Looking for a unique and spooky experience for this Halloween season? Check out Bend Ghost Tours, an exciting excursion through downtown Bend’s most haunted buildings, streets and hidden areas of the city!
In 2021, mystery writers Meg Muldoon and Jools Sinclair hatched the idea of offering ghost tours in Bend. “The idea of getting to share not only the ghost stories of Bend but also the history of our town with visitors and locals seemed like such a fun and exciting prospect,” says Muldoon.
In doing research for the tours, the pair talked to several business and restaurant owners and were overwhelmed by how many of them and their employees had experienced paranormal encounters.
Muldoon and Sinclair combined these experiences with historical information about the specific locations and now feature them on the tours. Some of the more famous ‘hauntings’ include stories and encounters with Gretchen at Pine Tavern Restaurant, The Lady in Green roaming Bond Street, and the sights and sounds of trapped spirits in Bend’s underground basements.
“These tours are so much more than just simply telling ghost stories, these stories are so powerful – they bring people together, they inspire, and they provide connection. People put down their phones for nearly two hours and just listen, reflect, and feel. It’s an amazing thing to be part of, and we feel really honored that we get to introduce people to Bend’s history in a fun, exciting, and often chilling way,” Muldoon notes.
Bend Ghost Tours will continue running their flagship tour, “Ghosts & Legends of Downtown Bend,” during September and October 2023. A new tour has been added this season, “Darkness on the Edge of Town: Boos, Prohibition and Bend’s Scandalous Sindustry,” featuring unearthed stories that promise to intrigue and maybe even scare the most skeptical.
And, if you are looking for a unique and engaging Halloween activity for the kids that is “spooky, not scary,” check out Bend Ghost Tours’ “Light On Frights,” perfect for kids ages five and up and super family friendly. This is a 75-minute interactive walk through Bend’s downtown Brooks Alley and includes spooky stories, a few history lessons and a chance to be part of the ghost choir!
For more information, or to book a tour, go to BendGhostTours.com