Winning photograph will be featured as this year’s edition of Visitors Bureau’s historic Covered Bridge Puzzle series.
BLOOMSBURG, PA – The Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce this year’s Covered Bridge Photo Contest winner. The winning image will be featured as the 2025 Covered Bridge Puzzle. The puzzle will be released in the fall as the fifteenth installment in the Visitors Bureau’s limited-edition series, and will feature the Creasyville Covered Bridge for the first time.
Margie Hunsinger’s snapshot of the Creasyville Bridge in Columbia County was selected as this year’s overall winner. Margie has been an avid amateur photographer for many years. A member of Susquehanna Women’s Imaging Society, she is rarely without her camera. She loves learning and trying any type of photography. Her favorite scenes are landscapes and she is always on the lookout for interesting locations. Margie is also the 2015 and 2021 Covered Bridge photo contest winner. She lives in rural Columbia County with her husband Sam.
Several other photographers were recognized in this year’s contest with an honorable mention designation: Brandy Whitenight (photo featuring Kramer Covered Bridge), Gary Brown (Creasyville Covered Bridge), Mark Koskulitz (Stillwater Covered Bridge), Jimmy Tighe (Sam Wagner Covered Bridge), and Doug Turner (Wanich Covered Bridge). The Visitors Bureau would like to thank everyone who submitted photos to the contest.
The Creasyville Bridge, built in 1881 by T.S. Christian for a cost of $301.25 was probably first known as the Derr Bridge. This Queenpost Truss bridge is located near Iram Derr’s sawmill, and spans Little Fishing Creek between Jackson and Pine Townships in Columbia County. It is found on Creasyville Bridge Road, off Creasyville Hollow Road north of Millville and Iola.
The 2025 Creasyville Covered Bridge puzzle will be in stock in early fall – cost will remain $18, tax included. Puzzles are 550 pieces and supplies will be limited to first-come, first-serve. No pre-order will be taken this year. When the puzzles are in stock (possibly by early October), the Visitors Bureau will send an email out to their “Covered Bridge Enthusiasts” list, publicize the news on their website, and share a post on social media. Individuals interested in purchasing a puzzle this year should plan to visit the Welcome Center in November or December to purchase, or call the Center to arrange for shipping. To sign up for the Enthusiasts email list and be notified of the puzzles’ arrival, please visit: mailchi.mp/cmvb/covered-bridges.
A donation of $2 from every puzzle sold will be made by the Bureau to the Columbia County Covered Bridge Association to go toward restoration and preservation of local covered bridge treasures. The Columbia County Covered Bridge Association restores, preserves, and advocates for the covered bridges of Columbia County for historical and recreational purposes. Their purpose is simple: they recognize the historic importance of the covered bridges as a public treasure to be available to, and be enjoyed by, the public. This non-profit association protects the area’s covered bridges not only for today, but also for future generations.