City Hotel and Restaurant-Columbia State Historic Park

Victorian Christmas Feast 2011

Thanksgiving at The City Hotel and Restaurant This year we are offering a sumptuous family Thanksgiving dinner at the Columbia City Hotel. Here’s the festive holiday menu: First Course Choices:... Roasted Acorn Squash Soup with bacon and leek cracklings, or Pear, Endive & Roquefort Salad; or Butter Leaf Lettuce, Chanterelle Mushrooms & Prosciutto Crisps with City Hotel French dressing. Entrée Choices: Oven Roasted Turkey with chestnut and bacon stuffing, buttermilk chive mashed potatoes, oven roasted yams & seasonal vegetables; or Lockford Apple Smoked Ham with a bourbon & molasses glaze, buttermilk chive mashed potatoes, oven roasted yams & seasonal vegetables, or Roasted Angus Standing Rib Roast with caramelized shallots in a madera reduction, oven roasted yams & seasonal vegetables. Dessert Choices: Baked Apple and Walnut Crisps with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream; or Classic Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream, or Pots De Crème with Almond Praline Wine Choices (add $5.00 to Dinner Price per glass) Van Ruiten, Cabernet, Lodi, 2009 or Van Ruiten, Chardonnay, Lodi, 2009. Cost per person: $25 adults and $15 children plus tip and tax. Please call now for reservations at (209) 532-1479.

Ghosts, Mystics and Urban Legends Halloween in Columbia and Paranormal Conference Please join us at Columbia State Historic Park on October 26, 27 & 28, 2012 and celebrate a family oriented Halloween in the best way possible. There will be many places to investigate for paranormal activity on Saturday night including the infamous McConnell house. It is very rare for anyone to be able to enter the McConnell house for ghost hunting we are very excited for the opportunity. We wi...ll also have speakers on a variety of paranormal topics, a Mystic Faire and Marketplace and other events that will take place throughout the weekend. Some will have a cost and some will be free. It is also the weekend for Trick-or-Treating in Columbia and Illumination of Jack O'Lanterns when the streets will be filled with strolling musicians, storytellers and reenactments with illuminated pumpkins after the sun goes down. These activities are not only for ghost hunters, but also for their families and the general public- kids included. Teens ages 12-17 will be able to attend the lectures for $10 per person and children ages 11 and under will be admitted for free. It will be a family-friendly event at a place with something for everyone. We invite you all to head on over to Columbia State Historic Park on October 26, 27 & 28, 2012 and celebrate a family oriented Halloween in the best way possible. City and Fallon Hotels and Cottages, Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Central California Paranormal Investigators