Nestled deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains lies the historic Brookdale lodge. Surrounded by giant redwoods, Brookdale Lodge was originally opened in 1870 as the headquarters of the Grover Lumber Mill. The mill was purchased by H.J. Logan of Loganberry fame in 1900 and was converted into campgrounds and a hotel. Since then the lodge has passed through numerous hands.

Between 1922 and 1945 the lodge was operated by Dr. F. K. Camp, a Seventh-day Adventist physician and a strict prohibitionist. It was Camp that built the magnificent Brookroom, a dining room that encloses a natural stream flowing down its center. This was the lodge's heyday. The Brookdale was the second most popular resort in California and played host to Hollywood stars, prominent families, foreign diplomats, and even a U.S. President

Famous persons passing through Brookdale Lodge included: Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Tyrone Power, Joan Crawford, Rita Hayworth, Hedy Lamarr, and President Herbert Hoover. The lodge was also famous for its first rate entertainment, attracting the best big band and swing groups of the era.

The Manifestations...
Over the years there have been many sightings of little Sarah Logan. She is often seen in a white and blue Sunday dress walking through the lobby or near the fireplace between the lounge and Brookroom. She has also been seen playing on the balcony of the Brookroom, an area off limits to visitors and guests, and sitting beside the fire in the Fireside Room. Some have even been approached by the crying Sarah asking if they could help her find her mother. As they turn to look for the little girl's mother, Sarah vanishes. The sightings aren't limited to visitors. The owners of Brookdale Lodge have also seen Sarah running about the lodges' lobby. From their description, Sarah was, "very clear, like a whole person" and wore a 1940's style formal dress. She ran silently across the lobby for about five seconds before disappearing through the office window. The owners must have been quite "spooked" because soon after the they hired several priests and psychics to try and rid the lodge of its spirits. The niece isn't the only paranormal activity visitors to the lodge have experienced. In the Mermaid Room visitors have experienced hearing voices, the clinking of glasses, and soft music when the room was empty. The jukebox located here has been known to turn itself on and off when nobody is near it. When the Brookroom is empty you can sometimes hear glasses and plates clinking and people talking as if dozens of ghostly diners are having a meal. A ghostly woman, has been seen walking over the brook as if supported by a bridge removed long ago. Psychics speculate that she is the mother of Sarah Logan returned to find her daughter. The smell of gardenias often permeates the room at night although there are no gardenias in the Brookroom or the lodge. Could this be the perfume of Sarah's mother? Big band music has been heard playing faintly in the Fireside Room and in the Pool Room. People have also reported cold spots, presences, and even being touched by unseen forces in the Pool Room. Late at night doors slam and footsteps are often heard in empty rooms. They are particularly loud from the second floor conference room. Many have reported strange smells and having a sense that the room is full of people when it is empty. Psychics have identified one of the conference room spirits as a man by the name of George. He is a lumberjack and has also been encountered behind the lodge at a place where in the lodge's early years they chopped wood for its many fireplaces.

In the 1970's a wing of motel rooms was built over the spot where once stood the lodge's camping cabins. Room 46 of the motel wing is reported to be very haunted. A woman who worked at the lodge in exchange for lodging has reported that at night objects and shapes would fly across the room. Ghostly ballroom dancers would swirl around leering at her as they floated by. Ghosts would materialize around her bed, their faces sometimes vague and sometimes very very clear. One of the ghosts was a little boy, perhaps 12 or 13 years old, another was a man with his eye hanging loose on his cheek, and still another was a man with a knife wound across his face. Not all of her experiences in room 46 were visual. She also reports that once she felt somebody sit on the edge of her bed and stroke her arm. The current owners have been told by psychics that, in all, there are 49 spirits in residence at the Brookdale. Enough to make it more than worth a visit.
(excerpted from www.hauntedbay.com)

The Moss Beach Distillery is well known for its famous ghost, "The Blue Lady", and the popular NBC TV series "Unsolved Mysteries" recreated a haunting version of "The Legend Of The Blue Lady" and presented it to the world.

According to the ghostly Coastside legend, some 72 years ago a beautiful, young woman met by chance, a handsome dangerous man and fell in love with him. This sophisticated ladies' man was, say some, a piano player in the bar. The naive young woman, always dressed in blue was already married to another but her unsuspecting husband and young son never knew of the illicit affair. She made many trips to the restaurant to be with her lover.

The beautiful lady in blue died in a violent automobile accident and it is here at the Distillery you will now find her searching for her lover.

Many strange events have been documented since that time that can not be explained such as mysterious phone calls from no one, levitating checkbooks, locked rooms from the inside without any other means of entry, women diners losing one ear ring and then several of these are found in one place weeks later, date tampering with computers, sightings by small children. We are glad she is not destructive with her pranks and continue to hear of new events that cannot be explained.

Picture taken during walking tour in Charleston's oldest graveyard, the other picture is taken inside the City Jail, where we were offered an after hour tour by one of the guides.

The Old City Jail, which housed some of Charleston's most infamous criminals, 19th century pirates and Civil War prisoners. The Old City Jail was in operation from 1802 until 1939 and most of the building's original structures remain intact including the cells and warden's quarters.

Our guide explained how the mini-series North and South where shooting at this location for about 2 weeks (released in 1985). They all experienced several paranormal events, to the point where Kirstie Alley refused to return, and also the behind the scenes staff requested to have their equipment removed by third parties because they didn't even want to set foot in the jail to retrieve their lights and cameras.

Drayton Hall was begun in 1738 and completed after four years of construction by European and African-American craftsmen.

Still without running water, electric lighting, or central heating, the preservation of the house extends to its guests a sense of timelessness and continuity.

Drayton Hall is the only plantation house on the Ashley River to survive the Revolutionary and Civil Wars intact. After seven generations, two great wars, and numerous hurricanes and earthquakes, the main house of this National Historic Landmark remains in nearly original condition.

Orb captured in cellar / ground floor of the plantation. Our guide explained to us that this was usually the coolest part of the house during the summer months, besides storing foods in this area, the family would also eat here to escape the heat. William Drayton is among one of the ghosts that haunt these grounds.

African-American Cemetery, Drayton Hall Plantation
This sacred spot is the resting place of at least 33 hard-working men and women. Richmond Bowens, a descendent of slaves owned by the Drayton family, is buried here along with his family members. In keeping with his wishes, the cemetery has been left natural, not restored or planted with grass or decorative shrubs.
One of the earliest records in the possession of Drayton Hall is the estate list of John Drayton's father, Thomas. This document, dated 1724, includes the names and occupations of several dozen enslaved people.

Several of the enslaved people on Thomas Drayton's estate list may have been Native Americans as it has been estimated that, in the early colonial period, as many as one-third of all enslaved people in the Lowcountry were Native Americans. Many others could have been "mustees" � people with a Native American and African heritage

Pictures of an investigation led by Chris from the paranormal group PORTAL now known as ECHO
at a well-known museum on Hutchinson Island. Various orbs captured on film.

An investigation with Chris from ECHO and Miami Ghost Chronicles in the historic Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, North Carolina which is located in the heart of the Inner Banks. The city was established in 1776 and named for General George Washington. It is just west of the historic village of Bath, once home to the ruthless pirate, Blackbeard. Bath is also North Carolina's oldest town with a number of historical landmarks, including the state's oldest church.

In this investigation the homeowner claimed a haunting in their home, including writing on one of their bathroom mirrors. Below are different photos of orbs including one in front of FPRF Investigator Charles Del Campo. We were both conducting our initial scientific investigation, you can read about the followup psychic investigation on FPRF's website, with psychic Michelle Rosmarin.

Those pesky orbs you never know when and where they'll show up. Attending an annual Halloween at Miami Fire Fighter's Benevolent Association Hall, they appear in photos, same location, 1 year apart.

The first 3 photos are from 2005, the other 2 are from 2006

So much for the theory that orbs are specs of dust. The following photos were taken 1 year apart to the day, almost to the hour. They were taken for my son Brandon's birthday, but the orbs were waiting to make an appearance on both occasions.