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LINCOLN HIGHWAY BUY-WAY BACK IN ILLINOIS FOR 2023! After a long hiatus, the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way is back for Illinois on Friday, August 11 and Saturday, August 12, 2023! There are two pricing levels for participating: $10 for a listing on this Website with mapping, or $15 for a listing on this Website, mapping, and…

Do you like fall colors?  Do you like history?  Do you like driving on two-lane roads and really seeing the sights instead of boring interstates?  Do you like small, mom & pop businesses?  Do you like state parks?  Do you like antiques?  Do you like wine?  Do you like ice cream?  Do you like geocaching? …

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               First, the Lincoln Highway in Illinois crosses Carl Fisher’s other road, the Dixie Highway.  Shortly after Fisher sparked the Lincoln Highway, he dreamed of bringing people from the cold Midwest winters to warm and sunny Florida.  The consummate genius, Fisher, worked with other like-minded developers to establish a network of roads and by 1915,…

Welcome Home!! Pre-Conference June 18-19 Conference June 20-24, Joliet, Illinois                We all miss each other and travelling so this year’s Lincoln Highway Association Annual Conference in host city Joliet is Welcome Home!!   Along the Des Plaines River and DuPage Rivers, Joliet is home to the Old Joliet Prison made famous in the movie, “The…

For anyone staying at home because of the virus, the Geneva History Museum produced a virtual walking tour of the historic homes and buildings. Homes and buildings on S. First St. are on the original route of the Lincoln Highway and those on S. Third St. are on the second generation routing of the Lincoln…