The “magic symbol” rhetoric sounds like something wonderfully theatrical, and that’s what many ghost tours are. I don’t have any problem with that, as long as it’s all in good fun.

And, in a challenging economy, I applaud those who create tours and tales that entertain people. Those provide each tour guide with a job, and divert people’s attention from grim headlines and financial reports.

I’m sorry you’ve missed encountering some of the eerie events that have occurred during more serious paranormal investigations in that town.

I’ve personally seen some baffling and intriguing poltergeist-type phenomena at the Wunsche Bros. Cafe, and I’ve seen the EMF meter spike for no reason at the location where the hanging tree was. (At the time I reported the spike, I had no idea the tree site had any history.)

Also, I don’t share the locations of two of the most haunted spots in the OTS area, but… well, maybe the locals will tell you. Ask at the historical society.

Sincerely,
Fiona Broome

I’ve found nothing really, spooky or scary in regards to OTS since it was cleaned up from the dying semi-ghetto to the…tourist trap it is today. There’s been an explosions of…’ghost hunters’ all with their own ‘spin’. One that I noticed recently.. “The town is protected by a magic symbol. The early settlers placed it there. It was their hope to drive back the curse and the creatures that filled the night.”, ” Perhaps the town was cursed. Mysterious fires took place and the town began to sink into the ground.”