While Timberline Lodge famously played a role as the Overlook Hotel in the
classic movie, “The Shining,” Timberline’s Director of Marketing & PR, John
Burton, noted that there aren’t any ghost stories or the like surrounding its
history.

But that won’t stop the lodge from hosting the annual Family Fright Night, an
event featuring Halloween activities starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
“It’s the alternative to a typical house-to-house experience,” Burton said. “You
come up to the Lodge and get it all.”

That includes many free activities such as scavenger hunt, trick or treating,
candied apples, decorating cookies, a pumpkin contest, a costume contest,
ghost stories for children, other stories for teens and adults and a special late-
night screening of “The Shining.”

Zombie laser tag, with time slots for hotel guests only and for the public, will
also be available for $10 per person.

The event has been going on for years, Burton noted, adding that many
participants go to all ends for it.

“Parents get into it, they dress up,” he said. “You can be walking around the
halls and there’s people in costumes everywhere. It’s good, clean, Halloween
fun.”

For more information, visit www.timberlinelodge.com.