Another story on preparations across Nebraska for the centennial of the Lincoln Highway:
- Towns getting ready for Lincoln Highway’s 100th, World-Herald News Service, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, February 2, 2012
Author: Lincoln Highway Association
IMAX movie on historic Indiana roads being filmed
Lori Cravens and Candy Yurcak are creating an IMAX film exploring historic roads in Indiana, including the Lincoln Highway, and why they are worth preserving. The film will be shown at this year’s Preserving the Historic Road conference in September.
- Preserving the Historic Road 2012 — Indiana · the filmmakers’ blog
- Porter County historical roads given star treatment in film, Phil Wieland, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), February 10, 2012
- Porter County’s Tourism Bureau Hosting Preserving the Historic Road Movie Crew, Indiana Dunes Tourism, hosted by PortageLife.com (Valparaiso, Ind.), February 9, 2012
Another Lincoln Highway travel blog
Jamie, a blogger from Ohio, has been posting her travels along “the greatest road across the U.S.A.” in her blog, My Lincoln Highway. Currently, her trips have been concentrated in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
- My Lincoln Highway
- Hit the road with MyLincolnHighway, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, January 9, 2012
Sprucing up the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska
As the Lincoln Highway prepares to celebrate its centennial in Kearney, Nebraska next year, residents across the state are starting projects to beautify the highway.
- Residents Asked to Beautify Historic Highway, Luke Simmons, KNOP-TV (North Platte, Nebraska), February 6, 2012
Lists of Illinois Lincoln Highway murals and gazebos now online
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has put up lists of the murals and interpretive gazebos it has been producing throughout the state on its website.
- Illinois murals and gazebos now online, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, January 24, 2012
Al Jolson’s “Golden Gate”
Singer/songwriter Cece Otto writes about Al Jolson’s 1928 hit single, “Golden Gate,” including a music video (also embedded below). Listen carefully and you’ll hear a couple of references to your favorite coast-to-coast highway.
- Song of the Week: “Golden Gate”, Cece Otto, An American Songline, February 6, 2012
Nebraska getting ready for Lincoln Highway centennial
Communities along U.S. 30 in Nebraska are working on various projects to prepare for celebrating the Lincoln Highway’s centennial in 2013.
- Sprucing up National Lincoln Highway for Centennial, North Platte (Neb.) Bulletin, February 3, 2010
A documentary introducing the Lincoln Highway
RDG Planning and Design has created a 13-minute documentary on the Lincoln Highway called This Highway, Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln. It was produced in association with Harrison County Conservation for the Harrison County Historical Village and Welcome Center outside of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Thanks to Sarah Uthoff for the tip!
The revival of Route 66
The February 2012 issue of Smithsonian magazine has an article about the revival of Route 66, through preservation and tourism. (via Route 66 News on Twitter)
- The Mystique of Route 66, David Lamb, Smithsonian, February 2012
TruckeeDave on Lincoln Highway concrete posts
TruckeeDave writes about searching for Lincoln Highway concrete posts and the possibility of making his own.
- Adventures Along the Lincoln Highway, TruckeeDave, Corduroy Planet, January 25, 2012