Gregory Franzwa, LHA member and editor of The Lincoln Highway Forum, releases a new book on the Mormon Trail.
- Pioneer pathways — Enthusiast’s guidebook offers adventures for present-day travelers, Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), July 22, 2008
Year: 2008
LHA Board has its own blog
The board of directors for the Lincoln Highway Association has started its own blog:
http://lincolnhighwayassociation.blogspot.com/
That blog will be used for posting meeting minutes and other board news. The main LHA blog will continue to post news about the Lincoln Highway in general.
Lincoln Highway piques interest of Indiana history buffs
Ninety-five years after an association was formed to support construction of a transcontinental, paved highway, and 85 years after that highway’s "Ideal Section" was built in Northwest Indiana, Old Lincoln Highway still attracts the curiosity of history-minded residents along its route.
Art Schweitzer, a local historian from Schererville, has led research into the local stretch of the highway.
- NWI [Northwest Indiana]: Land of Lincoln Highway, The Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.), July 20, 2008
Lincoln statue sculptor laid to rest near his statue
The ashes of Robert Russin, the sculptor of the Lincoln statue along I-80 in Wyoming, and his wife were interred near the statue.
- Laid to rest: Artist interred with his masterpiece, Laramie (Wy.) Boomerang, July 19, 2008
Iowa LHA members attend conference
The 16th annual Lincoln Highway Conference, "Rails – Trails & Highway Tales," was held in June in Evanston, Wyo. Iowa Lincoln Highway Association members from Jefferson, Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Earling, Woodbine and Ames attended.
- Lincoln Highway Association members attend conference, The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Ia.), July 17, 2008
Salvaging artifacts from a burned tavern
A contractor is salvaging historic artifacts from the remains of the Hollow Tavern in Unity, Pennsylvania, destroyed in a fire. The tavern will be rebuilt to its 1939 construction appearance.
- Old safes turn up in burned Unity tavern, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 17, 2008
Bicyclists to travel the Lincoln Highway in Iowa
The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) will travel the Lincoln Highway between the Iowa towns of Lisbon and Mount Vernon on Friday, July 25.
- Towns ramp up for RAGBRAI, The Mount Vernon-Lisbon (Ia.) Sun, July 16, 2008
History mural for Plainfield, Illinois
Plainfield, Illinois will receive a mural representing its history as a gift from the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition, just like Elburn.
- Gift of mural will portray town history, The Herald News (Joliet, Ill.), July 16, 2008
Hazen, NV Market closes after highway widening
The Hazen Market Store, which was originally along the Lincoln Highway, closed down after the widening of US 50A reduced access to the store.
- Accessibility issues force owner to close Hazen Market, Lahontan Valley News (Fallon, Nev.), July 15, 2008
Motor scooter riders finish their Lincoln Highway trek in Times Square
Bob Chase and Bernard "Buddy" Rosenbaum have finished their cross-country trip across the Lincoln Highway on their Piaggio MP3 scooters. One of their goals was to raise awareness for the Lincoln Highway.
- 2 pals in their 70s chase adventure while atop scooters, The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), July 15, 2008
- Road Trip! A Scoot Along the Lincoln Highway, City Room blog of The New York Times, July 14, 2008