SOURCE: Columbia Borough Website

Columbia Borough, Columbia Historic Preservation Society, Rivertownes PA USA and Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, are proud to announce a celebration of the newly finished River Trails Building located at Front & Walnut Street, Columbia, PA.

First to start this celebration on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 9:00 AM-12:00 PM is the Susquehanna Riverlands Conservation Landscape Summit. This is an RSVP event with Keynote Speaker Julie Fitzpatrick Assistant Director / Special Projects Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Downtown Center.

Second, a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:00 PM, afterwards the public can tour the facilities that include a warming kitchen, information desk, modern restrooms and a deck that overlooks the riverfront. This $2,000,000 project is to guide visitors to the beautiful flowing hills of Chiques and the attractions in the Columbia area.

Our final event in the evening runs from 4:00pm to 8:00pm and is for the general public to explore Columbia’s past and future in many facets. Visitors can enjoy lectures by Jack Hubley (Nature Program for All Ages), Randolph Harris (Origins of the Underground Railroad), William Whipper portrayer (Richest Black American and famous Abolitionist), Lydia Hamilton-Smith portrayer (Thaddeus Stephens personal friend and Abolitionist) and Mike Acord, Susquehanna Fish & Tackle (fishing the Susquehanna).

We will also have boating safety, bicycle demonstrations, home composting, kayak demonstrations and the Columbia QRS will be showing hands only CPR.   Special guest Tom Hermansader, will be doing a “Art Flows in Columbia, a drawing experience”  on the Susquehanna River. Live music, food trucks, alpaca farm and weaving demonstrations as well as the start of Columbia’s “Litter Letter Project”. Bring the family, enjoy dinner by the river and bring recyclables to help fill our PRIDE letters!