The Lincoln Journey of Remembrance has come to an end. The final stop of the replica flatboat used to re-enact Lincoln's trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers took place on Saturday October 4, 2008 in New Orleans. Most of the trip was fortunately uneventful, but the crew did encounter 7-foot waves in the remnants of Hurricane Ike which necessitated repairs to the boat.
The trip was re-created by a team from Spencer County, Indiana in order to both commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, as well as to publicize his youth in Indiana. Now that the journey is finished, the replica flatboat will be trucked back to Indiana. The intentions are to put it on display in Rockport, Indiana at Lincoln Pioneer Village.
I've previously posted about this journey both here and here. The official site for the Journey of Remembrance may be found at this location.
The Journey of Remembrance was an officially sanctioned event by the United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
The photos on the official website are so cool. I wish I could have seen the flatboat! One thing I could not find, though, is what will become of the boat now. Have you heard?
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