Blog Entries
Go for All Out Fun at Uptown’s RiverFest This Weekend!
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Go for All Out Fun at Uptown’s RiverFest This Weekend! Columbus is preparing for the beginning of its Summer Whitewater Season with one of the biggest weekends of the year, the Uptown RiverFest! Music, food trucks, activities, dragon boat races, fun and games for the family, and...
Three Major Spring Festivals Over the Next Month!
Friday, April 7, 2017
With the warm weather of Spring upon us, Columbus is going all out to enjoy the warm days and cool nights with a trio of outdoor festivals at the river over the next few weeks! Don’t say you don’t have anything to do! Columbus is inviting...
PaddleSouth means more than just kayaks in the river!
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
No doubt the highlight of the upcoming 2017 PaddleSouth competition will be the unparalleled talent showing off their kayaking skills on the Columbus, GA Whitewater Course, April 14-15. But don't forget about all the other stuff happening as part of this event! We've teased you with...
Paddle South Events—Freestyle Kayaking National Championships
Monday, March 20, 2017
Paddle South Events So, last time we teased you with a major event headed to Columbus very soon. It’s called Paddle South and it’ll be held at the Columbus Ga Whitewater Park, April 14-15, 2017, and will consist of the 2017 USA Freestyle Kayak National...
Paddle South is Coming to Columbus, GA!
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Paddle South is Coming to Columbus, GA! I have to admit…I’ve tried my hand at some flatwater kayaking, but haven’t taken the plunge (sorry for the pun!) into the more adventurous side of this sport, but I do love to watch these guys in...
Spring Is Here! Go OUTSIDE!
Monday, February 27, 2017
Bike the Fall Line Trace through Columbus This is the season you’ve been waiting for in Columbus. Even though we’ve had a warm winter, many of us weren’t in the frame of mind to really enjoy the outdoors. We had that “winter...
Unseasonably Warm January Weather Invites You to Enjoy River Rafting in Columbus!
Thursday, January 19, 2017
(Photo Credit: Alan Cross) Unseasonably Warm January Weather Invites You to Enjoy River Rafting In Columbus! With the forecast for the next week or so showing temperatures in the 70s, Columbus (and the South) is enjoying an incredibly warm winter. With a good bit of rain having come...
Categories: River Fun
Fall Weekends in Columbus, GA
Monday, October 24, 2016
Fall Weekends in Columbus A visitor from Montgomery writes: “Last weekend, I took my boys out for the day on Saturday in Uptown Columbus for lunch, some exploring, and a trip to the National Infantry Museum. We still can’t believe how much Columbus has...
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, History, Military, River Fun
A River Rafter Reviews Her Columbus Experience
Thursday, September 1, 2016
“The charisma of Columbus is nothing were it not for the true embodiment of hospitality. Throughout your stay, you’ll meet local paddlers, business owners, families and students whose true desire, it seems, is to share as much of their city and kindness with you as possible. If...
Go All Out & Spend 72 Hours In Columbus!
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Recently, South Magazine featured Columbus, GA as a must-experience weekend destination for the foodie, the adventurer, the art, theater, wine aficionado and for the historian. South Magazine writer Eva Fedderly puts it this way, "Columbus, GA has long been known as a military town resting beside Fort Benning, America...
Categories: Arts, Dining, Events, Military, River Fun, Shopping