Michael Mayo with Palmetto Outdoor

Memorial Day Weekend is a chance to enjoy prime attractions in West Columbia’s backyard

West Columbia is right beside some really neat venues. There are three attractions that draw daily visitors from all over the state, that are in West Columbia’s backyard. The South Carolina State Museum, EdVenture and Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens are a stone’s throw from us and a lot of the visitors to those places are […]

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Tubing season is upon us in West Columbia – And there’s something new on the river this year

The weather is becoming consistently warm now and that means it’s time to take to the river. The Congaree River is one of the most attractive spots in West Columbia. You can float over calm, flat water that’s as smooth as glass, before shooting through the refreshing whitewater rapids, all on an inner tube. Michael […]

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C-WC Chamber members take inaugural tube trip to the new Cayce Take-Out on the Congaree River, from West Columbia

Board members from the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Michael Mayo of Palmetto Outdoor took to the tubes, Monday. Some Chamber Board members rode Pedego Bikes from the put the West Columbia Riverwalk Put-In to the new Cayce Take-Out at Kelly Jones Park in the Riverland Park subdivision. The occasion was the first tube […]

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Cayce announces the opening of a new Congaree River access point, will allow for more guided river tubing trips

The City of Cayce announced, Thursday, a new Congaree River public access point off Riverland Drive behind H. Kelley Jones Park. The H. Kelley Jones River Access provides a new take out/put in point for kayakers and tubers. Making this a true community-based project, Cayce leaders worked with West Columbia Businessowner, Michael Mayo; the River […]

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Tubing, Music Fest, Zoo Splash Pad, and SC State Museum for summertime fun in West Columbia as Labor Day approaches

The end of August is fast approaching and Labor Day is Sept. 2, less than two weeks away. It is the time of the year that many get one more chance at that summertime activity before the thoughts turn to the fall season. And West Columbia  Meeting Street Music Fest is less than a week after […]

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River tubing and Riverbanks Zoo Botanical Gardens are the main summer attractions in West Columbia

Summertime recreation is drawing droves of water lovers to West Columbia this summer, to enjoy a tubing trip down the Congaree River. “We had another record number of tubers in June, and July, so far, is the best ever,”  said Michael Mayo, owner of Palmetto Outdoor.  The Palmetto Outdoor guided tubing trip season began, on […]

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Economic numbers and city planners point to strong accommodations, hospitality and business growth in West Columbia

The City of West Columbia has made a lot of progress in the last five years. That was the assessment of Sharon McCormick of Redevelopment Management Associates. She was referring to West Columbia’s Citywide Redevelopment and Revitalization Plan that was initiated in 2018.  McCormick spoke at the West Columbia City Council meeting, Tuesday, May 7, […]

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WECO “Love Local” Business Spotlight – Tube the Congaree River, Kinetic Derby Day, Art on State and Rhythm on the River as West Columbia spring approaches

The City of West Columbia has partnered with WestMetroNews and the Greater CWC Chamber of Commerce to highlight areas of the community that promote business and visitor/tourism opportunities. River tubing is the top attraction in West Columbia in the warm weather months. Michael Mayo is the owner of Palmetto Outdoor and he directed an enormous […]

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