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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mike Hocker, Executive Director
Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
www.historicbyway.com
Voice: 419-468-6773 Fax : 468-5139,
email:
mnhocker@verizon.net
Date: April 7, 2008 Release: Immediate
Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard Sale Will Be Aug 7, 8 & 9, 2008
(Ohio) — Ask just about any yard sale
enthusiast, and they'll tell you they're already planning for this
year's BUY-WAY...Ohio's longest Yard Sale.
"The Lincoln Highway Historic Byway created this event four years ago
(in 2005) on the outside chance that it would 'go' and we've been busy
managing it ever since," said Sara Lou Brown, Wyandot County's Visitor
Bureau director and president of the state-designated byway group. The
first year saw over 250 yard sales across the Ohio portion of the
Lincoln Highway, America's first coast-to-coast paved road.
As the original road was improved from 1913 to 1928, it took several
parallel alignments in a few areas, which may confuse
"non-history-savvy" shoppers, but thanks to many organizations wanting
to bring traffic to their door, a new traveler's guide and map will be
printed showing not only the road map of the highway, but also a
listing of many yard sales and community events along the way. This
free guide will be available in mid July.
Mike Hocker, executive director of the byway noted that "we think we
are going to have over 700 yard sales in Ohio, parts of Indiana, and
even Illinois this year...but the best news is that yard salers, of
which we have virtually no control, seem to be organizing into larger
and (cooler) venues for the hot August fun. This makes for safer
traffic and parking, provides for restrooms and other creature
comforts, and makes for longer browsing of more "stuff." Communities
are also adding festival-type activities such as concerts, car shows
andrallies, food and kids' activities...all to make the event more
enjoyable for those travelling.
Yard Sale participants may also upload their yard sale information
onto the byway website, (www.historicbyway.com) which shoppers can
then print out and take with them to follow as they shop.
For more information and official yard sale supplies or details about
listing in the travelers guide, call 419-468-6773.
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