About the House Photography by Matt Howry The Flavel House in Astoria, while now a museum, was once a mansion that is haunted by the spirits of those poor souls of the family who once inhabited its walls. The phantom remnants of the Flavel family have made themselves known by speaking amongst themselves—which has been reported as disembodied voices—as well as practicing … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Captain George Conrad Flavel House in Astoria, OR
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The Gruesome History of the State Hospital in Salem, OR
Built in the 1800s, the Oregon State Hospital has a reportedly insidious past that went on for years. Once an insane asylum, it is said that terrible malpractice occurred within its walls and that it had a secret tunnel that connected the buildings which shrouded these terrible experiments that were rumored to have been conducted on its patients. Today, part of the hospital has … [Read more...] about The Gruesome History of the State Hospital in Salem, OR
The Haunted Heceta Head Lighthouse of Florence, OR
Heceta Head Lighthouse in Florence, Oregon In a PBS special called Legendary Lighthouses, the Heceta Head Lighthouse is referred to as a haunted lighthouse—stating that nearly everyone who has stayed at the lighthouse since the 1950s has experienced paranormal activity. These experiences include things like disembodied screams, items moving or disappear and the reappearing … [Read more...] about The Haunted Heceta Head Lighthouse of Florence, OR
The Ghost of McMenamin’s Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon
Photography by Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives Other than perhaps the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, Oregon—the Grand Lodge located in Forest Grove, Oregon is known as one of the most haunted places in the state. History of the McMenamin's Grand Lodge The Grand Lodge sits on approximately thirteen acres of park-like land, which has an old school brick lodge … [Read more...] about The Ghost of McMenamin’s Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon
Urban Legends: Scary Mary at the Golden North Hotel in Skagway, Alaska
As the forty-ninth state of the United States, Alaska is often described by locals as being thirty years behind the contiguous United States—with the days of pioneers and people flocking to take advantage of the gold rush set so recently in the past, it’s not too far-fetched to see how life might be a little slower in the Last Frontier. This also means that the ghost stories … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: Scary Mary at the Golden North Hotel in Skagway, Alaska