The Lone Tree, a famous pine tree next to the Lincoln Highway, was sprayed to protect it from mountain pine beetles.
- Famed tree gets beetle protection, Casper (Wy.) Star-Tribune, July 12, 2008
Year: 2008
Traveler guide for Ohio Lincoln Highway Buy-Way now available
A Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard Sale Travelers Guide is being distributed along the corridors of Ohio’s portion of America’s historic first coast-to-coast paved road. The guide is a free and useful tool for people planning to travel the fourth annual BUY- WAY Yard Sale which will take place Aug. 7, 8 and 9.
- Ohio Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Travelers Guides Will Assist Yardsalers, news release published in the Times Bulletin (Van Wert, Oh.), July 13, 2008
Franklin Grove, Illinois honors LHA booster
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
2008 Lincoln Highway Association Awards
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
No Age Limit: two motorcyclists ride the Lincoln Highway
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:
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
The first cross-country drive, 100 years ago
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
The Jefferson Davis Highway in Oregon
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 salad recipe from the Lincoln Highway Cookbook
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
Yard sale along the Lincoln Highway in Illinois
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
Lincoln Highway documentary visits Woodbine, Iowa
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