We hardly knew ya...

It's the end of the line for the Lake Elkhorn Festival, which is unfortunate. Activities like this helped turn Columbia into an actual community. Festivals, parades, city birthday parties are all part of our (brief) history and serve to remind us of the spirit and energy of the "pioneers."

Though there are plans for something to take the festival's place, it just won't be the same.

Your last chance to attend the festival will be on September 16, 2006 -- unless, of course, it rains, which may be a cruelly fitting end for the institution.