Our Connection with the Lincoln Highway-- Part 1

We both went to college on the Lincoln Highway at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb. I, from 1969 to 1971 (freshman and sophomore years) and from 1972-1973 ( senior year. I went to the University of Georgia for junior year. Liz went to Northern from 1971 to 1973.

We both graduated from there and in August of 1973, were married at the Newman Center on campus and had our reception at the Holiday Inn (now Best Western) on Lincoln Highway.

We have been back many times for games (especially Homecoming) both football and basketball and saw the first act at the new Convocation Center, Bill Cosby. I also saw the first basketball game versus DePaul. We also go there for any old reason.

Had we been able to find teaching jobs in the area when we graduated, no doubt we would have remained in the Dekalb area.

Sadly, until 2002, we knew the Lincoln Highway ran south of campus and through the downtown, but to us it was just another road.

Now We Know Better. --RoadDog