Need some help with your Lincoln HIghway trip. Check out the revised Lincoln Highway Trip Resources pdf document. It has been shared with the Lincoln Highway Association Board and Directors. Your comments are always welcome – let me know of any corrections, additions, etc. – thanks. You can find it here:
https://indianalincolnhighway.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lincoln-Highway-Trip-Resources-4-2024-Edit.pdf

If you are not already planning to attend our annual conference in Elkhart this June …

Then consider joining us only on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 12:30 to see the screening of a pre-release cut of the soon-to-be-released new documentary film about some important but little-known history about the Lincoln Highway, After Ike – A Journey That Changed J America.

Program Includes:

• Guided tour of the beautiful Lerner Theatre
• Presentation of the new documentary AFTER IKE: On the Trail of the Century-old Journey That Changed America in the extraordinary Crystal Ballroom at the Lerner Theatre
• Discussion and questions about the film with its creator and star, including documentary out-takes
• Presentation about a convenient, alternate, GPS-type system called What3Words

Schedule:

• 12:30 Tour of Lerner Theatre begins
• Followed by film-screening, discussion, and presentations
• 4:30 presentations conclude

Cost:

• $25 donation per person. (Does not include any other parts of the annual conference.)
• Make checks payable to “Indiana Lincoln Highway Association” and mail to 15493 State Road 23; Granger, IN; 46530
•  Click on the “Donate” button on the bottom of our website home page  https://indianalincolnhighway.org/ to make your payment. You can find it by scrolling down the page, and it’s above our 100th anniversary logo.You can use the PayPal “Donate” button with a credit card even if you don’t have a PayPal account:
  Deadline for payment – June 25, 2024

And checkout the website of the documentary movie here:
https://tinyurl.com/bdfk4dhn

https://www.visitelkhartcounty.com/lincoln-highway-association-conference/?fbclid=IwAR0nQwb5ZsDhYR-uOEVdulNo3Yo4kNKivy7-lK66h-RIki1d7mkVgOu3lfE

Find the Elkhart County Lincoln Highway Guide here:

https://www.visitelkhartcounty.com/lincoln-highway/?fbclid=IwAR0h_5aMZi2APVMq6fjofr3JODaBKBzXlV3NhjypQRh_zFxAxVj5vPdxxxM

Get ready for the National Conference of the Lincoln Highway Association JUNE 24-28, 2024. Our host hotel for out of town members and visitors will be the beautiful HOTEL ELKHART in downtown Elkhart, along the original 1913 Lincoln Highway.

Below is an outline of our activities and we are hopeful to have both a significant membership attendance and yet provide opportunities for interested residents and historians to participate in a series of meaningful lectures and tours of the area.

The meeting will officially begin in the evening of Monday, June 24 with a greeting and welcome at WELLFIELD GARDENS in Elkhart… a great place to walk around in scenic beauty, enjoying friends and acquaintances. We’ll introduce the schedule for the rest of the week, meet key state and local host dignitaries, while enjoying finger foods and drinks.

On Tuesday June 25 we will take a GUIDED BUS TOUR EAST for the day.  We will drive a portion of the NORTHERN INDIANA HERITAGE TRAIL and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY FEEDER ROUTE TO DETROIT through BRISTOL, pass the historic BONNEYVILLE MILL through the quaint town of MIDDLEBURY, and on to SHIPSHEWANA.  We will proceed south to LIGONIER —the town of murals and tourist camps, with a marvelous Jewish Heritage.  We will continue on to the 1870s KIMMELL HOUSE INN where we will turn on to the LINCOLN HIGHWAY once more and travel northwest.  We will pass some 1930s TOURIST CABINS IN BENTON, and stop at the finest LINCOLN HIGHWAY KIOSK and HISTORIC PANELS in Indiana at FIDLER POND PARK. We will proceed to the county seat of GOSHEN for lunch and touring the rest of the day.  In Goshen we will tour their recently remodeled GOSHEN THEATER, see the CARNEGIE LIBRARY, the POLICE BOOTH AND COURT HOUSE, stop at THE BAG FACTORY , and hopefully taste some handmade candy from THE OLYMPIA CANDY KITCHEN (since 1912), or try some Midwest #1 rated ice cream from THE CHIEF.  An experienced guide will accompany all of our tours to share history, facts and points of interest.

Also on Tuesday we will provide a second tour, a GUIDED BUS TOUR WEST for the day. We will follow the LINCOLN HIGHWAY west along the ST JOSEPH RIVER to OSCEOLA AND MISHAWAKA spotting drive ins, beautiful riverfront homes, parks, a Studebaker showroom and more.  We will make our way through the middle of SOUTH BEND to spend  time at the STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM and HISTORY MUSEUM, before heading south on the 1840s MICHIGAN ROAD. Along the way we will cross and learn about not only the Michigan Road, but the GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC HIGHWAY (GAR), THE YELLOWSTONE TRAIL, and THE DIXIE HIGHWAY as we enter the crossroads town of PLYMOUTH. In Plymouth we will not only lunch but also see their LH KIOSK, tour the MARSHALL COUNTY CROSSROADS MUSEUM , see the 1940s REES THEATER, pass by a renovated MOBIL GAS STATION, take in the courthouse and a 1928 LH MAKER PLACED BY THE BOY SCOUTS.  As we leave Plymouth, we will join the 1927-28 alignment of the LINCOLN HIGHWAY going east through INWOOD to BOURBON, spotting quilt barns and viewing the new historic panels the INLHA has place.  We will pass through ETNA GREEN and ATWOOD before noting a LINCOLN HIGHWAY KIOSK west of WARSAW at the 1890s CHINWORTH BRIDGE. Warsaw is the Orthopedic Capital of the world and a city of lakes. We will spin close to one of those lakes as we see the BILLY SUNDAY RESIDENCE at WINONA LAKE. From there we will head back to our host hotel in Elkhart but not before a tour of some of the older mansions and historic sites in greater Elkhart

These two tours will be repeated on Thursday, June 27 with those who went east on Tuesday now taking the west tour…and vice versa.

On Wednesday the 26^th we will have an EDUCATION DAY at the spectacular CRYSTAL BALLROOM IN THE LERNER THEATRE with professional speakers on fascinating topics.  The full array of speakers is still being developed but such topics as the INDIGENOUS PEOPLE that were the foundation of both rail patterns and later the Lincoln Highway, crossing the country on the LH via ELECTRIC BIKE, the first ROAD SIGNS developed specifically for the Lincoln Highway, THREE SQUARE METERS that can define every spot on earth (the future of GPS?), ELKHART COUNTY BUSINESS leadership through the years, CAMPING AND FORERUNNERS TO THE RV industry, and more.

We will also offer PRE-CONFERENCE  and POST-CONFERENCE tours and/or tickets to TRAVEL THE INDIANA LH on your way into Elkhart, to see the famous IDEAL SECTION AND OSTERMANN SEAT in Dyer, or visit MUSEUMS in Merrillville, Valparaiso, La Porte, New Carlisle, Fort Wayne, or Columbia City.  In Elkhart we will make it possible to spend time in the NATIONAL NEW  YORK CENTRAL MUSEUM, MIDWEST MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (both just steps from the Hotel Elkhart), and the renowned RV/MH HALL OF FAME. A trip into Michigan along a Lincoln Highway FEEDER ROUTE is also likely offered

So…. please mark your calendars to join us for some or all of what is shaping up to be a remarkable event in Elkhart County and northern Indiana…JUNE 24-28, 2024. And check out our LHA Landing Page below to see other events and sites in Elkhart County as well as up-to-date planned activities for the Conference week. Hope you can come for some or all!

https://www.visitelkhartcounty/lincoln-highway-association-conference/

The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association November, 2023 Newsletter is available as a downloadable PDF file here: https://indianalincolnhighway.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/InLHA-Newsletter-November-2023.pdf

We invite you to the Spring Gathering of the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association on Saturday, May 13. $12.50 includes snacks, box lunch, tip, and beverage.

9:00 a.m. EDT ~ Meet at the Elkhart County Visitor Center, 3421Cassopolis St., Elkhart 46514,  https://www.visitelkhartcounty.com/

9:15 – 11:15 ~ Membership meeting: Agenda will include election of INLHA Board members, financial report, updates on current activities, updates on plans for hosting the 2024 National LHA Conference, and more. The agenda and background information will be provided in advance to each registrant to expedite the meeting.

11:30 – 12:30 ~ Lunch will be box lunches from McAlister’s Deli which include choice of sandwich, plus chips, pickle spear, and cookie, OR a salad. Beverages and snacks are included in the $12.50 cost.

12:3 – 2:30 ~ We will caravan to visit sites that will be used as we host the June 2024 national Lincoln Highway Association Conference: Wellfield Gardens, The Lerner Theatre Crystal Ballroom, and Hotel Elkhart.

Please register by May 10 so we have an accurate count for lunch and can send you meeting materials. Register by email, mail, or phone. Payment can be made by using the Donation button on our homepage.

The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association May, 2023 Newsletter is available as a downloadable PDF file here:  https://indianalincolnhighway.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/InLHA-Newsletter-May-2023.pdf

The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association December, 2022 Newsletter is available as a downloadable PDF file here:
https://indianalincolnhighway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/InLHA-Newsletter-December-2022-1.pdf