Though Columbus’ land bank is the second oldest in Georgia, established in 1992, momentum for managing the process didn’t build until 2012, when the city gave money to pay for foreclosures.

Get outdoors in Columbus and explore the whitewater of the Chattahoochee River on either the “Classic Trip” between the low-flow hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or the “Challenge Trip” after 3 p ...