A contractor is salvaging historic artifacts from the remains of the Hollow Tavern in Unity, Pennsylvania, destroyed in a fire. The tavern will be rebuilt to its 1939 construction appearance.
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.
Plainfield, Illinois will receive a mural representing its history as a gift from the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition, just like Elburn.
The Hazen Market Store, which was originally along the Lincoln Highway, closed down after the widening of US 50A reduced access to the store.
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.
The Lone Tree, a famous pine tree next to the Lincoln Highway, was sprayed to protect it from mountain pine beetles.
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.
Franklin Grove, Illinois proclaimed Maxine Hullah Day to honor a woman who, among other things, promoted the headquarters of the Lincoln Highway Association.
At this year’s Association conference, the recipients of the 2008 Lincoln Highway Association awards were announced.
2008 LHA Director — retiring directors
2008 LHA Conference Chair — Shelly Horne
2008 Conference Planning Committee
2008 LHA Technology Award
2008 LHA Member of the Year
2008 LHA Art Award
2008 LHA Host of the Year
2008 LHA Meritorious Achievement Award
2008 LHA Preservation Advocate
2008 Preservation Organization of the Year
2008 LHA Director of the Year
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: