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The public can now discover the hidden history of Woodward Avenue in Detroit with the Woodward Avenue Auto Heritage Trail. Narrated by Devin Scillian of Channel 4, it gives a detailed history of 70 places along Woodward.

On Sunday, June 29th, take the Ohio and Erie Canalway to Perry, OH, where the new Canalway Center Exhibit Hall will be unveiled.

Come to Ansted, WV, this weekend to join the Midland Trail town in celebrating its 7th annual Heritage Festival.

A new headquarters for the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition is in the works. The historic home of Richard Howe, resident engineer of the Ohio & Erie Canal, will be moved to the northwest corner of Canal and Exchange streets in Akron, OH, and then restored by the coalition.

A new Route 66 gazebo—one of only 20 in the state of Illinois—will be built in Frankfort this summer.

On Friday, June 13, stop by the Calumet City Historical Society Museum for a free open house to celebrate the release of a new pictorial history book,”The Lincoln Highway Around Chicago.”

Leave the Interstate behind to sample the history along the Coal Heritage Trail in southern West Virginia.

On June 7th and 8th follow the Catoctin Mountain Scenic Byway to Frederick County and the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum where you can participate in garden tours, demonstrations of colonial agricultural crafts, and demonstrations by local 4-H clubs.

Co-author of the book, “The Historic National Road in Ohio: The Road That Helped Build America,” has noted an increased interest in heritage tourism as people want to experience the authentic places, artifacts, activities, and stories that represent the past and present.

Historian Dave Clark will present a program on the history of U.S. Route 66 at 7 p.m. tonight at the Fremont Public Library. For more details visit Lake County News-Sun or call (847) 918-3225.