Barron (educator)
Barron, referred to in some sources as Barron Mind, is a public school substitute who lives in the Woodstock neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. In his back yard, he has built several mystery-themed tourist attrattractions, including a 15 foot deep hole called the Mystery Hole.
Barron was born on 20 July 1947, in Madras, Oregon.[1] He has been substitute teaching in Portland since the 1980s, working five days a week.[2] Barron has previously worked part time writing advertorials for a manufacturing company while subbing.[3]
In the late 1980s, Barron dug the Mystery Hole, also called the Woodstock Mystery Hole. Once completed, it was about 15 feet deep and almost 30 feet long.[3] The Mystery Hole was a tourist attraction which the Portland Mercury described as a "meta-theme park."[4] Next to the Mystery Hole is the History Mole of the Mystery Hole, a metal statue of a mole which was custom-built by Hollywood art directors. In addition to the Mystery Hole, Barron has built other attractions in his back yard. He has a loft with a fireplace inside of a laurel hedge; a rowboat bolted on top of a pipe; as well as the Mystery Tower, Mystery Gate, Mystery Wishing Pipe, and Mystery Pole.[5] In 2011, Barron claimed to be refilling the Mystery Hole, and invited guests to pour sand or gravel into the hole.[6]
In 1988, Barron founded the Universal Church o' Fun. The church had no services and no physical site. However, Barron ran a newsletter, the Universal Church o' Fun Times, which, in 1990, sent out 350 copies per issue. The religion celebrated Fundays, a holiday on the fifth Sunday of any month, by having as much fun as possible.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Goodman, Nicole (29 April 2013). "The World Famous Mystery Sub". Grant Magazine. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ Korn, Peter (25 August 2006). "Q & A with Barron". Portland Tribune.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Carlin, Peter (13 May 1990). "Barron's Hot Dogma". The Oregonian.
- ↑ Mirk, Sarah (17 August 2010). "Watching for Meteors at the Mystery Hole". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ Higgins, Chris (9 July 2016). "Inside Portland's 'Mystery Hole'". Mental Floss. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ Diehl, Caleb (11 August 2011). "The Mind Behind the Woodstock Mystery Hole and the Universal Church O'Fun". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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