GWTA Region "C" Forum

Search Sort Posts:  Oldest to newest Newest to oldest

07-28-2007, 2:31 PM U2Farmer Joined on 05-21-2007 western Nebraska Posts 370 Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip The authors of the travel book "The Lincoln Highway" were featured in the local newspaper with their book. The article got me interested in learning more about the history of Highway 30. While surfing the web, I found the Lincoln Highway web-site and saw that they have a poster requesting the old Lincoln Highway markers. To see what the markers look like, go to: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/news/articles/markers/ If you or others in our regions, see any of these markers, you might like to share their location with the above web site. 1/2 of Chapter NE-W Directors 1/2 of Assist State Directors - Nebraska West Family of the Year: Chapter W & Nebraska all 93 NE Counties with RR & Hammy    Report

07-28-2007, 6:22 PM Tatonka Joined on 06-23-2005 Nebraska!!!! Posts 5,482 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip Cool, This looks as if it could be a fun ride. Imagine the history you could see. Nebraska State Director God Bless America, Tatonka    Report

07-28-2007, 8:53 PM Mr. Wilson Joined on 11-09-2006 Posts 52 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip Tatonka, Not to but in, but was that you demostrating an excersise program at GR XX. Now to get back on the Old Lincoln Hiway it does sound like a good ride for your area.    Report

07-29-2007, 6:22 AM Tatonka Joined on 06-23-2005 Nebraska!!!! Posts 5,482 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip When you get in that postion you have no other alternative than to exercise. Nebraska State Director God Bless America, Tatonka    Report

12-09-2007, 7:59 PM U2Farmer Joined on 05-21-2007 western Nebraska Posts 370 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip I added some photos to Chapter W's GWTA photo album. The pics are from a spontaneous Saturday ride that Chapter W members created to celebrate the end of harvest and a beautiful November day. We met at Grant and biked up to a famous Lincoln Highway institution: Hoke's Cafe in Ogallala. The owners have thought about calling it quits several times until the latest Lincoln Highway book came out and they decided to keep on doin' what they're doin'. What they're doin' is some of the best CFS we've had all year. We saw the booth used by Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt and took in all the Lincoln Highway era memorabilia. After that we headed down a stretch of the original Lincoln Highway and then took the old Keystone Highway to Lake Mac and enjoyed the ride around the lake. Then headed south for ice cream and the ride home. A beautiful day for all. The cafe is right off the interstate, right on Highway 30. Easy to get to, great food, great staff who love to share stories, great history. Worth the time, especially if the owners get the yen to retire again and you missed out on their awesome CFS. 1/2 of Chapter NE-W Directors 1/2 of Assist State Directors - Nebraska West Family of the Year: Chapter W & Nebraska all 93 NE Counties with RR & Hammy    Report

12-09-2007, 10:12 PM Roadrunner Joined on 07-04-2007 western Nebraska Posts 274 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip And the choir said "AMEN". Yes it is on the new ride schedule at least once or twice!!! Best of all great DQ on south side of interstate for well you know???? CFS and DQ life is great!!!!! 1/2 of Chapter NE-W Directors 1/2 of Assist State Directors - Nebraska West Family of the Year: Chapter W & Nebraska all 93 NE Counties with U2 & Hammy    Report

12-10-2007, 11:09 AM iowawinger Joined on 09-06-2006 Crescent IA Posts 1,214 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip We had dinner at a place on the Old Lincoln Highway  Henrys diner  signe all over crescent  183 is this highway.  as is Highway 30 in most places.  Lets go have CFS ala mode    Report

01-25-2008, 11:52 AM U2Farmer Joined on 05-21-2007 western Nebraska Posts 370 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip Today, I received my Nebraska Lincoln Highway Association Newsletter.  If you're in need of some roadtrip ideas or spur of the moment sight-seeing, read on: July 27, 2008:  11th Lincoln Highway Festival in Shelton, Nebraska.  Includes Car Show on Main St, Swap Meet, Lincoln Hwy Displays, Food by the Historical Society and entertainment. June 17-21, 2008:  16th Annual National Lincoln Highway Conference in Evanston, Wyoming.  Events at "The Machine Shop", a restored shop in the Railroad Yard, the restored railroad depot and museum, and Lincoln Hwy marker and kiosk in Martin Park.  Road tours planned are a West Tour over into Echo Canyon in Utah, and an East Tour including Fort Bridger. Summer 2013:   Kearney, Nebraska is hosting the Lincoln Highway Centennial event.  The National Lincoln Highway Conference will be in Kearney... More details as the planning committees continue to meet. For Region C and Iowa Riders:  The LH Highway director is currently organizing a "River to River Motor Tour" of the Lincoln Highway in Iowa to be August 8 - 10, 2008. 1/2 of Chapter NE-W Directors 1/2 of Assist State Directors - Nebraska West Family of the Year: Chapter W & Nebraska all 93 NE Counties with RR & Hammy    Report

01-25-2008, 11:56 AM JFrum Joined on 05-06-2005 Omaha Posts 6,800 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip  U2Farmer wrote: ... June 17-21, 2008:  16th Annual National Lincoln Highway Conference in Evanston, Wyoming.  Events at "The Machine Shop", a restored shop in the Railroad Yard, the restored railroad depot and museum, and Lincoln Hwy marker and kiosk in Martin Park.  Road tours planned are a West Tour over into Echo Canyon in Utah, and an East Tour including Fort Bridger. ... This sounds cool.  Can you move that back say 30 days?  What you gonna say about it?    Report

01-25-2008, 12:15 PM Wild Wing Joined on 04-05-2006 Omaha Posts 3,001 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip  U2Farmer wrote: For Region C and Iowa Riders:  The LH Highway director is currently organizing a "River to River Motor Tour" of the Lincoln Highway in Iowa to be August 8 - 10, 2008. That date used to be Chapter A/NE Fun Run.  They aren't doing a Fun Run this year. So that date is open.  Sounds like it should go onto the calendar.  Hmmm!   Wonder how many of us we can get together? I don't get lost, I explore alternative destinations!    Report

01-25-2008, 1:05 PM U2Farmer Joined on 05-21-2007 western Nebraska Posts 370 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip That would have worked in well with your western NE camping trip and Gold Rush? 1/2 of Chapter NE-W Directors 1/2 of Assist State Directors - Nebraska West Family of the Year: Chapter W & Nebraska all 93 NE Counties with RR & Hammy    Report

01-25-2008, 1:08 PM U2Farmer Joined on 05-21-2007 western Nebraska Posts 370 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip Okay, where'd my edit button go?  That last reply was in response to JFrum's 30-day request. WW, if you can convince the pivots to run themselves... that sounds like a neat trip.  Gotta make some changes... this farming's getting in the way of our riding. 1/2 of Chapter NE-W Directors 1/2 of Assist State Directors - Nebraska West Family of the Year: Chapter W & Nebraska all 93 NE Counties with RR & Hammy    Report

01-25-2008, 2:35 PM JFrum Joined on 05-06-2005 Omaha Posts 6,800 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip  U2Farmer wrote: That would have worked in well with your western NE camping trip and Gold Rush? Yeppers.  We'll be in the neighborhood.  That doesn't mean we couldn't stop anyway does it? What you gonna say about it?    Report

01-25-2008, 5:43 PM TFOB Joined on 07-11-2007 Omaha Posts 50 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip I got the book for Christmas.  It looks really interesting. 49 States 93 Counties in Nebraska 3 Provinces Iron Butt Association #32532 Saddle Sore 1000    Report

01-26-2008, 12:05 AM U2Farmer Joined on 05-21-2007 western Nebraska Posts 370 Re: Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip It's a neat book.  Doesn't help the PMS though... makes me want to get out and ride.  I like seeing all the stuff that's right here in our back yard and the idea of travelling in the footsteps of the pre-mega-mart, pre-franchise days.  Makes for some short day trips out west to see some of the things mentioned in this and some other LH books.  I learned some stuff too... like why the Lincoln Highway route was place South of the Platte River in a lot of places.... Farmers gravitated to the better soils south of the river and therefore that's where the early roads (if you can call them that) were located... Roads were the trails that the farmers used to get from farm to market and back... fewer roads north of the river due to fewer farmers.  So the LH followed the existing "roads" and went south of the river. Anyone who did the Lime Ride at the Fall Friendship Campout rode a portion of the original Lincoln highway called the "Gothenburg Stairsteps" between Gothenburg and North Platte. 1/2 of Chapter NE-W Directors 1/2 of Assist State Directors - Nebraska West Family of the Year: Chapter W & Nebraska all 93 NE Counties with RR & Hammy    Report

Page 1 of 2 (27 items) 1 2 >

GWTA Region "C"... » GWTA Region "C"... » Nebraska » Markers for the Lincoln Highway: The Great American Road Trip

(please select) Forums Home |- Search Forums |- Active Topics |- Unanswered Posts User Options |- Sign In |- Join this community |- Forgot Password Outskirts |- General Chit-Chat GWTA Region "C" By State / Topic |- Nebraska |- Illinois |- Minnesota |- Iowa |- Wisconsin |- N/S Dakota |- Canada |- Non-Region "C" GWTA Discussion |- Region "C" Safety |- Region "C" Discussion