The original stretches of the Lincoln Highway have been exciting to travel along and imagine what Anita was thinking when she travelled through the same areas!
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Wyoming Presented it's Challenges for both Anita and us!
The original stretches of the Lincoln Highway have been exciting to travel along and imagine what Anita was thinking when she travelled through the same areas!
Salt Lake City
We want to give a huge shout out to our supporters- thanks so much Jerry Peppers of New York City; Muriel and Mark Clark of Sutherland NE; Eileen McGrath Winsand of Virginia; Elizabeth Rassiga of Austin NV; Pat Geraghty of Altoona WI; Kathy Peterson of Eau Claire WI; Brad Glassel, American Family, Lake Mills, WI. You've all been with us in spirit on this amazing trip!
On our way to Salt Lake City we stopped at a great Mexican diner in Bonneville Flats where they have had quite the races across the salt flats. A number of photos were taken of actors and movies produced in this part of the state. Anita would have been excited to be a part of these races and productions I'm sure!!
We arrived in Salt Lake City late at night so missed seeing the beautiful city!! Can't even imagine the loneliness Anita felt traveling through such remote yet amazingly beautiful parts of our country! We hope that she was able to enjoy the beauty as much as we have been!
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Itinerary that we are even finding to be a challenge!
When our Aunt Anita made this trip, she had many challenges with her itinerary, her car, weather conditions, the roads. . .
We met up yesterday after noon in San Francisco after each of our flights and began our adventure. Our challenges began with trying to figure out how to start the keyless car, the air conditioner, cell phones not working, lack of internet access, finding information centers and museums closed due to different circumstances. . .
After spending Monday night in Reno NV at the scary Circus Circus with clowns and an interesting conglomeration of attendees of the annual Burning Man celebration. Heather said that they reminded her of folks who live in Homer AK.
We ate breakfast at the familiar Denny's restaurant and shared Anita's story with an interested server who in turn shared a story from his family. His great great great grandmother was the daughter of the Hawaiian king - Kamehameha and one the family's servants.
Her itinerary included San Francisco, Sacramento, Truckee, Reno,
Fallon, Austin, Ely, Fish Springs, Salt Lake City, Green River,
Rawlins, Laramie, Kimball, North Platte, Grand Island, Omaha,
Boone, Cedar Rapids, Dixon, Chicago, Valparaiso, South Bend,
Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Delphos, Lima, Dayton, Springfield, London,
Columbus, Zanesville, Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Bedford,
Chambersburg, Hanover, York, Columbia, Lancaster, Coatesville,
Westchester, Philadelphia, Camden, Trenton, Princeton,
New Brunswick, Elizabeth, and New York
We met up yesterday after noon in San Francisco after each of our flights and began our adventure. Our challenges began with trying to figure out how to start the keyless car, the air conditioner, cell phones not working, lack of internet access, finding information centers and museums closed due to different circumstances. . .
After spending Monday night in Reno NV at the scary Circus Circus with clowns and an interesting conglomeration of attendees of the annual Burning Man celebration. Heather said that they reminded her of folks who live in Homer AK.
We ate breakfast at the familiar Denny's restaurant and shared Anita's story with an interested server who in turn shared a story from his family. His great great great grandmother was the daughter of the Hawaiian king - Kamehameha and one the family's servants.
Her itinerary included San Francisco, Sacramento, Truckee, Reno,
Fallon, Austin, Ely, Fish Springs, Salt Lake City, Green River,
Rawlins, Laramie, Kimball, North Platte, Grand Island, Omaha,
Boone, Cedar Rapids, Dixon, Chicago, Valparaiso, South Bend,
Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Delphos, Lima, Dayton, Springfield, London,
Columbus, Zanesville, Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Bedford,
Chambersburg, Hanover, York, Columbia, Lancaster, Coatesville,
Westchester, Philadelphia, Camden, Trenton, Princeton,
New Brunswick, Elizabeth, and New York
While enroute she stopped at 100 Paramount Theatres
and spoke on the art filmmaking.
and spoke on the art filmmaking.
Four days out, the "Queen of the Screen" was driving in masterly style and averaging
more than 100 miles a day.
more than 100 miles a day.
Then she hit Nevada...
The New York Times quotes Miss King in their September 19th edition.
"Leaving Reno on what is known as the Lovelock Road,
which is impassable in wet weather, ten miles from Lincoln Highway,
I got stuck in the mud. There had been a big cloudburst,
but I did not know it, and I worked from 9 o'clock in the morning
until 8 o'clock that night shoveling mud.
which is impassable in wet weather, ten miles from Lincoln Highway,
I got stuck in the mud. There had been a big cloudburst,
but I did not know it, and I worked from 9 o'clock in the morning
until 8 o'clock that night shoveling mud.
I got the car out, drove fifty feet, and was stuck again.
It was impossible for me to go on, and I had no food with me
as I expected to make Fallon in four hours.
I was exhausted so I got blankets out to lie down.
It was impossible for me to go on, and I had no food with me
as I expected to make Fallon in four hours.
I was exhausted so I got blankets out to lie down.
About midnight a mad coyote attacked me, and after a terrible struggle
I finally killed him, and knew nothing more until I was picked up by prospectors,
who heard the shots of my gun. This was 3:30 A.M.,
so I must have fought with the coyote for three hours.
I finally killed him, and knew nothing more until I was picked up by prospectors,
who heard the shots of my gun. This was 3:30 A.M.,
so I must have fought with the coyote for three hours.
The prospectors took me eighteen miles to a station house and gave me food.
When I fully recovered I went back and got my car
and followed the prospectors to Lovelock.
When I fully recovered I went back and got my car
and followed the prospectors to Lovelock.
Then I continued on my journey.
The roads were terrible, so hot and dusty, that it took me nine hours
to drive 80 and a half miles to Winnemucca."
to drive 80 and a half miles to Winnemucca."
Friday, September 4, 2015
Beginning of the Road
These are photos of the Palace of Transportation at the 1915 World's Fair in California.
The diorama was constructed to show Anita's progress as she traveled along the Lincoln Highway.
I guess we're as ready as we can be to re-enact her historic journey.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Amazing Coverage of Anita's Story through the Associated Press
We are all so overwhelmed with all of the newspapers and other media that have been publishing the story or sharing the link to Eric Lindquist's article in last week's Eau Claire Leader Telegram. The most interesting site that we found a link was the Hindi Bollywood Movie webpage.
Here are just a few of them -
http://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/sisters-to-make-trip-across-us-in-support-of-anita-king-lincoln-highway.html
Madison Wisconsin State Journal, USA News, Washington Times, World News, News United, the Kansas City Star, The Merced Sun & Star, The News Tribune, Myrtle Beach Newspaper, The Olympian, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Macon Georgia paper, Tacoma Washington paper, the News & Observer. . .
We're getting quite excited about taking this journey!
Check out our video on our GoFundMe page -
http://www.gofundme.com/paramountgirl
Here are just a few of them -
http://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/sisters-to-make-trip-across-us-in-support-of-anita-king-lincoln-highway.html
Madison Wisconsin State Journal, USA News, Washington Times, World News, News United, the Kansas City Star, The Merced Sun & Star, The News Tribune, Myrtle Beach Newspaper, The Olympian, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Macon Georgia paper, Tacoma Washington paper, the News & Observer. . .
We're getting quite excited about taking this journey!
Check out our video on our GoFundMe page -
http://www.gofundme.com/paramountgirl
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Road Trip Redux by Eric Lindquist
A huge thank you Eric Lindquist of the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram for this great article about our Centennial Celebration of one of our family stories!
http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Front-Page/2015/08/16/Great-great-nieces-repeat-woman-s-historic-road-trip.html

http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Front-Page/2015/08/16/Great-great-nieces-repeat-woman-s-historic-road-trip.html


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