Fall Meeting – Warsaw, IN – November 1

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Please Join Us in Warsaw!

We invite you to the Fall Gathering of the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association

on Saturday, November 1, in Warsaw.

The day includes an auto tour of the 1928 Lincoln Highway in parts of Kosciusko and Whitley Counties, and a membership meeting and lunch at Mad Anthony Brewing Company on the LH in Warsaw. You are welcome to attend either the morning tour or lunch and membership meeting or both.

8:50 – 9:00 a.m. EDT ~ Meet at the Chinworth Bridge (Old US 30 at CR 350 W).

We will begin the day with a drive a caravan along the Lincoln Highway beginning on the west side of Warsaw at the kiosk commemorating the LH, next to the Chinworth Bridge.

We’ll drive through Warsaw on Old Route 30, pass the LH monuments along Lake Street, the Kosciusko County Courthouse (c. 1884), our later-in-the-day meeting and lunch spot Mad Anthony’s, and the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts.

East of town we’ll point out the turnoff to the Barbee Hotel (great history), one of the last remaining original Boy Scout markers on private property, and a remnant now called Old Trail Road.

Crossing into Whitley County we’ll see a remnant of the route on private property, reach Lorane, and see an abandoned bridge across Spring Creek (hard to find) before heading back to Warsaw on the Yellowstone Trail (south of the LH and US 30 in this area).

A map and a driving guide with related stories will be provided at the Chinworth Bridge.

11:00 ~ Membership meeting at Mad Anthony Brewing Company (113 E. Center Street, Warsaw). This is a restaurant/tavern with a room in the back which we will use for our meeting. There is plenty of free parking usually on Saturday on both sides of the street and around the corners east and west.

The agenda will include minutes and a financial report, updates on current historical signage projects in three towns, on going projects, and more. The annotated agenda will be provided in advance to expedite the meeting.

12:00 ~ Lunch at Mad Anthony Brewing Company. $24.00 includes entree, tax, tip, and beverage.

12:30 – 1:30 ~ We will resume/conclude the membership meeting.

 

INLHA Spring Event – Ligonier, IN

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INLHA Spring Event – Ligonier – May 31

Plans are being finalized for our Spring Gathering on
Saturday, May 31 in Ligonier, Indiana

 We will begin the day at the Ligonier Visitor Center (a Lincoln Highway Control
Station) for a welcome and coffee/tea with your guide,


Soon after we will travel the 1913
Lincoln Highway to the historic Kimmell House Inn just
south of Kimmell where we will hold our meeting, tour the
grounds, and experience the history and tradition of
Victorian High Tea in their beautiful 1876 Italianate home.

After lunch, we will walk the last brick portion of the
highway in Indiana and travel back to Ligonier for a
driving/walking tour of its extensive public art, including.
30+ murals, bronze statues, and fountains. We have a
great day planned!

We hope you will meet us at 9:30 a.m.
EDTat the Ligonier Visitor Center/Heritage Station
Museum to kick off this fun event. We will be on the
Lincoln Highway all day!

9:30 – 10:15 EDT Welcome at Ligonier Visitor Center,
800 Lincolnway S. Coffee & pastries, intro to Ligonier
area, time to browse our Heritage Station Museum.

10:15 – 10:30 Drive to Kimmell House Inn, 1397 N US 33, Kimmell www.kimmellhouseinn.com
10:30 – 1:00 Business meeting & High Tea at the Inn.

1:00 pm-Head back to Ligonier (stopping at the last
brick section of the Lincoln Highway in Indiana) for a
driving/walking tour of Ligonier murals and public art.

Optional: Main Street architectural walking tour.

We invite you to join us in visiting Vibrant Valpo on Saturday, October 12!

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We invite you to join us in visiting Vibrant Valpo on Saturday, October 12!  A lot of Lincoln Highway-related things are happening in Valparaiso and we will take a first-hand look-see during our Fall Event!  All times listed are Central Daylight time.

Schedule for the day includes:

9:30-10:00 CDT/10:30 EDT  Arrival – Morning Wake-up snacks at Porter County Community Foundation Harvest meeting room
1401 Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, IN 46383  https://pccf.gives

10:00 – 11:45 INLHA Membership Meeting, including LHA Conference recap, upcoming events, and election of Board Members – details attached.

11:45 – Delivered lunch from Industrial Revolution Eatery & Grille “Most Unique Restaurant on Historic Lincoln Highway”  Menu choices are on the registration form. www.industrialrevolutioneatery.com

12:15 – Valparaiso/Lincoln Highway history talk – Quinn Albert, Visitor Experience Manager of Porter County Museum https://www.pocomuse.org/
Lincoln Highway Bricks story – Chris Hough, Genealogy Department at the Porter County Public Library System http://www.pcpls.orhttps://www.pcpls.org/branches-hours/genealogy-centerg/branches/valparaiso

1:00 – Visual/walking tour of downtown Valparaiso Old/New – Self-guided walking tour and/or Old Time Valpo with Lou Donkle in courthouse square

2:10 – Journeyman Distillery tour and tasting  – Home of Lincoln Highway Vodka – Tour guide is Mandy who was with us at the Wellfield Botanic Gardens event during the LHA Conference in Elkhart. https://www.journeyman.com/american

3:15 – Head home (or have an early dinner at Journeyman!)

Cost for the day is $20 for lunch, beverages, snacks, tour. Click here for the Registration form:  https://indianalincolnhighway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/INLHA-2024-Fall-Event-Registration-Form.pdf
Please reply by leaving a message at 574-210-6278, or mail to INLHA, 15493 State Road 23, Granger, IN 46530 by October 10 so we can place the lunch order.

Please join us for all or some of the events of the day!  We look forward to seeing you!