Since the Avenue of the Saints spans a large part of the Midwest, Iowa and Missouri Departments of Transportation are designating these communities as "Saints" communities and providing them special signage as part of the ceremony.
Iowa is designating their communities prior to the ceremony, and a video of one of these ceremonies will be shown on Friday, June 27 following Iowa DOT Director Nancy Richardson's address. The list of Iowa communities are listed below. Iowa celebrated their completion of the Avenue last year.
Link to Iowa DOT Avenue of the Saints web pages
Congressman Jim Oberstar from Minnesota is accepting the "Saints" designation on behalf of his state, also via video.
Missouri is holding whistle stops at each of its communities. A brief program will be offered at each whistle stop, and MoDOT Chief Engineer Kevin Keith will present a replica sign to the community designating them a "Saints" community. The following week, the Saints symbol will be placed on those communities' city limit signs.
The Missouri whistle stop schedule is as follows:
11 a.m. – Ceremony in LaGrange (City Hall parking lot)
12:30 – 12:45 p.m. – Ceremony in Palmyra on Dent Drive/off Main Cross near Hardees)
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. – Ceremony in Hannibal at the Middle School Parking Lot
2 – 2:15 p.m. – Ceremony in New London on the Courthouse lawn
2:45 – 3 p.m. – Ceremony in Bowling Green on the outer road near Welcome sign at the south interchange
4 – 4:20 p.m. – Ceremony in Troy on the Courthouse lawn
4:35 – 5 p.m. – Ceremony in Moscow Mills at the Bank of Old Monroe
6 p.m. – Ceremony/conclusion at Spirit of St. Louis Airport
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