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We solved the mystery, but found this note afterwards. Or, what I think is a note?

Murder mystery gone wrong...

You'd think we'd know who it was by now, there's only so many people in town.

This summer is getting weirder and weirder...

It's Family Fun day!

I've heard two things: that there is an "old man of the lake" who controls the weather

and

There' an island called Wizard Island in the middle of the lake. Apparently, this is completely unrelated to the weather thing, it is named that because it looks like a wizard's hat.

I'm trying to convince my folks to help me find the wizards.

SZOU Z NROOVMRZ ZMW RGH HGROO RM GSV OZPV. BLFW GSRMP GSV LOW NZM DLFOW TVG Z SLYYB!

Today is the first day of summer vacation!

Well, at least ours up in Prospect.

It seems like the "House of Mystery" has been here an awful long time. Though it also appears some people call it a "Crazy House" too.

Really, its only as crazy as the people who come here make it.

Image courtesy of University of Oregon Newspaper Archive and the Cottage Grove Museum in Cottage Grove, Oregon (Cottage Grove Sentinel from June 8, 1939).

Once in a blue moon

Our nostalgia returns to us anew

So come along on this journey with me

As strange as our memories of summer may be

Though many of us have all grown

And we have families of our own

If I could take some of your time

To bring a magical world to life

I hope you find whimsy and joy

In something small and simple

As I have found searching for the strange and unusual

Which I have chosen to share with the people.

So please, assist, do all you can,

Get the attention of your fellow man ( woman or whoever else that may or may not rhyme)

If we all band together I know

Something special can truly follow.

They now have an engineering firm and a local contractor on board to begin permitting for repairs to the house of mystery.

Hopefully repairs can start soon, maybe it would go faster if we had a Soos 🤔

Thank you for sharing the news with everybody. The fundraiser still has a long way to go, keep spreading the word!

Found something while walking along the creek today...

How did it get here?

A paranormal place for sure! I've found some old relics from the House of Mystery to share.

Image courtesy of Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS 1986.8-2).

Gravity Falls is one of my favorite shows (and im sure, many of yours too!) This is one of my favorite show inspired places to visit. It was one of the locations that the team visited when they went on the road trip during production and is one of the inspirations for the show.

The Oregon Vortex/House of Mystery in Gold Hill, Oregon won't open this year due to significant flood damage and they are in need of help and I honestly haven't heard people talking too much about it.

I was hoping to raise more awareness about it and see if the community could help save it. They have a Gofundme started but there is very little headway on it. Please reblog/spread the word!