You are invited to
Lunch and Learn in La Porte
during the
The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association’s
Summer Event & Annual Meeting
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Mama T’s Diner (formerly B & J’s American Cafe)
The Itinerary:
- 9:00 am Central Daylight Time: Meet at Mama T’s Diner, 607 Lincolnway, La Porte 46350
- 9:15 – 11:15 am: La Porte native Bruce Johnson, educator and historian, will guide non-board member attendees as they visit the Lincoln Highway Kiosk downtown, then drive to the La Porte County Historical Society Museum for a tour ($3.00), 2405 Indiana Avenue. laportecountyhistory.org/
- 9:15 – 11:15: INLHA Board meeting
- 11:30 – 1:30: Lunch and Membership Meeting at Mama T’s. We will order off the menu on our own.
Meeting Highlights:
- View The Lincoln Highway’s Ideal Section* produced by Paul Nelson
- Hear updates on INLHA projects and activities including the visit by two groups traveling cross-country commemorating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army’s 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy on the Lincoln Highway
- Election of Directors, and more.
We look forward to seeing YOU! There is no charge (except for the Museum entry fee) but it would be helpful for planning if you reply by email that you will attend. Use the link in the upper right hand corner of this page under the Byway sign.
* The 20 minute documentary offers a look at the creation of the Ideal Section of the Lincoln Highway, the memorial site, and the restoration of the Henry C. Ostermann Memorial Seat and the Ideal Section Monument. The video includes historic photos and movie clips as well as interpretive comments from several members of the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association and other historians. In addition, viewers will get a condensed introduction to the Lincoln Highway, including the 1919 Military Convoy.
Original Lincoln Highway Buffet at 607 Lincolnway in La Porte, IN
Here’s a review by Jeff Blair, president of the Indiana Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association:
Visit the website below to get started, watch the video, and be sure to then click on the Lincoln Highway to see the 10 sites along both routes of the Lincoln Highway Byway. Pick up a Passport at any of the listed locations (a small $2 donation is encouraged) and be sure to get it stamped while there, and at the other sites as well.
Now, we need your help to provide funds for the INLHA to purchase 170 BYWAY signs to be placed along Indiana’s Lincoln Highway routes. These new INDOT-approved BYWAY signs will be strategically placed on the LH in order to help direct those who are visiting. Each BYWAY sign with directional arrow costs $70. Will you consider purchasing one, two or more of these LH BYWAY signs? Our goal is to purchase $12,000 worth of these BYWAY signs.