Interested adventure buffs can travel the highway themselves with two upcoming events within about a 45-minute drive from Iowa City.
- A Chance to Tour the Lincoln Highway, Iowa City Press-Citizen, October 28, 2008
Rick Sebak’s Lincoln Highway documentary premieres
Rick Sebak’s latest documentary, “A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway,” premiered on PBS on October 29. If you missed it, your local PBS station will probably show it again sometime this weekend — be sure to check your local listings. (For example, KQED in San Francisco is showing it tonight at 6 PM and Wednesday at 2 AM.) You also buy it online at Shop PBS.
It made it onto the “must see” list of many newspapers. Here is some of the more notable press coverage:
- PBS motors along Lincoln Highway, South Bend (IN) Tribune, October 25, 2008
- One street, so many names, Courier News (Bridgewater, NJ), October 26, 2008
- Tuned In: In search of the Lincoln Highway, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 26, 2008
- Sebak chronicles quintessential cross-country trip, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 28, 2008
- Soundtrack stands out in Route 30 travelogue, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 28, 2008
- Beehive State is part of this ‘Ride Along’, Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), October 28, 2008
- A Chance to Tour the Lincoln Highway, Iowa City Press-Citizen, October 28, 2008
And here’s a teaser:
Calumet Heritage Conference features Lincoln Highway tour
The ninth annual Calumet Heritage Conference, “Calumet Crossroads: Changes and Challenges in Regional Transportation,” offered lectures, exhibits and networking opportunities at Indiana University Northwest in Gary…. Conference participants took a bus tour along Lincoln Highway on both sides of the Indiana-Illinois state line. Author and historian Cynthia Ogorek accompanied them as she narrated excepts from her book, “The Historic Lincoln Highway Around Chicago.”
- Focus on transportation: Calumet Heritage Conference deals with getting around region, The Post-Tribune (Merrillville, IN), October 26, 2008
Lincoln Highway lighting in DeKalb, Illinois delayed until next year
The lighting for the Lincoln Highway Streetscape has been put on hold.
- Lincoln Highway lighting delayed until next year, The Northern Star (DeKalb, IL), October 22, 2008
‘Route 30’ screening raises $2,700
The red carpet was rolled out on Sept. 27 at Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, for the sold-out area premiere of “Route 30,” John Putch’s film that focuses on three stories along U.S. Route 30.
- Showing of ‘Route 30’ raises $2,700, Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pa.), October 19, 2008
Saving the Lincoln Highway in Osnaburg, Ohio
The trustees of Osnaburg Township discussed saving the historical section of Cindell Street, which is the old Lincoln Highway.
- Osnaburg Trustees lower speed limit on Orchardview, discuss county-wide 911 system, The Press News (Minerva, OH), October 13, 2008
VIP Premiere of Lincoln Highway documentary in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Rick Sebak’s latest PBS documentary, “A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway” will debut nationally Oct. 29.
Sebak, of WQED-TV, will host a VIP premiere Oct. 18 at the Sewickley Car Store, which sits along the original route of the Lincoln Highway, the nation’s first coast-to-coast highway.
- Scott Tady column: Slice of Bacon, Beaver County Times (Beaver, PA), October 12, 2008
Lincoln Highway Day in New Carlisle, Indiana
Antique car owners and car clubs are invited to join the celebration of the original route of the Lincoln Highway through New Carlisle on Saturday, Oct. 11.
- Lincoln Highway celebration Saturday, The News-Dispatch (Michigan City, IN), October 9, 2008
Recapping the Lincoln Highway Car Show in Bucyrus, Ohio
There is a never-ending list of charitable functions in town that business owners are asked to sponsor and the general public to attend. Our last car show, Lincoln Highway Car Show on Sept. 6 at Haydocy Chevrolet-Buick, was one such event.
- Bucyrus still has a big heart, Bucyrus (OH) Telegraph-Forum, October 8, 2008
Frankfort, Illinois restaurant thrives
A year has passed since its opening at 330 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort and Dan McGee Restaurant and Catering has only gotten better with age.
- Chef-driven, customer loved, The Frankfort (IL) Station, October 8, 2008