Peaceful morning along the Susquehanna

The geese were enjoying the peace and quiet.

These were paintedand re-painted by the state on the boat ramp and kayak/canoe ramp.

This little guy caught the "big one," a cat fish,with a little help from dad.

Peace on the River.

River Park storm damage

Here are pictures from last night's storm damage at River Park. Borough Highway Department workers were busy this monring. One of the pictures is from the railroad crossing, electric pole, which was bent during the storm.

Taking a swim

Today at the River Park, this furry critter took a dip in the calm Susquehanna.

River Park gets rental area

At its meeting Monday night, borough council approved a six-month seasonal lease with Chiques Rock Outfitters, Front and Locust streets, to place a canoe and kayak rental facilty at River Park.
The rental fee will be $100, $40, of which will go to the Old Columbia Puiblic Grounds Company and thr remainder to the borough.
"This will be a welcome addition and will generate significant business," Mayor Leo Lutz said.
The mayor also noted that by having a building at the park, it would deter vandalism such as the bridge pier painting and the breaking of the light fixtures.

River Park update

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Advertising at River Park

Saw this sign posted Sunday at River Park. Is this legal?

Scenes today at River Park

River Park info

Information. limited at that, can be found here: http://www.derckandedson.com/portfolio/columbiaRiver.html

Problems at River Park

Someone asked me today why River Park was closed last night and when I came home from my trip in town and to the DMV, I had an email from a Columbia Police Officer with some information as to what took place and what has taken place at the newly renovated park.
This alert didn't come from borough council, or a directive from that group, rather the police, who are trying to enforce the rules and keep the park as nice as possible.
Police said they have has parking issues since the park reopened in May, but Sunday and Monday nights it was extremely bad.
Sunday night, there were between 30 and 40 people including children sitting down at the park, waiting for the Wrightsville fireworks and doing a lot of nothing. Police explained the park is closed from dusk to dawn except for boat launching/.
Monday afternoon, police returned to the park and another large group had gathered, using the park for a little bit of everything. Around 8 p.m., police said they found a pile of dirty diapers in the middle of the grass field and other trash scattered throughout the park.
So police decided to put cones across the entrance to let people other and other boaters come in. Police told those at the park and many understood the park hours, but some complained as one officer took an an hour and 20 minutes to clear the park. During that time, people were driving around the cones that police had placed, past the "no trespassing" signs and crossed the railroad tracks at the bridge.
With the fireworks bursting in air, police finally cleared the park of the non-boaters from the water company to the canoe/kayak area.
Had police not stayed at the park, there would have been some serious issues with trash.
Police said across from the park under the bridge where Columbia stores its highway materials, there were also some trash issues, which eventually were cleaned up.
Police were too busy to check the condition of Rotary Park during the fireworks,
was spilled. It was too hot and dry out to not soak it up if they were not fresh. Anyway, I asked them to pick them up and they did, which was nice. It was too dark at Rotary Park to see what trash was left behind there. I never made it up there to get those people moving on.
Police said they were trying to enforce the rules and if some innovative vendor would have been down there for the fireworks and park area, they could have made some money as well.

Lights and trash

All but a handful of the lights have been installed at River Park. Get a close look at the lights because they are the ones to be installed downtown. And the second picture might look the same as the other day, but it is not. It is down at the River Park.

Today along the river

Today at River Park, there were people fishing, riding their boats, borough workers removing graffitti and weeds and other workers getting ready to put the  lights in. And plenty of wildlife walking.

Docks installed at the River Park

Borough highway workers were busy this morning at River Park installing two docks and more signage.

River Park photos

Columba's new River Park has been open for about a month. The parking lot has been enlarged along with other improvements. There are seperate areas for boat, kayaks and canoes, which were done in phase one of the project.