The annual powwow at the Meskwaki Indian Settlement near Tama, Iowa, first became popular with tourists after the Lincoln Highway was built nearby.
- Meskwaki powwow begins Thursday, Waterloo-Cedar Falls (IA) Courier, August 6, 2008
Category: Events
Iowa LHA Motor Tour rolls through Woodbine
The Iowa Lincoln Highway Association is bringing the first ever 2008 Motor Tour through Woodbine for lunch from 12:30-1:45 pm, August 10.
- Brick Streets pave the way to Woodbine, Logan (IA) Herald-Observer, August 6, 2008
Ohio residents get ready for Buy-way
With 350 yard sale events in its first year in 2005, the [Lincoln Highway Buy-Way] had 750 sales last year in Ohio and Indiana. This year, residents of Illinois will also join in the buy-way.
- Lincoln buy-way sales begin Thursday, Bucyrus (OH) Telegraph-Forum, August 5, 2008
Movie which takes place along the Lincoln Highway debuts in Gettysburg
John Putch’s low-budget "Route 30", which has three interconnected stories taking place along the Lincoln Highway from Chambersburg to Gettysburg, premiered at Stony Brook Film Festival in New York on July 19. It will be screened in Gettysburg on September 27.
- John Putch’s ‘Route 30’ set for area debut in Gettysburg, Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA), August 4, 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
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
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
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
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
Bucyrus, Ohio gets ready for Lincoln Highway yard sale
The Bucyrus Tourism and Visitors’ Bureau will participate in the annual Lincoln Highway Yard Sale on Aug. 7 to 9 with more than 250 miles of sales along the Lincoln Highway, U.S. 30, across Ohio.
- Tourism bureau plans specials for Lincoln Highway sale, fair, The Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, Oh.), July 2, 2008