Tuesday, June 23, 2015

'Little Bigfoot' known for stealing apples in Columbia: Monsters of Pennsylvania

A creature that seems more myth than mystery, and sounds like a miniature Bigfoot, will be the centerpiece of the Albatwitch Festival from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, in Columbia, Lancaster County.

Sightings of the albatwitch - reportedly a very slender, 4- to 5-foot-tall, ape-like creature covered in reddish-brown hair - date back 400 or 500 years to the Susquehannock Indians.

MORE:
http://blog.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2015/06/second_annual_albatwitch_festi.html

Service Wednesday night at Mt Zion AME Church


Is it slumping?

Columbia Spy hopes someone is keeping an eye on the structure at 208-210 Locust Street.  In our humble, non-scientific, subjective opinion, the building appears to have slumped a bit on the left side, near the second-story window (even allowing for lens distortion).  

This photograph was taken today:



INVASION! Mayflies swarm by the thousands at Columbia Plaza

At last night's meeting of the whole it was discussed how turning off the lights on the Veterans Memorial Bridge lured swarms of mayflies to lights "further inland." The following video, taken at about 10 o'clock last night, shows thousands of mayflies swarming around lights in the Columbia Plaza parking lot and falling to the asphalt below.

Who says you can't walk cats?

Two cat owners took their pets for a walk around town today.
Bravo to these animal lovers who took their cats out and about for a bit of fresh air!



Former Long's Funeral Home for sale on Craigslist . . . ?

855 Chestnut Street

Found on Craigslist:
Large home for sale in Columbia Boro 4 bedroom nice corner lot. under renovations. Near the high school. VICTORIAN.... huge trim/mouldings approx 4700 sq.ft. may also rent home..... has a large kitchen. nice hardwood floors downstairs.