Really interesting video on the Centennial of the Lincoln Highway and talks about the Tin Can Tourists around the 27 minute mark. We have documentation that the name of the club came from the Tin Lizzies they were driving but from an outsiders view, the Tin Cans they were eating from would be an obvious connection.… Continue reading 100 Years of the Lincoln Highway
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Old Car Festival to Feature Early Motor Camping
Old Car Festival to Feature Early Motor Camping The Old Car Festival will be held this weekend, September 10 & 11, at The Henry Ford/Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. In conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, this year’s special theme is motor camping TCT Hall of Fame member Daniel Hershberger will… Continue reading Old Car Festival to Feature Early Motor Camping
Hindsight, by Terry Evans, Tin Can Tourist Member
We completed the Wayzalot in 1999 and traveled with our Rolling Home for about three years before we found the Tin Can Tourist Group. In 1996, when we started our build, there was very little on the internet relating to vintage campers, maybe a couple groups in California. And there was no camping clubs of… Continue reading Hindsight, by Terry Evans, Tin Can Tourist Member
Vicksburg Gathering/Lincoln Highway Conference
After the Vicksburg Gathering, a group from the Lincoln Highway Association will be visiting the Heritage Museum in Elkhart. They will be there on Monday afternoon. We would like to get about 5 or 6 rigs to come to the Museum and give the LH attendees something to see from TCT. If it is possible… Continue reading Vicksburg Gathering/Lincoln Highway Conference