A professional paranormal investigator and a local historian weigh in with the facts supporting Columbia’s brand-name cryptid.
Welcome to the world of “Paranormal PA,” a PennLive series that delves into Pennsylvania-grown stories of spirits; cryptids; oddities and legends; and the unexplained.The riverside community of Columbia, Lancaster County, has latched onto the long-held lore of the, a small, fury creature that dates to Native American times here, and elevated it to legendary status.
Fueled by the Albatwitch name that sets this cryptid apart, Columbia’s mid-October festival has been growing so fast that officials are looking to corner the market on all things creepy for Halloween. Columbia is actively looking to expand its macabre October offerings to lure in more tourists in search of frightening fun throughout the month.Turns out, the proof supporting the Albatwitch is pretty plentiful -- just like the bags and bags of apples Albatwitch Day attendees hurl into the woods.
Folklore about the creatures appears to go all the way back to the Susquehannocks, a Native American people who inhabited the area for hundreds of years before Europeans arrived. Having grown up in the local area, the historian recalls his own history of playing childhood tag games intended to mimic the hunting and capturing of Albatwitches.
Across the river in rural York County, there’ve been multiple encounters with creatures fitting the description of the Albatwitch. “They were not very big,” Vera said of the footprints. “They were less than 10 inches long, almost like a human foot. But the big toe was like two times bigger than our toe.”In dismissing a Sasquatch link, Vera doesn’t rule out a connection with another noteworthy cryptid tied to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey – the Jersey Devil.Another rendering of a meaner-looking, more ferocious Albatwitch. Marcus Schneck | [email protected])Vera claims to have seen the Albatwitch with his own eyes.
After full day of festival-goers slinging apples into the woods, the timing was even better. The Albatwitch’s favorite fruit had apparently stirred their interest. In all the commotion, no one in the group, including a person Vera described as a top Bigfoot hunter, thought to reach for a camera. By the time their faculties returned, the glowing eyes were gone, disappearing as silently and swiftly as they’d materialized.“I did research on what has red eyes -- what animals’ eyes glow red in the dark. And it’s alligators and owls. I know neither one of them are up in those woods,” he said.
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