Grand Junction 'Lincoln Highway Day' July 28

THEME IS ‘LOCOMOTING ALONG THE LINCOLN’  

The annual Grand Junction Fun Day has been renamed “Lincoln Highway Day” to celebrate the town’s Lincoln Highway heritage.
 
Theme for the Saturday, July 28, day-long event is “Locomoting Along the Lincoln Highway,” which embraces the significance of the railroad and automobile transportation in building and developing Grand Junction.
 
A number of events are planned for Lincoln Highway Day including an 11 a.m. parade down Main Street, which is the route of the original Lincoln Highway that went across the United States from coast-to-coast and was later renamed U.S. Highway 30.
 
A highlight of Lincoln Highway Day will be the new Lincoln Highway Visitor’s Center on Main Street, which will soon open in the former Watts Building at 201 East Main. The center will feature materials and information that promote the heritage of the Lincoln Highway in Grand Junction and Greene County.
 
Visitors will also be directed to the new signage at the Lincoln Highway Historic Bridges Interpretive Center at the east edge of Grand Junction where the Lincoln Highway intersects with U.S. Highway 30. The signage outlines the building of the highway and makes note of the significant role played by Greene County in making the highway a reality.
 
A committee of East Greene graduates is planning an "All-EG Reunion" that evening at Ferg’s on Highway 30 in Grand Junction. Other activities include a performance by the Off the Track Players, a noon meal on Hager Street between the Methodist and Presbyterian churches with musical entertainment, free admission to Kennedy’s Museum, an evening ice cream social, games for kids, and other activities.
 
A spokesperson for the event said parade participants are urged to incorporate the theme for their entries by using any of the related topics, including trains, locomotives, cars, highways, movement, transportation and even the highway namesake himself—Abraham Lincoln.