Albatwitch Day

Thank you all who came out and supported the Albatwitch festival. Many thanks to speakers Eric H Altman and Mark Nesbitt and to the many vendors. Special thanks... to my son Eric Fisher who was a big help to me in helping me set up before and after the event and to Tom Mihok my new friend who was also a big help. I believe it was the biggest so far in our 7th year of holding this event. Good music, food, vendors, tours and lectures. It was a beautiful day by the river and wish I would have had the time to talk more with my friends Amber Nightingale, Tracie from Raven Ridge Wildlife Center, Donna L Warnick, Hope Eshleman, Vicky Albright, Tammy Pyfer and of course M. We even had a special appearance by Kenny Biddle. Hats off to Chris Vera, Deb Strawn, and Maxine from the Columbia Historical Preservation Society for their hard work in making this event what it has become today and to all who who had a hand in this. Very special thanks to Andre our trolley driver. We hope to see you all next year at the 8th annual Albatwich Day Festival See more

Find me in this weeks Columbia, Hellum, Wrightsville edition of the Merchandiser. The other part of the article is to small to read but you can find it here. https://www.townlively.com/re/columbia-hellam-wrightsville/

This an outside event, please dress for the occasion high temperatures during g the day 60 degrees and gusty. Night time trolley tours in the 40s.

One of the speakers for the 2020 Albatwitch day festival is Mr. Rick Fisher. Rick has had an interest in the paranormal since an early age. He is the founder of... the Paranormal Society of PA one of the most respected names in the paranormal field and a member of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society. Rick is the author of Ghosts of the River Towns and Ouija Gone Wild which he co authored with the late Rosemary Ellen Guiley, he is mentioned in many books on the paranormal. He has appeared on the Travel Channel’s Ghostly Gettysburg and Supernatural Destinations as well as local TV and numerous newspapers, books, magazines and radio programs. A frequent lecturer on the subject of the paranormal he has lectured for schools, libraries, civic organizations, and conferences and along with Chris Vera are the founders of the Albatwitch Day festival In his spare time he enjoys visiting haunted and mysterious places and is a Shamanic practitioner, In July 2004 I he was honored at the National Paranormal Awards conference held in Baltimore, MD hosted by the Maryland Paranormal Investigators Coalition and received the 2004 Special Achievement Award in Paranormal Research. Rick Fisher www.ghostsoftherivertowns.com See more

Guest speaker for the 2020 Albatwitch Day festival is Mr. Eric Altman. Eric is a Cryptozoologist, specializing in researching the Bigfoot/Sasquatch with a combi...ned 39 years of research of the phenomenon. He is a well-respected field researcher, Director of the Pennsylvania Cryptozoology Society, and the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society. He is the host and producer of the alternative talk show podcast. https://www.ericaltman.net See more

Guest Speaker for the 2020 Albatwitch Day festival is Mr. Mark Nesbitt. Mark is an author, historian, paranormal investigator and promoter of things that go bum...p in the night. His stories have been seen on The History Channel, A&E, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, Unsolved Mysteries, and numerous regional television shows and heard on Coast to Coast AM, and regional radio. www.ghostsofgettysburg.com See more

Don't miss the Haunted Trolley Tour Hop on the Haunted Trolley and learn of haunts and history of Columbia, Pennsylvania. Visit sites with documented hauntings ...told by Ghost Hunter Rick Fisher and Columbia Historian Chris Vera that will keep your lights on all night. Just when you thought the frights were over. We will travel up old Klinesville Road where the Albatwitch will be feeding in the dark Chiques woods and stories of a tragic trolley accident. $20.00 per person 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Only 20 tickets available per tour Call Chris @ (717)572-7149 for tickets October 17, meet in front of Columbia Crossing, Columbia, PA

There are still some vendor spaces left at the Albatwitch Day festival. You can just show up that day and fill out the application at the Chps table (Columbia Historical Preservation Society.) Any type of vendor is welcome. www.albatwitchday.com