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Columbia Makes A Super-Natural Connection to Halloween

Columbia Makes A Super-Natural Connection to Halloween

Discover the many ways Columbia is embracing this popular holiday, with the latest enticement being a Halloween House Tour sponsored by Create Columbia. Learn about all the Halloween-related events that now fill the calendar.

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Good Bones

Good Bones

As Crystal and Glen Schaeffer learned, a Victorian home is never finished. They’ve spent the last 22 years renovating and furnishing their Chestnut Street home that will be a stop on the Columbia Halloween House Tour. 

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The Brubaker: Museum of Halloween

The Brubaker: Museum of Halloween

What do you do with a room that is painted purple and black? If you’re Halloween enthusiasts Gary and Denise Brubaker, you fill it with vintage and collectible decorations. Their home will also be a stop on the Columbia Halloween House Tour. 

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Travel Wellbeing

Travel Wellbeing

Michael Upton learns firsthand just how popular wellness getaways have become. Travel with him to Capon Springs, West Virginia, Bethesda, Maryland, and Hocking Hills, Ohio, and indulge in crystal-clear water, rooms equipped with Peloton bikes, and the great outdoors. 

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Tacos El Gordo: The Road to Success Leads to Tacos

Tacos El Gordo: The Road to Success Leads to Tacos

Jordan Bush discovers the perfect taco in the parking lot of a former Kmart store. Meet the Ostos family, whose Tacos El Gordo food truck is garnering legions of fans. 

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Columbia Makes A Super-Natural Connection to Halloween

By Sue Long 
Thanks to several organizations that sponsor Halloween-related events and the fact that spookiness seems to be synonymous with Columbia, it only makes sense that this river-town is putting its trademark ...Read More

Good Bones

By Sue Long | Photography by Kirk Zutell
It’s only appropriate that the Halloween-loving Schaeffer family lives in one of Columbia’s grand Victorian homes – many of the traditions that now define Halloween are rooted in the era ...Read More

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Top 10 To-Dos for October 2022

Post by Kaylee Rex
September 29, 2022
Lancaster County Best Kept Secrets Tour | October 6-22 Various Locations Experience a unique shopping adventure featuring 41 off-the-beaten path businesses. Travel place to place in your own vehicle at your ...Read More

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