Lincoln Highway Experience

10/21/2026

Autumn has settled in along the Lincoln Highway. 🍂

Just a few miles off the historic road, Big Mountain Overlook opens onto a sweeping view of Path Valley from high atop Tuscarora Mountain.

It’s a fitting reminder that some of the best road-trip discoveries wait just beyond the highway—especially when you slow down, take the scenic route and leave a little room for the unexpected.

Where has the Lincoln taken you this fall?

10/13/2026

What happens when the people who preserve Pennsylvania’s history get together for a field trip?

A little learning, a little laughter, a few amusement park rides, and plenty of pie! 🥧

Last week, it was our turn to welcome fellow Heritage PA partners from across the Commonwealth, along with representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), for a day of exploring some of the special places along our stretch of the Lincoln Highway.

Our adventures began at Penguin Court Reserve before heading to Idlewild & SoakZone, where historian Jennifer Sopko led a fascinating walking tour through the park’s history. We also visited the Ligonier Valley Railroad Museum, enjoyed a few amusement park rides, and gathered for a delicious catered lunch from the Darlington Inn.

We wrapped up the day at the Lincoln Highway Experience with a museum tour and, of course, pie and coffee! 🥧☕

These gatherings are a wonderful reminder of the people, places, and stories that connect Pennsylvania’s Heritage Areas. We’re grateful for the opportunity to share a little of ours with the folks who work so hard to preserve and promote theirs.

Thanks to everyone who joined us and helped make the day so memorable!

10/09/2026

For nearly a century, this marker has been part of the Lincoln Highway’s story. Now, it has a new place to welcome travelers. 🛣️❤️

An original 1928 concrete Lincoln Highway marker has found a new home at Lincoln Motor Court in Bedford County! Previously located about 2 miles east along a dangerous stretch of highway where visitors couldn’t safely stop to appreciate it, the marker can now be seen and enjoyed by travelers.

Once placed by the Boy Scouts to help motorists find their way, it now gives visitors a tangible connection to the road’s early days.

Congratulations to Kyle and Avery, and thank you to everyone who helped preserve and share this piece of history!

We love seeing our Lincoln Highway neighbors keep the road’s stories alive. On your next drive, Skip the Turnpike and stop by to see this little piece of America’s road trip history! 🇺🇸

10/01/2026

Now this is a reason to make an autumn stop along the Lincoln Highway! 🍎🥤

Apple c***r slushies are back for a limited time at Shatzer’s Fruit Market in Chambersburg. Add one to your next Franklin County road trip and enjoy a true taste of fall along the Lincoln!

They are back!!! For a limited time. Apple C***r Slushies 🍎🥤😋 The tastes of Franklin County - Fall never tasted so good!!!

10/01/2026

🍎 Welcome to October on the Lincoln.

The season is beginning to settle across the Heritage Corridor—apples and local honey at Ridgetop Orchard, timeless roadside history at the Old Log Church, rolling stretches of the Lincoln Highway, and shelves filled with autumn favorites at Duppstadt’s Country Store, a Lincoln Highway Partner Map stop.

The brightest foliage may still be ahead, but the sights, flavors, and stories of fall are already waiting along the road. Skip the Turnpike, slow down, and see where the Lincoln takes you this October. 🍂

09/30/2026

Could funding or tax incentives help bring your historic preservation project to life?

This Friday, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission is bringing a FREE Incentives Programs Workshop to Somerset. Museums, historical organizations, municipalities, preservation advocates, property owners, and others working to protect Pennsylvania’s history can learn about available grants, programs, and resources directly from PHMC and PA State Historic Preservation Office representatives.

Topics will include:

• Keystone Historic Preservation Grants
• Historical and archival records grants
• Cultural and Historical Support Grants
• Pennsylvania’s Historical Marker Program
• Federal and state historic tax credits
• National Register eligibility
• Application processes and case studies

📅 Friday, October 2
📍 Somerset Event Center
1012 S. Edgewood Avenue, Somerset
☀️ Morning session: 9:00–11:45 a.m.
🏛️ Afternoon session: 1:15–3:15 p.m.
🎟️ Free; registration is required

To register, email [email protected] and indicate whether you will attend the morning session, afternoon session, or both. Attendance is limited to two representatives per organization.

The workshop is offered by PHMC in partnership with Senator Pat Stefano. Please share with an organization, community, or preservation-minded person who could benefit!

09/30/2026

Sometimes the best discoveries begin when you leave the bypass. 🥾🍂

Follow the old Lincoln Highway into Everett, and you’ll find a community with a growing connection to outdoor adventure. A new Backpacker feature highlights the Tiltrock Loop, a 300-mile backpacking route through south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland—with Everett as its recommended starting and finishing point.

You don’t have to tackle all 300 miles to appreciate the connection between trails and towns. A day on the trail can become lunch downtown, a stop at a local shop, or an overnight stay that leaves time to explore.

As we celebrate the outdoor spaces along the Lincoln Highway, this is another reason to Skip the Turnpike, follow the historic alignment, and discover what’s waiting along the way.

Read on for a little inspiration for your next adventure. Have you explored the trails around Everett?

The 300-mile Tiltrock Loop showcases Pennsylvania’s wild forests and rugged ridgelines

09/29/2026

The calendar may still say September, but autumn is waiting just around the bend. 🍂

This view from a previous fall at the Lincoln Highway Experience offers a colorful preview of the season ahead. Soon, the hills surrounding the historic Lincoln Highway will be dressed in shades of red, gold and orange—just in time for scenic drives, community festivals, farm markets and apple season.

Make the museum your starting point, pick up a Partner Map and see where the road takes you this fall.

The Lincoln Highway Experience is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Slow down, take the scenic route and .

📍 Lincoln Highway Experience, Latrobe
📷 Lindsay Greene

09/28/2026

Planning for the future starts with understanding the past.

The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is pleased to announce the completion of a comprehensive Condition Assessment Report for the historic Alexander Johnston “Kingston House,” home of the Lincoln Highway Experience and LHHC offices in Latrobe.

Completed by Practical Preservation, in coordination with Barton & LoGiudice and architect Kellie Cole, the assessment takes an in-depth look at the history, evolution, existing conditions, and preservation needs of this remarkable early 19th-century building. The project combined archival research with field investigation, measurements, photography, materials review, and documentation of the building’s historic features.

The Kingston House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, dates to approximately 1815 and has served many purposes during more than two centuries of use—from private residence and roadside tavern to farmhouse, offices, and eventually a museum.

Most importantly, this report gives LHHC a roadmap for the building’s continued stewardship. Recommendations have been organized by priority, addressing immediate preservation concerns, near-term maintenance and repairs, and longer-term opportunities for rehabilitation. Moisture management, historic windows, masonry, and other character-defining features are among the areas considered as we plan for the Kingston House’s future.

This project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission's Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program, a program funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

We are grateful for this investment in thoughtful preservation planning—and excited to use the completed assessment as a guide for protecting the Kingston House for the generations still to come.

09/27/2026

On Wednesday, September 23, artists participating in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art’s Plein Air Paint Out gathered at the Lincoln Highway Experience for a Quick Draw event.

Easels appeared throughout the museum grounds—and even inside the exhibits—as artists found inspiration in the historic Kingston House, our gardens and wooded hillside, the old stone springhouse, and the colorful details of the museum itself. It was fascinating to watch each artist choose a subject and transform it into something uniquely their own.

Thank you to SAMA for including the Lincoln Highway Experience in this year’s event, and to all the talented artists who spent the morning seeing and capturing our museum in a new way.

We’ll be sharing SAMA’s announcement featuring the winning works next. In the meantime, enjoy a look behind the scenes as the art came to life!

📷 Lindsay Greene