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URBAN EXPLORATIONS

Oxbow Meadows 4Sing the
BLUES
2Watch the
BIRDS Explore the history and
influences of “The Mother of
Birds are not just flying South for the winter – they’re flying to the Blues,” Gertrude “Ma”
Columbus. With the abundance of fish in the Chattahoochee Rainey’s life and career in the
River, birds – and bird watchers – are flocking to Columbus. blues tradition. Also pick up a
The Audubon Society’s Bird Garden at Oxbow Meadows Black Heritage Visitors Guide
Environmental Learning Center is designed to attract a variety
of birds and is a great place to observe our feathered friends. at the Visitors Center to see
Don’t forget your binoculars! oxbow.columbusstate.edu 26 sites of Columbus’ African-
American historical and social
importance, and learn more
about Ma Rainey, as well as
Corporal Eugene Bullard, the
world’s first black combat
aviator, Horace King, a former
slave and master bridge
builder, and many others.
columbusblackmus.wixsite.
com/cbhm

“Educational & fun” “Birth of blues”

3Ride the
RAPIDS

Take the plunge down the
longest urban whitewater
course in the world! Choose
from mild to wild, the
low-water trip with Class I-II
rapids, or the high-water
trip with Class II-IV+ rapids.
whitewaterexpress.com

“A surprising Whitewater Rafting
splash!”

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