Blog: Byway Buzz
Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway Sign Inventory Begins
Prairie Rivers of Iowa staff and a volunteer set out to inventory and assess the condition of Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway’s signage.
Ames Pollinator-Friendly Practices Pilot Project Completed
How can homeowners in Ames be encouraged to increase their pollinator friendly practices in their yards? That was the question addressed by former Prairie Rivers of Iowa (PRI) Lincoln Highway National Heritage Byway Coordinator Shellie Orngard in a recently completed pilot project using Community Based Social Marketing strategies.
Meet Our New Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway Coordinator
As Prairie Rivers of Iowa Lincoln Highway National Heritage Coordinator, Sherwood’s duties will encompass working across the 13 Iowa counties and 43 towns that stretch along the Lincoln Highway in Iowa, river to river, east to west from Clinton on the Mississippi to Council Bluffs on the Missouri.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards Prairie Rivers of Iowa a Historic Resources Development Project (HRDP) Grant
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded Prairie Rivers of Iowa a Historic Resources Development Project (HRDP) grant to assess the condition of the approximately 319 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places along the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway (LHHB) in Iowa.
Promise Road: How the Lincoln Highway Changed America
Currently, the display is at the Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Ave, Council Bluffs, IA.Promise Road tells the story of how the Lincoln Highway knit together the nation in the early days...
Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridges
During our April meeting while discussing the bridge in Tama, we had a conversation about James Marsh and his Rainbow Arch Bridge designs along the Lincoln Highway. So I reached out to our resident experts, Bob and Joyce Ausberger for a history lesson on these bridges and their significance to the Lincoln Highway.
Lincoln Highway Traveling Exhibition Premiers at the 2022 Bell Tower Festival
An audiovisual exhibition telling the story of the national Lincoln Highway premiers at the Bell Tower Festival in Jefferson this year. Promise Road: How the Lincoln Highway Changed America opens June 9 at the Greene County Historical Society Museum and will remain through June 26.
Update on Status of the Bridge over Mud Creek in Tama, Iowa
The bridge over Mud Creek in Tama, Iowa, will be preserved in its current location, in a decision made at the March 21 Tama City Council meeting. City Council member Ann Michael, who had been pushing to repair the bridge, said after the meeting, “It took the work of all of us to preserve this historic little bridge.”
Thirteen Earth-Friendly Stops Along the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway
During the early 20th century visitors along the Lincoln Highway used travel as a new way to connect with nature while creating new adventures! Today travelers are still making connections with...