Editor's Notebook
Return of the Century: 100-Year-Old Man Recalls Coast-to-Coast Tour of Lincoln Highway
In 1928, Bernard Queneau visited the area at 16 as part of a national safety tour of Lincoln Highway. In 2012, Queneau, now 100, returns to see the mural commemorating that trip.
The first time Bernard Queneau rolled through Frankfort along the Lincoln Highway, he did it as a passenger, sitting on a wood bench in an old REO Speed Wagon, accompanied by three other fellow Eagle Scouts. On his most recent trip to the area, he drove the local stretch of U.S. Route 30 in a Buick sedan outfitted with cushioned seats, air-conditioning and an OnStar navigation system. This time his second wife, Esther, joined him, splitting the driving duties. That last visit was this past week, Thursday, Sept. 6. The first visit, however, was in June of 1928. Bernie, as his wife calls him, was a month away from his 16th birthday. For those who did the quick math in your heads, yes, that does indeed make Queneau 100 years old, which he'll …
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Audrey Bronk
1:24 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
My husband and I met Bernie and Esther in 2003 on the coast to coast LHA tour. So happy to know they are both well and still travelling. We plan to make the tour in 2013 along with several friends we met on the trip. more ›