Go Ghosthunting in Oregon!
As part of the America's Haunted Road Trip series, Ghosthunting Oregon takes readers along on a guided tour of some of the Beaver State's most haunted historic locations. Local author Donna Stewart researched each location thoroughly before visiting, digging up clues for the paranormal aspect of each site. Stewart takes readers to some of the spookiest haunts across the state, including Oaks Park in Portland, where visitors have reported a ghostly apparition of a child in a 1920s or 1930s style dress; the O'Kane Building in central Oregon, where people have reported seeing "ghostly smoke" and strange lights; and Pioneer Park in Pendleton, where some have reported apparitions and hearing voices. With a copy of Ghosthunting Oregon in hand, readers can visit some of the spookiest haunts across the state and compare their experiences.
Join Donna Stewart on a journey to some of the most haunted and fascinating places in Oregon! In Ghosthunting Oregon, author and paranormal researcher Donna Stewart visits more than 30 haunted sites throughout the Beaver State, from Portland to the coast to Columbia River Gorge. All of the places she covers are open to the public, so you can test your own ghosthunting skills if you dare.
Accompany the author as she explores each site, investigating eerie rooms and dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and providing you with first-hand accounts. Places you will go to include:
Edge eld Manor--where you may encounter one of the many ghosts who were residents of the old poorhouse. The Heceta Head Lighthouse--said to be the most haunted lighthouse in Oregon. The Shanghai Tunnels--where the ghost of former prostitute Nina may appear and ask you to help her escape and White Eagle Saloon--where guests who stay in the former boardinghouse rooms do not always sleep alone.
Ghosthunting Oregon is a one-stop source for everything that goes bump in the night in the state, regardless of whether you just want to read about the locations or pull out maps and head out to visit them yourself. In addition to chapters on 32 haunted sites throughout Oregon, it includes detailed information on "Visiting Haunted Sites," a list of 50 "Additional Haunted Sites," and useful "Ghost
Excerpt from Ghosthunting Oregon - The Hollywood Theater - Portland, Oregon
"A vaudeville performer seems to be the consensus of many relating to the ghost that lingers on the stairs, tapping and whispering. While many are startled by a physical touch, most feel that it is done in jest and with a sense of humor. In all of the accounts that have been relayed to me no one has felt threatened of fearful in any way. One older gentleman told me with a laugh, "If I could have seen him, I would have poked him back!"
There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the "floating" man or the woman seen in the back rows. Perhaps they simply enjoyed their time spent at the Hollywood and thought it to be a nice place to retire after they expired.
This was one location that I did catch a glimpse of something or someone who seemed to disappear into a wall. I turned from a conversation in time to see a misty, transparent figure pass before me and dissolve into the wall. It was quick occurrence and not as detailed as many other reports, but I do not doubt what I saw with my own eyes. I replay it over and over in my mind to this day in an attempt to come up with a rational, natural explanation. Yet I am left with none.
As the sun began to set the "mood" of the theater seemed to change and at one point I was actually anxious to leave. Two people in my party experienced an audible voice whisper "Hey, you!" and unexplained cold spots that were not present before. It seemed as though when the darkness set in people we were not able to see were arriving to watch their favorite movie. And maybe that was the case. Nothing more, nothing less.
As we pulled away from the Hollywood Theater, the thought that kept repeating itself in my mind was that history never dies. The past is alive. The present is merely lived."
