Lincoln Highway Association Conference? What Conference?

That seemed to be the question posed by the Dixon telegraph and Sauk Valle newspapers serving Dixon, Illinois, in regards to last month's gathering of 150 or so Lincoln Highway folks in their town.

I checked some while I was there and also have kept an eye out on the internet since getting home, but there was very little mention. The Iowa LHA Motor Tour in August gets much more mention.

I only saw one article, a short one, on June 22nd saying that the conference was going on until Saturday and mentioning two events open to the public, the 3rd Annual Art and Photo Show and the Thursday Cruise Night at the Brandywine Restaurant.

You'd think an even to which Dixon is so closely related would get a little more publicity than that.

My friend Denny and I went to several local drinking establishments while there and no one knew anything about it.

I came across a pamphlet touting things to see in Dixon a while back and there was no mention of the Lincoln Highway in it.

Could Dixon be the Lincoln Highway counterpart of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, two towns on Route 66 which seriously overlook their connection to Route 66?

To me, old road tourism certainly can't hurt your town's economy. And Dixon sure has a lot to offer tourists what with its Ronald Reagan and Blackhawk War connections and river past.

Come On, Dixon, get With It. --RoadDog