In an effort to serve many out-of-state shoppers and collectors who like to shop both the Route 127 Sale and the BUY-WAY, the OLHHC (Ohio Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor) has chosen the "first full weekend (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) in August" to be the criteria for establishing future years' BUY-WAY Yard Sale dates. This year, 2010, will therefore be August 5, 6 and 7.

(Ohio) —  Just about anything you want or need will be sitting along the road for you to purchase 'on the cheap" during the sixth annual Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard Sale, to be held August 5, 6 and 7 across Ohio -- and now adjacent states.

"This event has grown to national awareness in just five years," said Mike Hocker, executive director of the Ohio--designated byway group, whose mission is economic development. The first year saw over 250 yard sales across Ohio's portion of the historic Lincoln Highway, America's first coast-to-coast paved road. The sale population increased substantially each year, and parts of Indiana and Illinois soon joined in, with West Virginia now setting out goods, as well.

Why should more communities in adjacent Lincoln Highway states get on board? Hocker points out that "with over one thousand yard sales in Ohio, alone, last year, our most conservative estimates indicated that over $10 million was injected into the state's economy without even mentioning the unmeasured yard sale purchases during the three day event. This includes increased sales tax revenues for the community and county, as well. With the economy down, this event seems to be recession-proof."

Individual communities benefit by exposing travelers to the charms of their towns, their retails, attractions and restaurants. They've got to buy gas, too," Hocker said. "It also gives local organizations and churches to make money for their causes. And communities are also adding festivals, concerts, car shows and rallies, food and kids' activities...all to make the event more enjoyable for those travelling."

An official Traveler's Guide has been created that includes a map of Ohio's Lincoln Highway alignments along with listings of many yard sales and community events along the way. This free guide will be available at convention and visitor bureaus and chambers along the way in mid-July. Local newspapers are encouraged to create special tabloids for the sales in that area, too, helping merchants and businesses get a little more of the pie.

BUY-WAY Yard Sale participants in any state may list their yard sale information on the byway website, (http://www.historicbyway.com) which shoppers can then print out and use to navigate their shopping.

For more information call 419-468-6773