Experience Columbus Days  continues through today,

Local events "in honor of Christopher Columbus"  in Columbus Ohio  today include: 

11 a.m. wreath-laying ceremony at the Santa Maria  - downtown Columbus
12 noon re-dedication of Columbus Day memorial plaque at the Italian Cultural Center, next to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church - Italian Village, Columbus
7  p.m  Rock Mill Park in Fairfield County - Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio and Columbus State Community College discussion of  Native American views of Columbus Day

Happy Columbus Day to Columbus Ohio.

Columbus Calendar of Events

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Happy Columbus Day Columbus!

Wikipedia says Columbus Ohio is the biggest and best Columbus in the US...  Oh... OK Wiokipedia says Columbus Ohio is the  best known Columbus ... not the best Columbus.  Wikipedia says of Columbus:

"In the United States:

Columbus, Ohio (also the state capital of Ohio) is the best known and largest "Columbus" in the United States
Columbus, Arkansas
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Illinois
Columbus, Indiana
Columbus, Kansas
Columbus, Kentucky
Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus, Montana
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus, New Jersey
Columbus, New Mexico
Columbus, New York
Columbus, North Carolina
Columbus, North Dakota
Columbus, Texas
Columbus, Wisconsin
Columbus (town), Wisconsin
Columbus Air Force Base
Columbus City, Iowa
Columbus Grove, Ohio
Columbus Junction, Iowa
Columbus Township, Illinois
Columbus Township, Indiana
Columbus Township, Iowa
Columbus Township, Luce County, Michigan
Columbus Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
Columbus Township, Minnesota
Columbus Township, Missouri
Columbus Township, Nebraska
Columbus Township, North Carolina
Columbus Township, Pennsylvania"

Columbus OH vs. Columbus Indiana

Columbus Ohio is the blue line...

Columbus OH vs. Columbus Georgia

Columbus Ohio is the blue line...

Columbus OH vs. Columbus Montanna

Columbus Ohio is the blue line...

Using Google's Blog Search and Technorati, I did not have much luck finding real estate blogs in Columbus Georgia, Columbus Indiana or Columbus Montana or any Columbus for that matter... The 500 Real Estate Blogs list that was posted on Pittsburgh Homes Daily blog last week has four Columbus real estate blogs... including mine and one in Columbus Indiana that's not been updated in a while.

Columbus 'Active Rain' Blogs...  Columbus Montanna looks like a gorgeous area.... Columbus Georgia, Wayne just joined last week... no blog yet could be an interesting to watch.....There is no one on Active Rain from Columbus Indiana yet... the rest of the Columbuses?

An article in Saturday's Dispatch gave more details about the wreath laying ceremcny in Columbus Ohio this morning.  I assumed when I first read about it that those celebrating Columbus Day in Columbus and those opposed to celebrating Columbus Day had made peace. That may not be the case. 

 'Italian group seeks to mend fences on Columbus Day'

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 Italian explorer... who sailed the ocean blue back in 1492... for the Spanish.  I saw an Ohio blog that called Christopher Columbus a "genocist."  I can not find genocist in an English dictionary or a Spanish dictionary... one online dictionary says:

"The spanish word 'genocist' was not found, have you entered the accents correctly?  If you think 'genocist' should be in our dictionary please contact us, and we'll try to add it."

I probably don't have the correct accent.  I don't think of Columbus being controversial  until a few days before Columbus Day each year.Instead of Columbus Day, some people prefer to celebrate "Day of Indigenous Resistance."  In Latin America some celebrate "Day of the Race" which if I am not mistaken is a celebration of the Spanish heritage. I think I always thought it was a celebration of the indigenous races. 

A New York blogger, Brendan's Mommy shares young Brendan's take on why to celebrate Columubus Day  on her blog:

"We celebrate Columbus Day because a man named Christopher Columbus sailed 3 ships - to Ohio to go to the capital. And the ships are called the Nina, the Panda and Santa Maria. "

According to Wikipedia:  "Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of Italian-American heritage."

Happy Columbus Day or whatever you celebrate...  

c. 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe