Some of the road folks on their way to Evanston, Wyoming, for the 16th annual Lincoln Highway Association Convention are finding it difficult to travel through Iowa with all the roads being closed due to the horrific flooding.
I know there was some discussion amongst the people of the Illinois LHA about it and Brian Butko mentioned the Iowa problems in his Lincoln Highway News.
One major LH city in Iowa is Cedar Rapids which has been particularly hard hit by the Cedar River. This was the site of the 2006 LHA convention so it is a good thing it wasn't held here this year.
I didn't know this, but the Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids is considered to be the largest cereal processing plant in the US, even bigger than the Kellogg's ones in Battle Creek, Michigan. This is where Quaker's oats and cereals like Life and Captain Crunch are made. This factory has been forced to close because of the flooding.
Also hoping there will be no damage to the famous Lincoln Highway bridge over the creek in Tama.
Hoping for the Best in Our Neighboring State. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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Hi Road Dog...
Just wondering if you've ever checked out some of Iowa's other scenic byways. We have some great ones in Eastern Iowa not far from you. Grant Wood Scenic Byway and Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway. The latter would be of interest to you as it has a Civil War monument at the old Lenox College site in Hopkinton and many artifacts from that era.
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