Old Molson Historic Site WA 98844

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Rattlesnake Wrangler Rhonda

Hard to get to but well worth it, hilarious story too. One guy built a bank on sleds, and would open it at a new location every morning cause he couldn’t get property due to land disputes. Definitely read up on it.

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Dyanne Gray

We visited the ghost town of Molson WA today that is right on the Canadian boarder. How close? So close that I got a text from T-Mobile welcoming me to Canada!! Molson is in fact only 2 miles from the border and was founded in 1900 by John Molson who was one of the Molson Brewery/Banking family of Montreal. Later some contention with townsite owner, J.H. McDonald prompted residents and commerce to relocate a half mile north across the railroad track to establish New Molson in 1909 abandoning old Molson thus making it a ghost town. We had the place all to ourselves and as it had become a cloudy and blustery day we had a car picnic at the site of the old school house and then explored a bit. We also stopped at the Molson Cemetery to look at both old and new graves and were serenaded by a herd of cows. Down the road a bit was an old abandoned farm with some very cool old buildings. The Okanogan County Historical Society has some wonderful signs all around the county with stories about the people and the area.

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Erich Martin

Had the place to myself, its set up for you to interact with just about everything, just be aware that everything is old and fragile, and the doors kinda slam behind you. Bell works! It was pretty warm up there, 82 so I was constantly hydrating my dog but thankfully there was a good breeze and the buildings were a good 10-15 degrees cooler than outside. Last but not least, do not try to sit on the chairs, someone seemingly had some bad luck and fell through one. ?