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On the Road Again—Homeward Bound Part 4 – Hitting Weather on the Home Stretch
After a spirit-lifting custom breakfast omelet we hit the road on day 4 with a big decision to make. Our schedule had a built-in additional travel day cushion, so we had a choice of two relatively easy days of motoring or one very long day on the road to get home....
On the Road Again—Homeward Bound Part 3 – Teapot Dome
We had developed a routine by day 3 of our return trip, rising as early as possible, grabbing a quick breakfast in the hotel, loading our stuff into the car and taking off on our next leg. However, this day would add a new wrinkle. We were going to deviate from our...
On the Road Again—Homeward Bound Part 2 – The Monuments and More…
Our strategy to get as close to the Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments as possible on our first travel day left us in Sioux Falls, SD, Sunday night, which was still 371 miles, or over 5 hours of driving time away. We killed the original itinerary that would have...
On the Road Again–Homeward Bound Part 1
The big Homecoming car show and Saturday evening's festivities were completed, so on Sunday morning we elected to head for home rather than return to Hickory Corners for another day of car shows, photos and a parade around the grounds. After a quick...
Scenic Driving Tour, Reception, Dinner and Auction Highlight Lincoln Homecoming Day 1 Activity
The eighth annual Lincoln Homecoming at the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum began with a full day of activity starting with staging at the Gilmore property at HIckory Corners of a caravan for a scenic drive, followed by the 75-minute diving tour, winery visit with...
On the Road Again—California to Kalamazoo Part 4
Day 4 of our epic journey was planned as the shortest of our outbound trip. But because we fell shy of our planned stopping points on days 2 and 3, it turned out to be the longest of the four legs covering more than 600 miles. The graphic below pretty much tells the...
One the Road Again—California to Kalamazoo—Part 3
After 2 very eventful days on the road we were off on the longest leg of our 2,200-mile journey on day 3 from Fairplay, CO, west of Denver to what we hoped would be Des Moines, Iowa. Unfortunately, yesterday's long detour around the road closures on I-70 took more...
On the Road Again—California to Kalamazoo Part 2
When we left off last night we had made it from Orange County all the way east to the quaint little town of Richfield, UT. The trip was not without itsmishaps, but we covered those yesterday and were hoping for smoother sailing on Day 2. With so much luggage packed...
LCOC Western Region Members Pay Tribute to George Richards
by Marv Wendt and Jan McNiel The Western Region recently learned of the passing of long-time member George Richards, 1927-2020. Both George and his wife Shirley were very active in the Western Region management and in organizing and executing events for the members....
Former LCOC V.P. has Passed Away at Age 88
Sadly we report that long-time LCOC activist Russ Upton of Scottsdale, AZ, has passed away at age 88. Russ was active in LCOC leadership and Arizona Region leadership for many years. He had a rare Lincoln open flower car, participated in many meets, served as an...