The Stanwood Hotel & Saloon, one of the oldest buildings in town, has stood witness to over a century of history—lumbermen, loggers, travelers, and patrons have all passed through its doors. But beyond its rich past, the hotel has gained a reputation for the unexplained. Guests and staff have reported footsteps, whispers, and mysterious apparitions, including a flirtatious female spirit, a watchful madam named Margret, a mischievous young man named Carl, the tragic Charlie Gibbons, and the elegant Lily. Paranormal investigations, including detailed EVP and EMF sessions by the PIHA Grey Team, have captured voices, misty figures, and unexplained activity throughout the building. This episode delves into the Stanwood Hotel’s layered history, its hauntings, and the lingering spirits that continue to make their presence known, offering a compelling glimpse into the paranormal heart of Stanwood, Washington.

Episode Sources:

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/149984

https://www.wahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/stanwood-hotel-saloon.html

https://roadtirement.com/2021/09/21/historic-and-haunted-stanwood-hotel-and-bar/

https://www.sahs-fncc.org/?p=2693

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/restored-stanwood-hotel-reopens-for-guests-ghosts/

https://www.discoversnohomishcounty.com/blog/stanwood-hotel-a-cozy-mix-of-old-new/

http://www.greatamericanghosttour.co.uk/Pages/Washington/Stanwood.html

In 1922, on a quiet farm hidden behind a Bavarian village, six people were murdered with a weapon from their own barn… and the killer didn’t leave.

Footsteps in the attic. A missing key. A Munich newspaper no one subscribed to.

And a family history darker than anyone wanted to admit.

This one gets under your skin.

Join us as we step inside the walls of Hinterkaifeck — the farm where a century-old secret still refuses to stay buried.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts

 #InfamousFiles #TrueCrimePodcast #Hinterkaifeck #UnsolvedMysteries #MysteriousPacificNorthwest #TrueCrimeCommunity

Sources:

https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/hinterkaifeck

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/hinterkaifeck-mordfall-1.3880691

https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/Hinterkaifeck-Der-Mordfall-der-die-Menschen-noch-heute-beschaeftigt-id48846916.html

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/hinterkaifeck-ein-bis-heute-ungeloestes-verbrechen,RH8xMZd

https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/radiowissen/hinterkaifeck-ein-true-crime-klassiker/1844706

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https://hinterkaifeck.net/wiki/index.php?title=Ermittlungen

https://hinterkaifeck.net/wiki/index.php?title=Theorien

https://hinterkaifeck.net/wiki/index.php?title=Schlittenbauer

https://hinterkaifeck.net/wiki/index.php?title=Opfer

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https://www.welt.de/geschichte/article214969680/Hinterkaifeck-Bis-heute-ein-roetselhaftes-Verbrechen.html

https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1151745.hinterkaifeck-der-ungeklaerte-sechsfachmord.html

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/wissen/hinterkaifeck-das-grauen-vom-einsamen-hof,RJfxxmC

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SvpRtkUii0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RK1ZwbEM54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKCGN39n66o

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https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/10m4qcd/hinterkaifeck_the_farm_where_a_family_was/

 In 1937, a cafeteria menu sparked one of the strangest food fights in American history.

Idaho and Maine both claimed to grow the best potatoes — and when the U.S. House dining room served one state’s spuds over the other, pride, politics, and produce all went head-to-head.

It’s petty. It’s proud. It’s perfectly Idaho.

 Bonus Episode: The Great Potato War — streaming now on Mysterious Pacific Northwest.

#MysteriousPacificNorthwest #PNWHistory #ThanksgivingBonusEpisode #IdahoPotatoes #MainePotatoes #TheGreatPotatoWar

Sources:

https://history.house.gov/Blog/Detail/15032428950

https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/15032427678

https://idahopotato.com/dr-potato/maine-vs-idaho-potatoes-in-production

https://idahopotato.com/aristocrat-in-burlap/online/52

https://www.rickjust.com/blog/potato-wars

https://spudman.com/article/idaho-potato-commission-celebrates-70-years/

https://tmcdermott.com/potato-wars/

https://brewminate.com/half-baked-the-1937-potato-war-in-the-house-of-representatives/

Once upon a time on the Oregon Coast, there was a place where steam trains chugged through the mist and log flumes splashed into a fairytale. Pixieland was meant to be Oregon’s Disneyland — a dream built on tidewater and hope. But when the rains came and the crowds faded, the pixies disappeared back into the fog. 

Listen to Gone with the tides: The rise and fall of Pixieland — a story of ambition, imagination, and the amusement park the sea reclaimed.

#OregonCoast #LincolnCityOregon #Pixieland #PixieKitchen #OregonHistory #PNWHistory #OregonLegends #HistoricOregon

Sources:

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/pixieland/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixieland_(Oregon)

https://thatoregonlife.com/2023/01/pixieland-oregon-coast/

https://www.pdxmonthly.com/travel-and-outdoors/2023/04/pixieland-oregon-amusement-park-history-lincoln-city

https://oldpixieland.blogspot.com/

https://lagoonhistory.com/project/pixieland-oregon/

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2019/07/03/oregon-pixieland-park-lincoln-city-pixie-kitchen/1584440001/

https://northlincolnmuseum.org/pixieland-and-pixie-kitchen/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pixieland-ruins

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-good-stuff/pixieland-oregon-theme-park/283-46a6f1f8-4e02-4c05-bb7b-4cb0f09e8ed9

https://www.thepixiekitchen.com/

https://redduckponderings.blogspot.com/2011/05/pixie-kitchen.html

https://www.beachconnection.net/news/pixiehist100418_454.php

https://www.orartswatch.org/north-lincoln-county-historical-museum-contains-multitudes-from-pioneers-to-pixieland/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/9385421@N08/34934073572/

In April 1955, Portland’s iconic Meier & Frank department store became the scene of a shocking bombing and extortion plot. A blind chemist, Clarence William Peddicord, detonated a bomb in the store and demanded $50,000 to prevent a second explosion. His sister-in-law, Joyce Keller, was initially accused of aiding him but was ultimately acquitted. The daring scheme, intricate ransom instructions, and dramatic investigation captured national attention, highlighting both the audacity of the crime and the resilience of the city.

Episode Sources:

https://www.nydailynews.com/2016/10/16/cruel-fate-pushes-blind-bomber-to-attack-oregon-department-store-in-1955/

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/meier-and-frank/

https://time.com/archive/6798814/crime-the-bomb-plot/

https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2016/11/bizarre_1955_extortion_plot_vi.html

https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/the-meier-frank-bombing-1955/

In 1948, Idaho faced a beaver problem: too many furry engineers were wreaking havoc in lowland towns. Enter Elmo Heter and his genius (and slightly crazy) solution: parachute 76 beavers into the remote wilderness. With WWII parachutes, specially designed crates, and a very patient test beaver named Geronimo, the animals were airlifted to the Chamberlain Basin, where they thrived. This zany experiment became an Idaho icon, showcasing creativity in wildlife management and leaving a lasting legacy on the ecosystem—and our imaginations.

Episode Sources:

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article282932703.html

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/10/25/in-1948-the-idaho-wilderness-needed-beavers-so-they-parachuted-them-in/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/2015-01-14/parachuting-beavers-into-idahos-wilderness-yes-it-really-happened

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/beaver-drop-idaho-1948

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_drop

On a cold Sunday in 1958, the Martin family went for a drive into the Columbia River Gorge and vanished without a trace.

No skid marks. No car. Just silence.

Months later, two bodies surfaced. The rest of the family—and their station wagon—were gone.

Now, 66 years later, a discovery beneath the river’s surface may finally bring answers.

Oregon’s lost Family: The disappearance of The Martin family in 1958, is out now everywhere you listen to Podcasts 

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_family_disappearance

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/03/car-recovered-from-columbia-river-likely-belonged-to-the-martins-but-oregon-officials-suspend-search-for-more-evidence.html?outputType=amp

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/car-columbia-river-no-match-to-martin-family-station-wagon-03242025/amp/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/martin-family-station-wagon-columbia-river.html

https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/martin-family-disappearance-a-66-year-cold-case-revisited-with-local-diver-s-evidence/article_d32b4d5c-fe49-11ef-a802-cbb9dfb8afcb.html

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/timeline-what-we-know-about-the-1958-martin-family-disappearance/amp/

https://people.com/car-found-river-believed-belong-oregon-family-went-missing-nearly-seventy-years-ago-11692775

https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/december-marks-65-years-since-portland-family-disappearance/article_cac6a08e-a117-11ee-a684-33ffe0eb092b.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lost-martin-family

This Halloween, we’re walking where the dead don’t sleep.

From the misty shores of British Columbia to the rain-soaked cemeteries of Oregon, we’re uncovering the stories buried beneath the moss — and the spirits who never quite left.

Join us as we visit the haunted graveyards of the Pacific Northwest — where miners still wander, lanterns still flicker, and the past still breathes.

New episode out now: Echoes in the Graveyard — our Halloween special from Mysterious Pacific Northwest.

 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your hauntings.

 #MysteriousPNW #EchoesInTheGraveyard #HauntedPNW #HauntedCemeteries #HalloweenPodcast #TrueHaunting #PacificNorthwestGhosts #SpookySeason #MysteriousPacificNorthwest

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Masonic_Cemetery

https://www.eugenemasoniccemetery.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/full_of_life-intro.pdf

https://www.eugenemasoniccemetery.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/tales_to_tell-outside.pdf

https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/5c674891-939a-4d34-b142-1c1ddd45dd6c

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/montana/beautiful-and-haunted-cemetery-mt

https://historicmt.org/items/show/2212

https://www.theordinaryextraordinarycemetery.com/episode-27-old-cemetery-the-ghost-town-of-bannack-montana/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Fir_Cemetery

https://www.portlandghosts.com/lone-fir-cemetery/

https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/honoring-untold-stories-lone-fir-cemetery

https://livingwithghosts.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/cemetery-creeping-portlands-lone-fir-pioneer-cemetery/

https://www.pnwhauntsandhomicides.com/rooted-in-history-unearthing-lone-fir-cemeterys-haunting-past/

https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/10/30/lone-fir-cemetery-famous-people-buried

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/45417

https://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/blog/post/haunted-places/

https://seattleterrors.com/black-diamond-cemetery/

https://bothell-reporter.com/northwest/washingtons-most-haunted-ghost-hunters-head-to-black-diamond-cemetery/

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https://courierherald.com/news/ghost-hunters-wrap-up-black-diamond-cemetery-investigation/

https://wnhauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/black-diamond-cemetery.html

https://blackdiamondhistory.wordpress.com/2022/04/17/plateau-cemeteries-draw-ghost-hunters/

https://alaskaadventurers.com/haunted-places-in-alaska/

https://idahohauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/boot-hill-cemetery–idaho-pioneer-cemetery.html

https://thegoldminehotel.com/ghost-towns-and-haunted-places-in-idaho

https://idahohauntedhouses.com/real-haunts/cemeteries.aspx

This Halloween Eve,  we’re opening one of our darkest Infamous Files yet. Step inside the blood-stained stones of Leap Castle, sit at the table where the Devil revealed his cloven hoof at Loftus Hall, and climb the misty hill where the Hellfire Club once drank, laughed, and left behind something that still prowls in the dark.

From banshee cries to the Black Cat of Killakee, Ireland’s haunted heart beats through every ruin, every hall, every whisper in the night. 

Listen now to The Infamous Files: Haunted Ireland – our Halloween episode of Mysterious Pacific Northwest – wherever you get your podcasts.

#HalloweenPodcast #InfamousFiles #HauntedIreland #LeapCastle #LoftusHall #HellfireClub #ParanormalPodcast

Sources: 

www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/haunted-places/ireland/leap-castle

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_Castle

www.leapcastle.net

www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/leap-castle-ghost-story

www.thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/leap-castle

www.ciaranmchugh.com/gallery/the-bloody-chapel-at-leap-castle

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www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loftus_Hall

www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/2015-haunted-ireland/744630-loftus-hall

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier_Hill

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Long before pumpkins lit American porches, eerie turnips glowed across Irish hillsides, carved to ward off spirits during Samhain and inspired by the legend of Stingy Jack, the trickster doomed to wander the Earth with a single ember from Hell. As Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America, they found the pumpkin—larger, softer, and perfectly suited for carving—and the Jack-O’-Lantern was reborn. Over centuries, this symbol of fear transformed into one of community, harvest, and Halloween cheer, its flickering light carrying echoes of ancient superstition beneath its modern smile. Even today, every glowing pumpkin honors the ghostly traveler whose cursed light first shone across the Irish bogs.

Episode Sources:

https://www.theirishjewelrycompany.com/blog/post/the-origins-and-superstitions-of-the-jack-olantern-in-irish-tradition?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=13177453168&gbraid=0AAAAAD9dF0mxHMnpTkHjaDqZNwOlvaWc1&gclid=CjwKCAjw3tzHBhBREiwAlMJoUorOXiOPP3Ebu1fiUbtICkUZNt5MP6biSNMrQ6xyD1ZsVws4SF5iyxoCKFAQAvD_BwE

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https://carnegiemnh.org/the-jack-o-lanterns-origins/

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5576485/from-folklore-to-your-front-porch-the-history-of-the-jack-o-lantern