The Oregon rain held off Tuesday night, giving families across Salem a dry and relatively warm evening for trick-or-treating.
Dozens gathered for the annual Fairmount Halloween Parade which made its way to Mahonia Hall, where Gov. Tina Kotek and her wife Aimee handed out candy.
High school students across Salem opened their halls to the neighborhood, with North Salem High School attracting hundreds of kids and their adults in costume.
The parade starts to move down Fairmount street on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)The owl family arrives to take part in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)This family was well coordinated for the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A participant waits to take part in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A canine participant waits to take part in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)The pumpkin family waits to take part in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)The Bride of Frankenstein makes an appearance at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A participant waits to take part in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Alex Casebeer, the leader of the Fairmount Halloween Parade, addresses the crowd on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)Full size candy bars were on the menu at Mahonia Hall for trick or treaters on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A participant in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A participant in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A participant in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A participant in the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A pirate brings up the rear of the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Two bees and their beekeeper at the Fairmount Halloween Parade on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Students at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A halloween themed exhibit built by students for attendees to explore at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)North Salem High School students run a candy booth at the school’s Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A student helps welcome attendees to the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Vik the Viking welcomes attendees to the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)An attendee at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A student at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A student at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)An attendee at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)North Salem High School students help welcome attendees to the school’s Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A family adopts Mary Poppins themed costumes at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A family at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to the Salem Reporter)An attendee at the North Salem High School Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)North Salem High students help welcome attendees to the school’s Halloween Party on Oct. 31, 2023 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
