Columbia Montour Quarterly Vol. 2: October-December 2021

LOVE ON THE TWIN BRIDGES • BY: LINDA SONES

It’s an amazing feeling when your childhood best friend walks into your office and surprises you with a completely unannounced visit. I haven’t seen or talked to Hez for over 20 years, but the same old familiarity is still there. It seems like time stands still and there is so much to catch up on! After many heartfelt hugs, my childhood bestie told me of how he met his wife, Carol, and where they got married. This is the story of Hez and Carol. After high school, Hez and I both joined the Air Force. He was sent to Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and spent his entire enlistment there. After separating from service years later, he decided to call North Dakota home and settled into a good life for himself. Hez met Carol at the North Dakota State Fair in July 2005. Carol was attending a concert there and Hez was working security. After dating for some time, they got engaged in 2009. That summer they came back to Pennsylvania to visit Hez’s parents in Danville. He took Carol out for a drive to see the area where he grew up and took her across a covered bridge. Carol was fascinated and didn’t know that covered bridges still existed. As they did more sightseeing, Hez took Carol to see the famous Twin Covered Bridges! Carol said “it was so beautiful and tranquil there! The sun was shining bright and there were men fly fishing on the fast- moving creek below!” She told Hez, “I wish we could get married here!” Several months passed and plans were made as to where and when they would get married. Carol remembered how she wanted to get married at those Twin Bridges in Columbia County and Hez was happy to oblige her. After several phone calls and some paperwork, on July 1, 2010, Hez and Carol became husband and wife on the Twin Covered Bridges. Carol said later “it was absolutely beautiful!” Hez and Carol traveled over 1,500 miles just to get married on our Twin Covered Bridges. In recent years, many other couples have utilized our covered bridges for their weddings. Some families have held their reunions on the covered bridges. Graduation and prom pictures are taken there. Showers and parties of all types, car clubs, legion groups, and scouts all have used the bridges as their gathering place. For many, the covered bridges have become a focal point for staying in touch with those we care about, exploring local history, and enjoying the great outdoors. And for some, the covered bridges have created lasting memories that will be treasured for a lifetime.

Above and below: Hez & Carol’s wedding in July, 2010 on the historic Twin Covered Bridges. They traveled all the way from North Dakota!

Linda Sones is the Member Liaison for the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau as well as an active member of the Columbia County Covered Bridge Association. Each quarter, Linda will share a story or information about the area’s historic covered bridges.

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