The Ghostly Activities Club got together to check out some spooky places in Snohomish, a suburb of Seattle in early June. Check out the picture galleries. Get the scoop after the jump.

A Delicious Brunch Kicks Off The Day

The club met at The Cabbage Patch Restaurant to start the day. With absolutely no asking, the staff started telling their ghostly encounters in the restaurant, and how no one wants to go in the basement. That just means our investigators have to check it out!

Cabbage Patch Restaurant Ghost Stories

Now, for the haunt we were most excited about …

Blackman Museum

The Blackman Museum started life as the home of the Blackman Brothers in 1878. Built by Hyrcanus and Ella Blackman, it’s a rare Victorian gem from that era (snohomishhistoricalsociety.org). They ran sawmills and shaped local history. After Hyrcanus and Ella died upstairs in the 1920s, their daughter Eunice lived her whole life here until the 1960s (historylink.tours). The Historical Society later turned the house into a museum, preserving its old-time charm and all its memories.

But the stories don’t stop with history. Guests and staff whisper about footsteps echoing through empty halls. Some claim to hear soft voices or see shadow figures drifting in the parlor. There’s a persistent chill in Eunice’s old bedroom … where she and her parents passed … and some say it feels heavier at night. No specific ghost names, but plenty of unexplained swayings and creaks.

Want to ghost hunt here? Stick to the bedrooms upstairs and the front parlor. They’re the most active spots. Bring a recorder or phone. You might catch whispers or EVP. A thermometer or thermal cam can pick up sudden chills near the old bedroom. And keep your flashlight handy. Once, a lone footstep followed a guide in a back room. It just might be the museum’s original family checking in.

The next stop is a spooky saloon with quite a few urban legends attached to it …

Oxford Saloon

The Oxford Saloon has stood in downtown Snohomish since the early 1900s. It started as a dry goods store, but quickly turned into a rowdy saloon with gambling, fights, and a brothel upstairs. Over the years, it saw its fair share of trouble: bouncers got stabbed, women were assaulted, and at least one person was murdered in a bathtub. Locals say up to ten people died there. That history? It still lingers in the walls.

The most famous ghost is Officer Henry, a cop-turned-bouncer who died breaking up a fight near the basement stairs. Women say he still watches over the place, especially in the bathroom, where he’s known to touch their hair. Upstairs, the ghost of Madame Katherine appears in a purple dress, and the scent of lavender fills the air. Then there’s Amelia, a young girl who died under creepy circumstances. She’s more mischievous, tugging on clothes, knocking things over. There’s even a shadowy man in a bowler hat and a haunted doll that refuses to stay gone.

If you go ghost hunting at the Oxford, focus on the stairs to the basement and the second floor. That’s where the activity spikes. Use EMF meters and recorders: EVPs are common here. Watch for sudden cold spots or phantom touches. And if you hear a whisper behind you? Don’t panic. It’s just one of the regulars.

And then the club stopped by the creepiest destination of the day …

Antique Warehouse

Another team visited the Antique Warehouse in 2021 and documented their ghost hunt (Jake: I always appreciate teams that actually post their ghost hunts since so many don’t). You can get the vibe of the haunt from the video.

Now, back to the club’s adventure there …

It turns out the Antique Warehouse was formerly Bakeman Furniture. And it had a rough run.

The factory survived one fire, but the second one burned it to the ground. People think it was arson. Instead of calling it quits, Mr. Bakeman switched gears. His brother was the county coroner, and he convinced him to start making coffins. So now we’ve got a guy making both furniture and caskets under the same roof.

But it gets even better. Bakeman married into the Blackman family … you know, the ones behind the Blackman Museum. Small town. Deep roots. He kept the furniture factory going and built a funeral home on the old site. That spot? It’s where First & Union Kitchen is today. We almost ate there, but changed our plans last minute to hit the Cabbage Patch. However, we will have brunch at First & Union Kitchen to hunt down those ghost stories.

Anyway …

The antique shop we visited used to be Bakeman’s furniture store. Now it’s packed with haunted energy. Given all the history … fires, caskets, haunted objects, a creepy elevator and family ties in Snohomish … we should check it out. Something tells me the past isn’t finished with that place.

And now for the final stop on our spooky adventure …

Rucker’s Tomb

We’ve got a whole other post available on this part of the spooky day trip. Check out Amy’s investigation at Rucker Tomb. The tomb was the last stop on the club’s day trip … and so much spooky was experienced.

Have you checked out the spooky sights in Snohomish? If so, let me know in the comments. Thanks for reading Ghostly Activities. Much appreciated and take care!