BEND GHOST TOURS IN THE NEWS
KTVZ Feature
10.08.2021
Bend Ghost Tours tell city’s haunted tales, legends
In time for Halloween, Bend Ghost Tours is offering a walk to tell the tales of the ghosts and legends of downtown Bend.
Origin Story: Bend Ghost Tours
CENTRAL OREGON DAILY
BY LAUREN BISKIND Friday, October 29th 2021
Just in time for Halloween weekend, a spooky adventure through the streets of downtown Bend.
This mother-daughter duo has created a one-of-a-kind experience introducing you to the local spirits inhabiting some of Bend’s most famous buildings
The Bulletin
Mystery writers create downtown Bend ghost walk
By DAVID JASPER The Bulletin Oct 27, 2021
If you’re looking for a fright this fall, consider the Ghosts & Legends of Downtown Bend tour from Bend Ghost Tours, created by mother-daughter mystery writers Jools Sinclair and Meg Muldoon.
“I’ve been writing about Bend ghosts now for like 11 years,” said Sinclair, who’s written a variety of books, most of them in her “44” series of paranormal mysteries whose central character is a ghost-whisperer. “I wrote the first book, and then it went viral on Amazon about 10 years ago.”
Her fondness for writing began when she was 6 and her story about a dragon earned accolades from her family.
“I got critical acclaim because my grandmother and parents loved it, and I never stopped,” Sinclair said, laughing.
Muldoon is the nom de plume of her daughter, Meg Kehoe, who worked on The Bulletin’s City Desk for five years as a reporter. She began writing books while still a journalist.
“I started writing mysteries when I was at the newspaper, and then, right when I left, my books took off,” Muldoon said via email. “It’s been great, and I owe a lot to those years of writing articles and sweating it out to meet deadlines.”
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I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost...Tour!
A spooky and historic tour of Downtown Bend, just in time for Halloween
SOURCE WEEKLY BY TREVOR BRADFORD @TREVTHEREPORTER
Since Bend is such a relatively young city, some might not realize just how much of the past still lies within the walls and waterways centered around downtown. From the shores of the Deschutes River to the O'Kane Building in the heart of the city, ghost stories are silently waiting to be discovered. Mother and daughter duo and local authors Jools Sinclair and Meg Kehoe host the Bend Ghost Tours, on a mission to discover Bend's most active haunts. The tour features Sinclair and Kehoe explaining historical downtown spots and the eerie tales that go along with them.
The ghostly adventure starts at the banks of the Deschutes River where a tale of accidents and bravery is told. The next historical haunting is the Allen/Rademacher/Goodwillie House, which currently houses the Commons Cafe and Taproom and is known as Bend's oldest haunted house. Next is The O'Kane Building that houses storefronts from arcades to bars and is said to host more than gamers and patrons. Passersbys claim to see shadowy figures manning the empty bar, just waiting for familiar customers to come strolling in. From there, the group ventures to several downtown businesses including the Pine Tavern and what's said to be the most terrifying property in the area: The Downing Building, located on Bond Street.
A short interactive dowsing-rod experiment behind the Downing Building allows tour guests to get intimate with the spirits of years past. Scientists and ghost hunters alike use dowsing rods to find water, artifacts and ghosts that could be buried deep underground. The rods begin crossing or moving when a spirit or underground water source is present. Some guests may get no answers with the rods while others have their rods going haywire the entire experience.
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