Little Sellwood Church: Located near the entrance to Oaks Amusement Park***, has a “steady flow of orbs going inside every evening,” according to Bob & Renee Chamberlain, founders of Northwest Paranormal Investigations.  Something very basic about the Portland area, something organic, possibly the soil, allows spirits, to manifest there more easily. “Spirits are always here for a reason,” Bob says. “Either they have unfinished business, or they don't know they’re dead, or they're pranksters” He adds, “Those spirits feed off of you

If you're an angry person, that's what you'll get. lf you're happy-go-lucky, you'll get that.” The more open-minded you are, the more emotionally sensitive, the more you'll experience. Spirit activity is more likely during a full or new moon, or two to three days before an electrical storm.

***Oaks Park: This amusement park, built in 1890, has been plagued for over 20 years with a ghostly apparition of a lone child in 1970’s style clothing.