Discovery Day commemorates the discovery of the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman by Christopher Columbus in 1503. The public holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in May. Colombia celebrates October 12 as "Discovery Day", coinciding with the Columbus Day celebrations of many other countries in the New World. March 6 marks the day in 1521 that Magellan's expedition dropped anchor in Umatac Bay. December 5, the date in 1492 when Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola in what is now Môle-Saint-Nicolas, Haiti, is called Discovery Day. Today the island is shared by two countries: Haiti and
Columbus, Wisconsin 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over. Columbus is served by the Columbus School District, which operates an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school: The Columbus School District also covers the cost of 4-year-old kindergarten provided by four local pre-schools. Other schools in Columbus: Columbus is served by Amtrak's "Empire Builder" between Chicago and Seattle, with a train stopping at the station in each direction every day. Columbus is also served by Lamers Bus Service which provides a Connect to Madison, Wisconsin from Amtrak. The Redbud Festival occurs in May