Itinerary

Tour length: 1105 miles

Tuesday, June 17

• Pre Tour Welcome Event – Kay and Ed Kozak’s house, Bolingbrook, IL
• Pre Tour Hotel – Hampton Inn, Joliet, IL

Wed, June 18 – Day 1, Joliet, IL to Sterling, IL

• Photo Stop 1 – Lincoln Highway / Route 66 3-block segment, Plainfield
• Photo Stop 2 – Historic Gas Station Future Museum, Plainfield
• Photo Stop 3 – Mooseheart, North Aurora
• Photo Stop 4 – Bellevue Place Sanitarium, Batavia
• Morning Stop 1 – Batavia Depot Museum, Batavia
• Morning Stop 2 – The Little Traveler Gift Shop, Geneva
• Lunch Stop – The Junction Eating Place, DeKalb
• Photo Stop 5 – Malta Mural
• Photo Stop 6 – Seedling Mile Gazebo, Kishwaukee College
• Photo Stop 7A – Creston Mural
• Photo Stop 7B – Creston LH Gazebo
• Photo Stop 7C – Headon’s Meat Market – LH Bubbler, Markers, Mural
• Photo Stop 8 – Emily Post Mural, Rochelle
• Photo Stop 9 – Historic Standard Oil Station, Rochelle
• Photo Stop 10 – Flagg-Rochelle Township Museum
• Afternoon Stop 1 – H. I. Lincoln Building, Franklin Grove
• Afternoon Stop 2 – Ronald Reagan’s Boyhood Home, Dixon
• Photo Stop 11 – Lincoln Statue (in soldier’s uniform), Dixon
• Photo Stop 12 – Lincoln Statue, Propheter Park, Sterling
• Photo Stop 13 – Lincoln Highway Mural, Rock Falls
• Hotel Stop – Country Inn & Suites, Rock Falls
• Dinner Stop – Luxx Restaurant, Sterling (explain Iowa Bingo card here)

Thu, June 19 – Day 2, Sterling, IL to Cedar Rapids, IA

• Photo Stop 1 – Fulton Windmill Cultural Center, Fulton
• Photo Stop 2 – Freedom Rock, Clinton
• Morning Stop – Clinton Area Showboat Theatre to view Iowa films, Clinton
• Lunch Stop – Candlelight Inn Restaurant (north of showboat), Clinton
• Photo Stop 3 – Van Allen Building by Louis Sullivan, Clinton
• Photo Stop 4 – Lincoln Highway Skewed Truss Bridge, Calamus
• Photo Stop 5 – Lincoln Hotel, Lowden
• Afternoon Stop 1 – Highpoint Event Center, Clarence
• Photo Stop 6 – Page Hotel (where Alice Ramsey stayed), Mechanicsville
• Afternoon Stop 2 – Grant Wood Window at Veterans Memorial Building, Cedar Rapids
• Hotel Stop – Comfort Inn & Suites Airport, Cedar Rapids
• Dinner Stop – The Edison Pub & Eatery, Cedar Rapids

Fri, June 20 – Day 3, Cedar Rapids, IA to Ames, IA

• Photo Stop 1 – Youngville Café
• Morning Stop 1 – Preston Garage, Belle Plaine
• Morning Stop 2 – Lincoln Highway Bridge, Tama
• Lunch Stop – Tama Livestock Auction, Tama
• Photo Stop 2 – Henry Ostermann Crash Site, east of Montour
• Photo Stop 3 – Henry Ostermann Interpretive Plaque, Montour Cemetery
• Photo Stop 4 – Red’s Garage, Montour
• Photo Stop 5 – Marshall County Courthouse, Marshalltown
• Afternoon Pie Stop at Niland’s Café, Colo
• Photo Stop 6 – Lincoln Hwy & Jefferson Hwy Heritage Park, Nevada
• Hotel Stop – Comfort Inn & Suites, Ames
• Ice Cream Social & Car Show – Ames History Museum, Ames
• Dinner Stop – The Cornbred Barbeque, Ames

Sat, June 21 – Day 4, Ames, IA to Blair, NE

• Morning Stop 1 – Boone Scenic Valley Railroad, Boone
• Morning Stop 2 – Mamie Eisenhower’s Birthplace, Boone
• Photo Stop 1 – Location of first meeting of revitalized LHA, Ogden
• Photo Stop 2 – Lincoln Highway Footprints display, Ogden
• Photo Stop 3 – Standard Station, Ogden
• Photo Stop 4 – Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge
• Photo Stop 5 – “L” Bridge
• Photo Stop 6 - Lincoln Highway Interpretive Site, Grand Junction
• Lunch Stop – Community Center, Grand Junction
• Photo Stop 7 – Freedom Rock, Jefferson
• Photo Stop 8 – Mahanay Bell Tower and Lincoln Statue, Jefferson
• Photo Stop 9 – Eureka Bridge, west of Jefferson
• Photo Stop 10 – Two Lincoln Statues by J.E. Moss, north of Scranton
• Photo Stop 11 – Gregory Corner LH Fence Posts
• Photo Stop 12 – Brick Streets, Woodbine
• Afternoon Stop – Harrison County Historical Village, Missouri Valley
• Hotel Stop – Holiday Inn Express, Blair
• Dinner Stop – The Viking, Blair

Sun, June 22 – Day 5, Blair, NE to Kearney, NE

• Morning Stop – Historic Kracl & Son Garage, Rogers
• Lunch Stop – Glur’s Tavern, Columbus
• Photo Stop 1 – Avenue of Trees, Duncan
• Photo Stop 2 – Lincoln Highway Mural, Clarks
• Afternoon Stop 1 – Seedling Mile & Kensinger Gas Station, Grand Island
• Photo Stop 3 – Lincoln Highway Historical Plaque, Pioneer Park, Grand Island
• Afternoon Stop 2 – American Automobile Experience, Kearney
• Photo Stop 4 – Lincoln Highway Mural, Kearney
• Hotel Stop – Comfort Inn, Kearney
• Dinner Stop & Tour – Great Platte River Road Archway Museum, Kearney

Mon, June 23 – Day 6, Kearney, NE to Ogallala, NE

• Photo Stop 1 – Lincoln Highway Seedling Mile Marker, Kearney
• Morning Stop 1 – Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles, Lexington
• Photo Stop 2 – Mid-Point of 1913 Lincoln Highway, Cozad
• Photo Stop 3 – Lincoln Highway Courtyard, Gothenburg
• Morning Stop 2 – Pony Express Museum, Gothenburg
• Lunch Stop – Golden Spike Tower & Bailey Yard, North Platte
• Photo Stop 4 – Buffalo Bill Ranch “Scout’s Rest”, North Platte
• Hotel Stop – Quality Inn & Suites, Ogallala
• Dinner Stop – LHA Conference, Ogallala

Tue, June 24 – Day 7, Ogallala, NE and Colorado Bus Tour

Wed, June 25 – Day 8, Ogallala, NE to Cheyenne, WY

• Photo Stop 1 – California Hill Marker, east of Big Springs
• Photo Stop 2 – Colorado Loop east end, Big Springs
• Morning Stop – Lodgepole Depot Museum, Lodgepole
• Lunch Stop – Potter Sundry, Potter
• Photo Stop 3 – Bushnell Tunnels, Bushnell
• Photo Stop 4 – Stateline Gas Station, Pine Bluffs
• Photo Stop 5 – Big Boy Steam Locomotive 4004, Cheyenne
• Photo Stop 6 – Plains Hotel, Cheyenne
• Photo Stop 7 – Union Pacific Depot, Cheyenne
• Hotel Stop – Comfort Inn, Cheyenne
• Dinner Stop / Wrap up Party – Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne