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Mobile web site covers Lincoln Highway in western Pennsylvania

Lincoln Highway Association — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:33:29 +0000

The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor has released a mobile-optimized web site, www.lincolnhighwayexperience.org, for connecting travelers on the go with destinations along the Lincoln Highway in western Pennsylvania.

Lincoln Highway? There’s an app for that, Renatta Signorini, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 30, 2011

Old diner being restored for Lincoln Highway museum

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:49 +0000

An old diner is being restored to its 1930s glory and will become the focal part of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor’s Lincoln Highway Experience Museum, being built in Unity, Pennsylvania.

History on menu at vintage Serro’s Diner, Deborah Brehun, Ligonier (Pa.) Echo, November 23, 2011

GOP senators misrepresented transportation spending

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:54:56 +0000

Several Republican senators, arguing that spending for “transportation enhancements” should be cut, exaggerated and misrepresented some projects that have received such funding, including the Lincoln Highway Roadside Museum in Pennsylvania.

Fact Check: GOP lawmakers spin funding tall tales, Joan Lowy, The Associated Press (re-published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution), October 30, 2011

Group raises money to extend Ligonier Valley, PA trail over creek

Lincoln Highway Association — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:16:52 +0000

The Ligonier Valley Trail, which runs near the Lincoln Highway in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, is raising funds to extend the trail over Mill Creek. Donations are being matched $1 for $1 through the end of the year.

Ligonier Valley trail group seeks money quickly to span creek, Jewels Phraner, Ligonier (Pa.) Echo, October 27, 2011

Coatesville, PA train station to be renovated

Lincoln Highway Association — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:11:09 +0000

Coatesville, Pennsylvania is preparing for a renovation of its train station, along with a streetscape project between the station and the Lincoln Highway. Train station project advancing quickly, Eric S. Smith, The Daily Local News (West Chester, Pa.), October 23, … Continue reading →

Irwin, PA streetscape project starts up

Lincoln Highway Association — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:00:04 +0000

A streetscape project to draw people into downtown Irwin, Pennsylvania is moving forward. The project includes three gateway signs will mark roadways that lead to Main Street, including one along the Lincoln Highway. It also includes new crosswalks, bus shelters, planters, lighting and curbs.

Irwin streetscape project under way, Annie Tubbs, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 13, 2011

Woman walks from San Francisco to New York because she feels like it

Lincoln Highway Association — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:00:44 +0000

Catherine Li is walking across the country from Daly City, just outside San Francisco, to New York, because she “just felt like walking” and wants to live in the moment. Not surprisingly, her journey has taken her down the Lincoln Highway.

Cross-country quest on foot leads traveler through Bucks, Christian Menno, Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, Pa.), September 23, 2011

Lincoln Highway rally in Pennsylvania returns

Lincoln Highway Association — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:00:33 +0000

The Lincoln Highway Road Rally in Pennsylvania, organized by the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, returns October 8 and 9, after a three-year hiatus.

Lincoln Highway rally to return, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 8, 2011
2011 Road Rally, Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

Sen. Coburn: LH Roadside Museum a waste of federal money

Lincoln Highway Association — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:00:17 +0000

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma (R) blasted federal funding for the Lincoln Highway Roadside Museum in Pennsylvania as an example of wasteful spending. Olga Herbert, executive director of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, pointed out that the museum has had a positive economic benefit in the region, plus it was completed almost a decade ago.

Enhancement in eye of beholder, Colby Itkowitz, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.), September 15, 2011

Bill and Karen’s excellent Lincoln Highway adventure

Lincoln Highway Association — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:00:26 +0000

Bill and Karen, of Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, are blogging about their latest two-lane road trip adventure along the Lincoln Highway.

Bill & Karen’s new Lincoln Highway trip, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, September, 3, 2011
Bill and Karen’s Travel Journal