||| FROM JOSEPH W. REIGEL |||
Orcas Island, Washington has long been celebrated for its rare beauty and colorful history—but for many visitors and locals alike, the feeling that something strange lurks beneath the surface is all too real. Does Sasquatch really stalk the remote woods? Did pirates bury a fortune on Turtleback Mountain? Is there a portal to a hidden world in Mount Constitution, and an Atlantean energy vortex in East Sound? With scores of articles, first-hand accounts, and historical photographs, Unusual Orcas Island attempts to shed light on these legends, and to uncover others that have never been collected before.
Joe Reigel has recently published his new book Unusual Orcas Island: Ghost Stories and Other Legends from the Gem of the San Juans. At 234 pages in length, it covers a multitude of strange sightings and weird-but-true episodes of local history—ranging from the hair-raising testimony given at Jack Hand’s 1902 murder trial, to a turn-of-the-century sasquatch encounter near Mountain Lake . . . and, of, course, old standards such as the “Lady in Red,” the sea serpent “Caddy,” and the mysterious lights at Ghost Rock, among other chilling tales.
Unusual Orcas Island is available for purchase at Amazon, and will soon be available in local stores.
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