Danny Gruber gives an overview of the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska and its upcoming centennial.
- The Lincoln Highway: Connecting people and places coast to coast for nearly 100 years, Danny Gruber, Lexington (Neb.) Clipper-Herald, May 17, 2011
Category: Nebraska
Man drives Lincoln Highway in wheelchair to promote spinal cord research
Chet Dyreson is traveling across the United States in his motorized wheelchair to raise attention to spinal cord injuries. Much of his route has been along the Lincoln Highway. He left Perris, California on May 30, and expects to reach Washington, D.C. on Monday, the 4th of July.
To find out more and donate, visit his web sites:
More news:
- Perris local ventures cross country to promote spinal cord research, Alex Ogden, The Valley News (Fallbrook, Calif.), June 16, 2011
- Man Riding Wheelchair Across U.S., Stops in North Platte, Kent Winder, KNOP-TV (North Platte, Neb.), June 23, 2011
- Paralyzed man’s amped-up wheelchair headed for D.C., The Repository (Canton, Ohio), June 30, 2011
Classic tourist attraction in Grand Island, NE reopens
Shady Bend, once the site of a tourist camp, general store, and gas station in Grand Island, Nebraska, has reopened as a restaurant. It is attracting customers and visitors who remember its earlier days.
- Shady Bend open and bringing back memories, Denton Cushing, The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent, April 23, 2011
Thanks to the Grand Island Hall County Convention & Visitors Bureau for letting us know!
Historical marker dedicated in Kearney, NE
A historical marker commemorating a seedling mile of the Lincoln Highway was dedicated in Kearney, Nebraska on Sunday.
- Historical marker dedicated on Lincoln Highway, KHAS-TV (Hastings, Neb.), May 1, 2011
- Historical marker dedication set for Sunday, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, April 28, 2011
- Photo of the historical marker by the Lincoln Highway Scenic and Historic Byway of Nebraska
Lincoln Highway car show held in Nebraska
Describing Shelton’s Lincoln Highway Festival and Car Show on Sunday as "cool" wouldn’t have been very accurate.
"Mellow," on the other hand, fit it to a T.
- Shelton festival offers place for enthusiasts to show off classic cars, The Grand Island (NE) Independent, July 27, 2008
Grand Island, NE residents hope to resurrect historic road stop
Craig Woodward is working on reopening the historic Shady Bend Gas Station, Grocery and Diner as a bar and restaurant.
- Local residents hope to resurrect highway’s historic Shady Bend, The Grand Island (NE) Independent, July 23, 2008
Lincoln Highway news in Nebraska
A pedestrian and bicycle trail is proposed along the old Lincoln Highway between Omaha and Elkhorn:
http://xrl.us/6ysn
Ghost Roads of Nebraska from the WashingtonPost.com:
http://xrl.us/6xqh
A couple near Sutherland, Nebraska collect their very own diner:
http://xrl.us/2tgp
Blackstad’s Blog has some musings on small town Nebraska, namely Schuyler at:
http://xrl.us/6yru
as does Prairie Traveler
http://xrl.us/6yt8
Newsletter · Volume 21: Nebraska
Shelton, NE celebrates 10 years of Lincoln Highway Festivals [thanks to Bob and Lenore Stubblefield]:
http://xrl.us/2tbb
Glenn Wells of yahoo’s roadsidefans Group reports, “Fremont, Nebraska has a new diner, Penny’s Diner, and it’s even open 24 hours. From the photograph, it appears to be a Starlite. The diner is located north of East 23rd Street near Wal-Mart.”
The historic Pawnee Hotel in North Platte, NE was sold in May at a sheriff’s auction:
http://xrl.us/2td6
From the Omaha World-Herald, a Sutherland, NE couple buy their own Valentine diner:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10060437