SHADOW SPRINGS, WASHINGTON WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1897, BUT THE STORIES SURROUNDING THE AREA GO BACK MUCH FURTHER. LOCAL LEGENDS DATE BACK TO THE EARLY 1700S, WHEN SETTLERS REPORTED STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES, WITCHCRAFT ACCUSATIONS, AND PEOPLE CLAIMING TO SEE UNNATURAL FIGURES IN THE WOODS. OVER THE YEARS, STORIES OF SKINWALKERS AND OTHER THINGS WANDERING AROUND THE SPRINGS BECAME PART OF THE TOWN’S HISTORY. MOST PEOPLE IN SHADOW SPRINGS DON’T TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE, BUT OLD RECORDS SUGGEST THEY PROBABLY SHOULD.