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columbus day: Columbus Ohio the Santa Maria - 10/10/09 08:58 AM
Columbus Ohio the Santa Maria has been parked on the Scioto River since 1992. 
I visited the Santa Maria in September 2009.  I don't have any kids... 
I visited the Santa Maria on Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009 in September.
The Santa Maria in Columbus Ohio is the most authentic replica of Christopher Columbus's ship in the world.
How do I know that?  A sign at the Columbus "floating" museum in downtown Columbus told me so.  I believe the Santa Maria website (link above ) does too.  Yep
"Make your plans now to visit the world's most authentic, museum-quality replica … (0 comments)

columbus day: Columbus Ohio - Why do we celebrate Columbus Day? - 10/10/09 06:35 AM
Why do we celebrate Columbus Day in Columbus Ohio?
This was originally posted on Discover Columbus (a different blog) back in 2006... but it's name back then was Columbus Best Blog.
Why do we celebrate Columbus Day in Columbus? Because it is Columbus Day.  Because we are the biggest and best Columbus in the US,  Wikipedia says so.  Because until the state of Ohio changes the name of the state capital to something politically correct and oh so catchy like "Indigenous Resistance" we will remain Columbus Ohio.We are just one of many US cities named Columbus after Christopher Columbus, an … (0 comments)

columbus day: Pedro Scotto AKA Christopher Columbus - 03/11/09 07:05 AM
A Spanish historian says the man we know as Christopher Columbus was really named "Pedro Scotto,"    Isn't Pedro the Spanish name for Peter?  Peter the Scotsman?  
A  holiday web page about Columbus Day tells the traditional history we all know and love. Or hate as the case may be.  The 1492 history that I get totally confused.  Was the explorer in question Italian and sent to the east by going west an Italian sent by the Spanish or vice verse?  
The names we all grew up with...
Spanish - Cristóbal Colón Portuguese - Christovão Colom Italian - Cristoforo Colombo All … (2 comments)

columbus day: Greetings from Columbus Ohio - 10/13/08 06:56 AM
Happy Columbus Day if you celebrate it.  Does your city celebrate Columbus Day?  Or does your city celebrate an alternate holiday to honor Native Americans? 
Columbus Day is a federal holiday.
Columbus Ohio, the largest city named after Christopher Columbus celebrates Columbus Day.  There is no Columbus Day Parade in town though... Columbus Day... I love a parade   The City of Columbus has a wreath laying ceremony this morning... at the statue of Christopher Columbus at City Hall, downtown Columb.  Central Ohio celebrates Columbus with Experience Columbus Days.
Whose off work today for Columbus Day in Columbus Ohio?
Your mailman, the … (6 comments)

columbus day: Columbus Day... I love a parade - 10/09/08 05:13 PM
There is no Columbus Day Parade in Columbus Ohio.  There has not been a Columbus Day Parade in Columbus in years.*
Instead there is Experience Columbus Days... we can play in our own backyard... visitors can come play in our backyard... thanks to Experience Columbus, you can visit popular Columbus venues at discounted prices. Experience Columbus Days  - Come Play in our  Backyard Experience Columbus Days runs Friday through Monday.
If you need a parade to make your Columbus Day weekend complete there is a Parade on Sunday afternoon for the Columbus Italian Festival (Columbus was Italian....)  2:00 P.M. 
If you … (4 comments)

columbus day: Come Play in our Backyard - Columbus Ohio - 09/22/08 06:34 AM
 
Columbus Day is celebrated on October 13, 2008
 
Columbus Ohio celebrates Columbus Day with a full weekend.
This year  Experience Columbus Days in Columbus Ohio is October 10 to the 13th. 
Special admissions (50% off for many, or buy one get one free)  should be a reason for locals to experience something they never have before... or can't get enough of... and for others to visit and play in our backyard at venues and events like:
COSI
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Franklin Park Conservatory
BalletMet Columbus
Beulah Park Horse Races
Magic Mountain Fun Centers
Museums - The State … (2 comments)

columbus day: Columbus Days 2007 “Come Play in our Backyard “ - 09/26/07 12:59 PM

"Come Play in our Backyard " for Columbus Days 2007.  Columbus Day (not a national holiday) is celebrated on Monday October 8, 2007 this year, but Columbus Ohio celebrates Experience Columbus Days all weekend.
"Columbus Ohio" is just one of many cities in the United States named after Christopher Columbus.  Columbus Ohio is the biggest and best Columbus in the United States.  It says so in Wikipedia! 
Experience Columbus Days is the Columbus Day Weekend Celebration in the biggest and best city named after Christopher Columbus.   There are special events and discounts at local entertainment venues including the Columbus Zoo and … (8 comments)

 
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