 2011
8/19: Rochelle, IL kicks off Lincoln Highway festival with ice cream social
The community of Rochelle, Illinois is invited to city hall on August 19 for an ice cream social, to kick off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival.
- City to host ice cream social, Rochelle (Ill.) News-Leader, August 8, 2011
Lincoln Highway murals welcomed in Kane County, IL
The Illinois communities of Geneva, St. Charles and Maple Park have welcomed the public art being installed by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition as part of its Interpretive Mural Project.
- Lincoln Highway thrives in Kane County, Dave Heun, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), August 7, 2011
DeKalb, IL celebrates first phase of revitalized downtown
Re:New DeKalb celebrated the first phase of its revitalization efforts of downtown DeKalb, Illinois. This included improvements to the streetscape of the Lincoln Highway and other downtown streets. Next, a downtown parking lot will be improved, including decorative lighting fixtures made from previously salvaged light poles removed from the Lincoln Highway.
- Re:New DeKalb readies new focus on next phase, Caitlin Mullen, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.), July 29, 2011
- DeKalb awards contract for 
parking lot improvements, Andrew Mitchell, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.), August 10, 2011