On Saturday evening, over two dozen people attended a dinner and Ghost Tour conducted by Chris Vera, president of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society, and Rick Fisher, noted paranormal investigator and owner of the National Museum of Mysteries in Columbia.
After a dinner at Prudhomme's on Fourth, courtesy of David and Sharon Prudhomme, Rick Fisher delivered a lecture and slideshow on unexplained phenomena and hauntings in Marietta and Columbia. Afterwards, Chris Vera and Rick led attendees on a ghost tour of Columbia's haunted sites and regaled the crowd with accounts of their own encounters with the supernatural, as well as significant events in Columbia's history.
Chris relates his experiences at the Historical Society building
Tales of more close encounters
Chris sees something in the dark
Rick talks outside his Museum of Mysteries at 3rd & Locust
Showing one of his collectible artifacts
Also inside the shop, a collection of T-shirts, books, and DVDs
And, of course, Bigfoot
A few video clips from the evening's tour . . .
12 comments:
oh my...i can't believe i didn't know about this....i want to go. when is the next one???? this is big business!!! please have =more.
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thank you! Chris Vera, I hope you are planning more of these!!!!
i agree. there needs to be more of these!!!!! i wish the ads would be everywhere...
hey Chris...I'm sure this takes a lot of time and dedication...but it would be awesome to do at least once in a while (like once a month or something!!!!)
wow, I was in on Saturday and that Ghost Museum building is sooo cool !! I never realized that Columbia not only has the best Ice Cream Museum in the country, but even better yet we also have an official Ghost Museum with one of the most ( if not the most ) respected Ghost experts in the Country ( Rick Fisher) running the program ! Thanks so much to Renee Seers and to David Doolittle for making this Prime Space available for such a great use !!
We still have two more tours scheduled for the Saturday's of 11/9 and 11/16, which tickets are still available. The cost is $12 per person, ten or more becomes group rate at $10 per person. (Does not include meals). Please call or leave a message at 717-572-7149 for reservations.
Thank you for all the kind comments, Rick Fisher and I enjoy doing this, so people get the understanding of the rich historical value of that Columbia, PA. These tours support both museums and have had over 300 people in just 12 tours in two seasons, and a lot of return visitors.
Thank you Cole for taking the tour with your beautiful wife and promoting CHPS and my endeavors to make Columbia what it was, a Capital of equality and optimism.
Thank you,
Chris Vera
I want to thank Chris Vera for reminding us how rich Columbia is...not in money, but in history. He must also be thanked for caring enough to preserve that history and for bringing it to public attention. This wealth of history is the key to bringing business and good people into town.
THANK YOU CHRIS AND RICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you just made my day :)
this sounds awesome! could you tell me-how far do you walk? do you go INSIDE any or all of the stops? what time does it start??? thank you.
The tour goes on for several blocks and lasts about two hours. Participants go indoors at thr Historical Preservation building and the Museum of Mysteries. The cost is $12 per person, ten or more becomes group rate at $10 per person. (Does not include meals). Please call or leave a message at 717-572-7149 for reservations.
hey jane and chris.... sorry I missed it... couldn't sleep friday night... worked at chips saturday afternoon... went home and fell asleep on the sofa and didn't wake up until after 8pm... cold and dark... couldn't walk a mile if my life depended on it... went back to sleep and slept for 12 hours... never did that before in my life... do you ever do this when the weather is warmer? I'll do it then... shiela
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