Choo choo! The Holiday Train is coming to town. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will visit Columbus, WI on Friday, Dec. 9, at 9:00 p.m. It is a light show on rails and carries a surprise. One of the boxcars folds out into a stage, complete with lights, speakers and great music! Holiday Entertainment This…
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It’s that time of year again. The red, white, and blue is going up all over town. The fireworks tents pop up out of nowhere. Flip flops, frozen treats, and our aquatic center are part of nearly every Columbus kid’s daily routine. We’re known for our enthusiasm for Independence Day here in Columbus because of…
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Looking forward to dazzling Christmas lights, sips of warm cocoa, and spending time with your friends and family? Enjoy small town holidays in Columbus, WI, your one stop shop for fun, food and finding that perfect gift! Peruse our small town during Stop, Shop and Sip! A very popular event and the official start to…
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Like most of us, 2020 was a real… well, you know. At least there’s one time of the year, where people can enjoy wearing masks – Halloween! And there’s no better place to be than Columbus, Wisconsin when it comes to making your Halloween epic. From a city-wide haunted house contest to a mid-week Halloween…
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One of the activities that Columbus is best known for is antiquing. This is so much the case, in fact, that most people that I meet ask me about the shops in town here when I tell them I call Columbus home. And although the antiques business has changed much with the popularization of online…
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Italianate. Prairie School. Queen Anne. Stick Style. American Four Square. How can all these architectural styles be found in one tiny little Midwestern town of 5,000? It seems unlikely, but Columbus has prime examples of those styles and more! We invite you to bundle up, hop in your car and take an auto tour of…
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Things are getting festive in Columbus! Although our annual tree lighting was cancelled and the 2020 Holiday Train has gone virtual, the citizens of Columbus have made up for it by bringing all those amazing holiday lights out from the basement or attic and showing their cheer! I filled up my best travel mug with…
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