Ghost
Small town big on spirits: A haunting in Yacolt?
This story about haunted Yacolt ran in The Columbian on October 29, 2011. The misty afternoon drizzle only drew a few wandering souls into Yacolt’s Whistle Stop restaurant, but the foggy […]
Kiggins Theatre hauntings
There have been periodic sightings of a few ghosts at Kiggins Theatre over the years. The theater was built by Mayor John P. Kiggins in the 1930s. "People in the lobby, they'll […]
Uptown village haunt
There may be a ghost at the building that now houses Mint Tea, at 2014 Main St. The building was once the home of J.J. Beauregard and his wife. That is, […]
The basement ghost at the Clark County Historical Museum
Rumor has it the Clark County Historical Museum has a ghost of its own roaming the basement. The building that houses the museum was constructed as a Carnegie library in […]
Vancouver’s missing mayor: The tale of the I-5 Bridge ghost
This tale was part of a larger story on ghosts in downtown Vancouver: Winter's chill was just setting in on the drizzly October morning when former Vancouver mayor Grover R. Percival […]
Haunted Blair House
From The Columbian, Feb. 10, 1999: HISTORY FILLS HOME NOW GHOSTS ARE GONE, BUT THE SPIRIT ON ONE OF THE COUNTY'S PIONEER FAMILIES LIVES ON IN A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY HOUSE By GREGG HERRINGTON, […]
Ghost washing
Eckhard Smith, Camas One morning my wife greeted me at the breakfast table and asked me if I had used the washing machine the night before. I managed a puzzled no, […]
Digging a ghost ditch
C. W. Gatney, Vancouver Several years ago, because of construction, I decided to take the back road to Battle Ground, where I worked. This route took me to “China Ditch Road.” It […]