[December 28, 2012]    

Pictures by LDN photographers unless otherwise noted

Feb. 13 -- Postville Courthouse
celebrates Abe's 203rd.
Tourism director Geoff Ladd has some fun with the spatula as Sue Bidwell looks on. What better way to celebrate a birthday than with a nice piece of chocolate cake?

Feb. 13 -- Postville Courthouse
celebrates Abe's 203rd.
The president and first lady pose for a photo with site director Stu Churchill.

 

 

Feb. 13 -- Postville Courthouse
celebrates Abe's 203rd.
In the upstairs courtroom, Ellis tells the tale of Lincoln's near-death experience when as a youngster he was kicked in the head by a horse.

Feb. 13 -- Mount Pulaski Courthouse
celebrates Abe's 203rd.
Site director Wally Kautz and volunteer Nick Smith prepare to offer visitors guided tours of the courthouse.
 

 

Feb. 13 -- Mount Pulaski Courthouse
celebrates Abe's 203rd.
The special guest of the day is this elegant cake, derived from a French chef's recipe and first created for the Todd family as a sheet cake. It was later transformed into a lovely layer cake by a White House chef.

Feb. 13 -- Mount Pulaski Courthouse
celebrates Abe's 203rd.
The story tells of the special cake that was first prepared for the Marquis de Lafayette when he visited the Todds of Lexington, Ky. Later it would be used by Mary Todd as she wooed a proposal out of Abraham Lincoln.