The Feb. 12th Inside Indiana Business had an article about the upcoming June 15-20th 2009 Lincoln Highway national Convention. It is co hosted by the City of South bend and the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association.
Lots of activities are planned, as well as the usual pre and post convention auto tours and two days of bus trips along alignments and sights.
In addition, 2009 marks quite a few anniversary observances:
200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the road's namesake.
100th anniversary of Alice Ramsay's drive across the US in 1909 in her 1909 Maxwell. She was the first woman to drive transcontinental. The anniversary touring team will be in South Bend June 16th.
100th anniversary of the Indianapolis Speedway, founded by Carl Fisher who started the Lincoln Highway.
90th anniversary of the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy which will be in town during the convention and will feature one hundred old military vehicles and antique vehicles.
Sounds Like a Lot of Fun. Unfortunately, I Will be on a Mediterranean Cruise, So Won't Be Able to Go. But Next Year, It is in My Home State of Illinois. --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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