Cecelia Otto, a songwriter who is traversing the Lincoln Highway, has posted some of her photo highlights of the tours at this year’s LHA Annual Conference in South Lake Tahoe.
Fish Springs threatened by proposed aquifer pumping
The future of Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge is potentially threatened by Southern Nevada Water Authority’s bid to pump water from the Snake Valley Aquifer, which feeds the springs, to Las Vegas. Fish Springs was an important stop along the Lincoln Highway.
- An Oasis Under Threat, Sarah Miley, Tooele (Utah) Transcript Bulletin, May 12, 2011
Lincoln Highway designated “historic byway” in Iowa
The state of Iowa has officially designated the Lincoln Highway as its first “historic byway.” It is currently posting about 1,000 signs across the state along the route.
- Lincoln Highway marked ‘heritage byway’, Bob Zientara, Ames (Iowa) Tribune, May 6, 2011
Fri 6/24: Bus tour along LH from Chambersburg to Columbia, PA
On Friday, June 24, the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is sponsoring a one-day bus tour along the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania from Chambersburg to Columbia and back.
- Lincoln Highway daytrip set, Chambersburg (Pa.) Public Opinion, May 29, 2011
Rochelle, IL plans annual Lincoln Highway Festival
Plans are underway for the 14th annual Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival in Rochelle, Illinois, which will take place August 19–21. The festival includes family entertainment, arts and crafts, food, a parade, a car show, and much more.
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival home page
- ‘Rock-N-Rochelle’ this summer, Rochelle (Ill.) News-Leader, May 4, 2011
Fri and Sat: Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival in Tama, IA
The city of Tama, Iowa is hosting the 32nd Annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival this Friday and Saturday, May 20–21. The festival includes a parade, food, entertainment, family activities, a 5K run/walk, and more food.
- Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival home page by the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce. Includes a detailed schedule.
- Iowa Road Trips: Small-town fests, Paula Reece, Des Moines Register, May 13, 2011 (scroll about halfway for the Tama festival)
U.S. 50 near Lake Tahoe to be closed for 2 weeks
Starting on Wednesday, May 11, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing U.S. 50 (the southern branch of the Lincoln Highway) over Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe for about two weeks, depending on weather. For two days before the closure, and for about six weeks Monday through noon Friday after the closure, U.S. 50 will have one-way controlled traffic.
This is to replace a short rock wall barrier, which does not meet modern safety standards.
- Way2Tahoe — Echo Summit Detour Information, California Department of Transportation
New Lenox, IL gets grant to plan US 30 reconstruction
New Lenox, Illinois is a recipient of a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It will use that money to hire planners to help with planning the reconstruction of U.S. 30/Lincoln Highway through the village.
- New Lenox gets help with U.S. 30 planning, Jeff Borgardt, Chicago Tribune, April 26, 2011
LHA Indiana director Jeff Blair finishes his walk across the state
Jeff Blair’s walk across Indiana raised more than three times its fundraising goals for the Alzheimer’s Association and the Lincoln Highway Association: $16,000. Congratulations!
- Blair blog a fun trip along the Lincoln Highway, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, April 26, 2011
- Walkers finish trek across Indiana, Vanessa Renderman, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), April 27, 2011
Sat 5/7: California ghost town celebrates its history
The Clarksville Region Historical Society hosts the fifth annual Clarksville Day in the ghost town of Clarksville, near El Dorado Hills, California, on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am to 3 pm. A classic car convoy will parade down the Lincoln Highway, and the Lincoln Highway Association will have a booth at the festival.
- Clarksville Day 2011 information by the Clarksville Region Historical Society
- Ghost town fires back to life at Clarksville Day , Don Chaddock, Folsom (Calif.) Telegraph, May 3, 2011
- Giddy-up: Clarksville Day brings the Old West back to life, Mike Roberts, Village Life (El Dorado Hills, Calif.), April 25, 2011
- Clarksville Day offers wagon rides, music, entertainment and history exhibits, Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee, May 6, 2011
(Edited on May 6, 2011 to add a link to the Sacramento Bee article)