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Holiday tourism in Albany sees record numbers

Posted: 12.28.2012 at 1:00 PM

Matt Prichard joined the Fox 31 News Team in May of 2012 as a general assignment reporter.

Early reports state that over 1,600 people attended the "Festival of Lights" in December. / File

ALBANY, GA --
The Albany Convention and Visitor's Bureau is reporting record numbers for the 2012 holiday season.

Officials say between the Parks at Chehaw's Festival of Lights event, the Flint Riverquarium and the Thronateeska Heritage Museum, thousands of visitors made their way into the city for the holidays.

Early reports state that over 1,600 people attended the "Festival of Lights" in December, and both the Riverquarium and Thronateeska saw increased numbers as well.

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