Mysterious, Mythical Albatwitch At The Heart Of New Paranormal, Historical Festival In Columbia

A creature that seems more myth than mystery, and sounds like a miniature bigfoot, will be the centerpiece of the Albatwitch Festival from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, in Columbia, Lancaster County.

Sightings of the albatwitch - reportedly a very slender, 4- to 5-foot-tall, ape-like creature covered in reddish-brown hair - date back 400 or 500 years to the Susquehannock Indians, who inhabited the area around Chickies Rock on the eastern shore of the Susquehanna, according to Christopher Vera, president of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society. He explained, “They named it albatwitch after the apple witch.”

Source: PennLive.com