Franklin Grove, Illinois proclaimed Maxine Hullah Day to honor a woman who, among other things, promoted the headquarters of the Lincoln Highway Association.

• Franklin Grove honors the memory of resident Maxine Hullah, The Ashton (Ill.) Gazette, July 10, 2008

At this year’s Association conference, the recipients of the 2008 Lincoln Highway Association awards were announced.

2008 LHA Director — retiring directors

• Russell Rein
• Sid Ketchum
• Marie Malernee
• Randy Wagner

2008 LHA Conference Chair — Shelly Horne

2008 Conference Planning Committee

• Barbara Bogart
• Dan Bogart
• Ann Cazin       
• Gary Cazin
• Jo Newkirk-Hornecker
• Joe Cox
• Jim Davis
• Jane Law
• Mieke Madrid
• Saundra Meyer
• Suzanne Seppala

2008 LHA Technology Award

• James Lin for the LHA web site

2008 LHA Member of the Year

• Brian Butko for the Lincoln Highway News blog

2008 LHA Art Award

• Kell Brigan for organizing the Art Show

2008 LHA Host of the Year

• Russell Rein for organizing LHA research trip to the University of Michigan

2008 LHA Meritorious Achievement Award

• Bob Owens, Iowa

2008 LHA Preservation Advocate

• Michael Buettner for Cindell Street

2008 Preservation Organization of the Year

• Todd Zeiger, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, for training 30 volunteers to take complete historic sites survey across both of Indiana’s LH routes

2008 LHA Director of the Year

• Jeff La Follette, Iowa

Bob Chase and Bernard "Buddy" Rosenbaum, in their 70s, are riding their Piaggio MP3 scooters across the country on the Lincoln Highway. They are blogging about their trip at:

www.noagelimitpiaggio.us

The local press has also been covering their trip:

• An American journey: Cross-country scooter trip makes stop in DeKalb, The Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.), July 4, 2008
• Maturing to the Piaggio MP3, Woodbine (Ia.) Twiner, July 9, 2008
• Septuagenarians scooter cross-country, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 10, 2008
• Pain at the Pump? Not a Problem for Times Square Bound Cross-Country Road Trippers, The Auto Channel, July 10, 2008

This year marks the centennial of a wealthy Pennsylvanian’s historic, cross-country automobile journey…. The family [of Jacob Murdock] managed to travel from its winter home in Pasadena, Calif., to New York City in a remarkably quick 32 days, 7 hours and 3 minutes.

• Trek put cars on map, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 7, 2008

A plaque in Oregon commemorates the Jefferson Davis Highway, which was announced just one year after the Lincoln Highway.

• Rock by the side of the road, The Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.), July 6, 2008

A corn and bean salad recipe from the Lincoln Highway Cookbook, sold by the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, is the perfect addition to a summer picnic.

• Salad is simple; just mix and dress, The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Penna.), July 2, 2008

The Illinois Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association… is hosting its second annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way, a yard sale in communities across the state, beginning on Friday, Aug. 8 through Saturday Aug. 9.

• Lincoln Highway yard sale set for Aug. 8 and 9, The Ashton (Ill.) Gazette, July 2, 2008

Rick Sebak and his crew descend on Woodbine to film for their PBS documentary, set to air in October.

• ‘A Documentary About a Great Road’, Woodbine (Ia.) Twiner, July 2, 2008

The Bucyrus Tourism and Visitors’ Bureau will participate in the annual Lincoln Highway Yard Sale on Aug. 7 to 9 with more than 250 miles of sales along the Lincoln Highway, U.S. 30, across Ohio.

• Tourism bureau plans specials for Lincoln Highway sale, fair, The Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, Oh.), July 2, 2008

Elburn will be among the first communities to receive an interpretive mural honoring the village’s contributions to the Lincoln Highway.

• Mural to mark Lincoln Highway in Elburn, The Beacon News (Aurora, Ill.), July 1, 2008