What's so scary about Estacada?

Tales of Bigfoot, UFOs and ghost sightings

By Evan Jensen

The Estacada News, Oct 28, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009

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And if you’re wondering if UFOs really exist, six reports of sightings in Estacada and Eagle Creek have been filed with the National UFO Reporting Center in the last 10 years. Estacada’s most recent sighting was witnessed on March 8, 2007. The witness said: “I was lying in my bed trying to go to sleep. … I was having trouble sleeping so I got out of bed to close the window because the coyotes were outside howling. As I closed the window I looked outside and saw a solid red orb-shaped object coming from the west. …”

The Estacada News never received any official submissions about spooky stories, ghost sightings or unexplained mysteries last year, but locals have anonymously posted their tales, which may or may not be true, on the Internet at www.ghostsofamerica.com. The site includes 19 ghost sightings reported in Estacada, Eagle Creek and Colton, some plausible if you’re remotely inclined to believe in the supernatural. Others were clearly written by someone having their own out-of-body experience. Maybe you’ve heard the tales or seen one of these ghosts yourself:

In Estacada, the spirit of a muscular lumberjack carrying a large axe has repeatedly been witnessed browsing through the freezer in the kitchen of an Estacada apartment after midnight.

Near Eagle Creek, a gentleman's body having the head of a bat has been seen near Barton Park before sunrise trying to grip something, and some believe it’s the ghost of a vacationer who was murdered in the area years ago.

In Colton, the ghost of a train driver has repeatedly been spotted mid-stream in Alder Creek downing orange juice and those who have seen the phantom believe it’s the ghost of a former resident.

Whether or not you’re a believer, there’s some evidence that people have witnessed strange encounters in the area or at least enjoy the thrill of a scary story.

This Saturday, costumed trick-or-treaters will roam the streets to celebrate Halloween and chances are there just might be a few other ghosts and goblins hiding in the shadows.

Happy Halloween, Estacada.

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