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Rafts On The Scioto River: A Look Back At Columbus Superfest
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Discover the Scioto Superfest: homemade rafts, vibrant photos and Columbus community spirit!
Experience the Scioto Superfest through the lens of local photographer David Lucus, showcasing vibrant images of homemade rafts floating down the Scioto River. Organized by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Dana Reinhart, this event highlights the community spirit and aims to draw attention to downtown Columbus.
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Columbus Neighborhoods
Rafts On The Scioto River: A Look Back At Columbus Superfest
Special | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Experience the Scioto Superfest through the lens of local photographer David Lucus, showcasing vibrant images of homemade rafts floating down the Scioto River. Organized by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Dana Reinhart, this event highlights the community spirit and aims to draw attention to downtown Columbus.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe Scioto Superfest was a really wacky event that happened here in downtown.
Thirty one crafts went down a quarter- mile course that started at the Conway Bridge and ended at the Riverfront Amphitheater here in Downtown Columbus.
David Lucas, who was the city of Columbus's first official photographer, took a lot of photos of this event that we have here at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in our collection.
You can see a ton of people came out to spectate this event from these photos here.
And that's exactly what the event coordinators wanted.
Mayor Dana Reinhart's office and the Chamber of Commerce organized the event to really bring interest back to downtown Columbus and celebrate the river.
The event happened annually until about 1994.
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