Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Part I Haunted and Supernatural Sites Along the Columbia River, Other Waterways and Nearby
1 Ghosts and Other Undead 21
2 Supernatural Creatures 24
3 Nautical Superstitions 25
Part II Haunted and Supernatural River Journey (West to East)
1 Astoria, Oregon: "Most Wicked Place on Earth" 29
2 Supernatural Creatures: The Columbia River Sea Serpent, Bigfoot and Thunderbirds 36
3 The Columbia: A "River of Floaters" 47
4 Death Along the Oregon Trail 50
5 Longview, Washington: A Mansion and Mount Coffin 53
6 Kalama, Washington: Where "Rail Meets Sail" 56
7 St. Helens, Oregon: "Halloweentown" 58
8 Forest Grove, Oregon: Mysterious Masons 60
9 Hayden Island, Oregon: Abandoned Amusements 62
10 Portland, Oregon: Haunted City of Roses 65
11 Starvation Pass: A Snowbound Train 73
12 Columbia River Gorge and Hood River: Ghosts in the Gorge 76
13 Hijacking and an Airline Disaster above the Columbia 80
14 Bonneville Dam: A Project to Die For 84
15 Stevenson, Washington, and Multnomah Falls: A Jump from the Falls 87
16 Mount Hood: "Heeeere's the Shining Hotel!" 90
17 The Dalles: Poisoning on the River 92
18 Inland Shipwrecks on the Columbia 94
19 The Tri-City Area: Nuclear Fallout and Apparitions 98
20 Wenatchee and Leavenworth, Washington: Bavarian Poltergeists 103
21 Grand Coulee Dam: Electric City Phantoms 108
22 Walla Walla, Washington: The Whitman Killings 111
23 La Grande, Baker City and Malheur Butte, Oregon: Hot Lake, Ghostly Geiser Grand Hotel and Witches 114
24 Spokane, Washington: Spooks Along the River 116
25 Palouse, Washington: St. Ignatius Hospital Hauntings 122
26 Clarkston, Washington, and Lewiston, Idaho: Jawbone Flats 125
Epilogue 131
Bibliography 135
About the Author 141
