The important intersection of 10th Street (the Lincoln Highway) and 6th Avenue (old US 61) in DeWitt, Iowa has gained two new businesses.
- DeWitt hub gains new action, Doug Schorpp, Quad City Business Journal (Davenport, Iowa), September 18, 2011
Author: Lincoln Highway Association
Lincoln Highway rally in Pennsylvania returns
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
Another cookbook from the creator of the Illinois Lincoln Highway cookbook
David Alan Badger, who has written and illustrated several cookbooks such as Recipes from the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway, has put together another one called The Meeting of the Great Rivers.
- 175 years cooking on the rivers, Jill Moon, The Telegraph (Alton, Ill.), September 8, 2011
Sen. Coburn: LH Roadside Museum a waste of federal money
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
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
Installation of Iowa Lincoln Highway byway signs is complete
New “Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway” signs have now been installed all along the Lincoln Highway in Iowa.
- Lincoln Highway history gets a lift, David DeWitte, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), September 2, 2011
Illinois Lincoln Highway murals receive national awards
The Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway received a 2011 Scenic Byway Award for its “Interpretive Gazebos and Murals†project at the National Scenic Byways 2011 Conference in Minneapolis.
- Lincoln Highway murals draw national honors, The Beacon News (Aurora, Ill.), September 2, 2011
From the Netherlands to the Lincoln Highway
Harold de Bock, who lives in the Netherlands, is starting a trip riding a motorcycle across the Lincoln Highway from Indiana to Wyoming.
- From Netherlands to tour the Lincoln Highway, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, August 30, 2011
Iowa Lincoln Highway Motor Tour stops in Youngville
Vinton Today has written about the Iowa Lincoln Highway Motor Tour’s stop in Youngville. The uncredited music accompanying the slideshow at the bottom of the article is “Goin’ all the Way On the Lincoln Highway” by Buddy Nutt (thanks to Brian Butko).
- Traveling down the Lincoln Highway — Annual Tour stops at Youngville, Vinton (Iowa) Today, August 30, 2011
Le Grand, IA celebrates Pioneer Days
Le Grand, Iowa celebrated its 12th Annual Pioneer Days festival, including the arrival of the Lincoln Highway Tour of classic cars.
- Le Grand lives it up for Pioneer Days, Andrew Potter, Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), August 28, 2011