Category Archives: Indiana
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
Building railroad bridges can take decades
Two cities along the Lincoln Highway have been trying to eliminate at-grade railroad crossings since the 1920s. The Calumet Avenue grade separation in Munster, Indiana was first brought up in 1922. The city is finally hoping to start construction next … Continue reading
Dixie Highway classic car cruise meets the Lincoln Highway
The annual Driving the Dixie Classic Car Cruise stopped in Chicago Heights, Illinois, where the Dixie Highway intersects the Lincoln Highway. Both the Dixie and the Lincoln were the brainchild of entrepreneur Carl Fisher. Driving the Dixie, Paul Czapkowicz, The … Continue reading
Plans for a Lincoln Highway kiosk in La Porte, IN
The Indiana chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is raising money to install a kiosk commemorating the original route of the Lincoln Highway through La Porte, Indiana. Local man looks to commemorate original Lincoln Highway travelers, Matt Fritz, Herald Argus … Continue reading
Indiana chapter of LHA wins grant for interpretive driving guide
The Indiana chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is one of eleven non-profit organizations that were awarded grants of up to $2,000 by Indiana Humanities and Indiana Landmarks. It will use the grant to help fund an interpretive driving guide … Continue reading
More on this week’s Lincoln Highway Buy-Way
Here are more news articles on this year’s Lincoln Highway Buy-Way, a multi-state garage sale along the Lincoln Highway. It takes place this Thursday through Saturday, August 4–6. Book, bake, treasure sale at Bucyrus Public Library, Marion (Ohio) Star, July … Continue reading
Join the Lincoln Highway Adventure in Indiana, August 5-6
Download a postcard of this announcement Join the first annual Lincoln Highway Adventure along Indiana’s historic Lincoln Highway, August 5 and 6, 2011. Kick off the Adventure at Downtown South Bend’s First Friday Cruise-In. The next day pilot your crew … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale: August 4-6, 2011
The sixth annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way, a yard sale that stretches across hundreds of miles, will be held from Thursday, August 4 to Saturday, August 6. This year, five states are participating: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia. Here is … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway kiosk to be installed in Plymouth, IN
The city of Plymouth, Indiana has granted the Lincoln Highway Association permission to install a Lincoln Highway tourist information kiosk at the corner of Jefferson Street (Lincoln Highway) and Cleveland Street. Plymouth tax abatements pay off, City Attorney Nelson Chipman … Continue reading