Margie's Outdoor Store's Paranormal Adventure Map Offers Real-World Adventure
An illustration of a Klickitat Ape Cat forest encounter.
By Cole Goodwin
Each year on May 3rd, believers get together to talk about their strange experiences, but at Margie’s Outdoor Store in Bingen, WA everyday is National Paranormal Day.
“Margie’s Outdoor Store is no stranger to strange things. It is the only place in the Gorge where you can file a paranormal report and not be judged,” reads their new website.
Known as the most unusual store in the gorge, the outdoor store offers a one-stop shop for quality outdoor gear, curio, divination tools, and exclusive insider knowledge on paranormal activity in the region.
And now they’ve compiled some of that knowledge into a new tool for locals and tourists alike.
“We’re calling it the Arcane Adventure Map,” says James Szubski, who owns Margie’s Outdoor Store.
James Szubski.
The map offers a full-color illustrated guide to the region’s most intriguing and mysterious paranormal hot spots in the Columbia River Gorge and is available exclusively at Margie’s Outdoor Store.
The guide contains excerpts from paranormal reports filed at Margie’s Outdoor Store, alongside detailed illustrations, detailed directions to paranormal hot spots, beautifully hand drawn maps, local lore, legends, and history.
So what else can you expect from this map? Scroll the photos for an inside look!
An image depicting three mysterious paranormal creatures that says: Explore a bizarre geologic oddity in a desert landscape where powerful energy currents swirl and strange creatures roam. Track an enormous, black-furred beast suspected of escaping from a Cold War nuclear lab through a pioneer ghost town. Examine ancient petroglyphs and learn about the curse of the foul Ghoul King. Visit the location where an odd, three-foot-tall humanoid was encountered at the side of the road in the dead of night.”
An image depicting three mysterious paranormal events that says “Summit the cold core of an ancient volcano on a trail pinned to the side of a sheer cliff wall. Investigate stories of glowing orbs and ghostly apparitions who haunt the trails of primeval forests. Visit 3 soaring waterfalls and receive truthful answers to deeply personal questions at the famous Pool of the Winds. Learn about the nature spirits that inhabit hidden standing stones and magical fae gardens. Explore 3 mysterious spirit caves that completely transformed a very powerful man.”
A sneak peak of the map.
A look at the infamous UFO hanger doors on Mt. Adams.
The map certainly boasts a lot of paranormal information that is sure to spark the curiosity of anyone who reads it.
Szubski has also been involved in trying to utilize paranormal activity in the area as a local economic engine for the county.
“Paranormal activity is a natural resource here in the gorge,” says Szubiski “And it's something folks should pay attention to because it's part of what makes this area special and unique.”
He notes that paranormal tourism is a multi-million dollar industry that attracts people from around the world.
But for Szubksi, it’s not just about the money.
It’s about providing a non judgmental space to share your experiences, embrace wonder, and to be curious about the nature of reality.
So far, Szubski has received and investigated over one hundred paranormal reports.
The Klickitat Ape Cat research vehicle is prepared for all terrain.
He says some of the most common reports include sightings of UFO's, glowing orbs, Sasquatch, and the Klickitat Ape Cat, a strange and locally famous muscular cat with ape-like features.
An image of a UFO spotted near Underwood, WA.
