Luke Whittaker/Coast River Business Journal
The Shelburne Hotel is considered by many as a haunted building on the Long Beach Peninsula.
New book details
local ghost tales
BY ZOË BUCHLI
Using ghost stories as a vehicle to
tell the southern Washington coast’s his-
tory, author Sydney Stevens of Oyster-
ville, Washington, takes readers on haunted
adventures up and down the Long Beach
Peninsula in her new book.
“Historic Haunts of the Long Beach Pen-
insula” tells the tales of ghostly encounters
in the Long Beach area using historical doc-
uments and firsthand accounts.
While Stevens loves ghost stories, she’s
most interested in using her stories to share
the rich history of the region with her
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Where to purchase the book
Sydney Stevens’ books are available to
purchase online at sydneyofoysterville.
com and arcadiapublishing.com
community.
“This is a sneaky way of getting peo-
ple knowledgeable about the history of
our area,” she said. “I think telling history
through stories is a great way to capture a
larger audience.”
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