Michael Mayo with Palmetto Outdoor
For 20 years, Palmetto Outdoor with founder and owner Michael Mayo, has been delivering soothing tube floating rides down the river. The trip buses leave from West Columbia’s Riverwalk, and the tubers end their float at the West Columbia Riverwalk. The tubing trips have become such an ingrained part of the West Columbia Community, Mayo, […]
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West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles and City Council recognized Michael Mayo and Palmetto Outdoor for 20 years of business at the Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday. For two decades, Palmetto Outdoor has been the premier destination for tubing, kayaking, and canoeing, helping locals and visitors experience the very best of the Saluda and Congaree Rivers. […]
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West Columbia’s Riverwalk was the site of mass visitation, on Monday, Labor Day. The City of West Columbia’s free parking lots were getting maximum use. The parking lot at Carraway Park was filled and so was the street parking on Alexander Road. Drenched river-dippers walked across the filled Riverwalk parking lot carrying tubes. West Columbia’s […]
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It’s hot outside, and that’s why the Congaree River is the most attractive destination around.Float on the calm, glass-like water, then shoot through the refreshing whitewater rapids, all on an inner tube. The Fourth of July was on a Friday this year and we had close to 2,000 tube trips over the four-day weekend period,” […]
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From river recreation, barbecue, and craft beer, to live music, fireworks, and even the annual Lexington County Peach Festival, If you live in West Columbia there’s many ways to celebrate July 4. While West Columbia City Hall will be closed on July 4, some West Columbia businesses will open for July 4th holiday festivities. […]
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Several speakers came to the Cayce City Council meeting, Tuesday, to pay tribute to City Manager Jim Crosland. Crosland is leaving his job with Cayce at the end of June to become the Town Administrator of Irmo. The City of Cayce is now looking for Crosland’s replacement. Here’s a link to the YouTube broadcast of the […]
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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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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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