Join me for happy hour with Michelle! A fourth-generation Oregonian, Michelle tells the story of her ties to the Shaniko Hotel in the ghost town of Shaniko, OR. Her family participated in the 1977 auction of the Shaniko Hotel. Fast-forward several years when she and her husband visited and stayed in the historic hotel in 2006. You’ll never guess what she finds there!

Boo Club: The Devil in The White City
From Erik Larson’s website: “The No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the architect who led the construction of the great Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, and the prolific serial killer who used the fair as a lure. Just blocks from the fairgrounds, the killer built a hotel of horrors equipped with an acid vat, dissection table and crematorium. The book won an Edgar Award for best fact-crime writing, and was a finalist for a National Book Award. In November 2010, Leonardo DiCaprio acquired the rights to make a feature film based on Devil, and has stated he plans to play the role of the killer, Dr. H. H. Holmes.”

Shares not Scares: Restore Oregon
Restore Oregon’s mission is to preserve, reuse and pass forward the places and spaces that reflect Oregon’s diverse cultural heritage and make our communities inclusive, vibrant, liveable and sustainable.