2019 Area Fall Festivals

2019 Area Fall Festivals LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Sept. 18, 2019 Page 119 Probably a good thing she didn’t as there were more than 75 gathered on the lawn for that photo and they varied greatly in everything but their wardrobe. The youngest Lincoln in the group was a local citizen whose first name is Lincoln. This little Lincoln was only three, so he would not have qualified for the count in the Guinness record, but by this time everyone knew that the goal of 250-plus would not be met, and every Lincoln regardless of if their wardrobe was perfect or not, nor how young they were, was permitted to be part of the fun. The Lincolns came from all over the Midwest, not just Lincoln and Logan County. Lincoln’s were on hand from Peoria and Shiloh. There were two Lincolns male and female who made the trip from Memphis, Tennessee. Others came from Indiana and Iowa. The couple from Tennessee, Pam and Mike Keenan, rode in on a motorcycle. They said that they had read about the attempt to break the record on social media and decided it would make for a fun trip on their bike. They packed up their gear and their costumes and headed to Lincoln, Illinois. The couple registered early then came back for the photo. They rode in on their bike complete with top hats and long coats flitting in the wind. At the end of the day, the two were recognized as coming the most distance to be a part of the Continued n