THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The historic Chateau Ste. Michelle property has been associated with reports of unexplained activity. Visitors and employees have described mysterious footsteps, unusual sounds, and other strange occurrences believed by some to be connected to the estate's past.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Manor House was built on land once owned by lumber and dairy baron Fredrick Stimson, and the early 1900s Stimson mansion still remains on the land. A folk legend tells of Mr. Stimson’s affair with a servant named Elizabeth, who became pregnant. When Mrs. Stimson found out, Elizabeth mysteriously “fell” down the stairs, and to this day folks say Elizabeth haunts the place. Witnesses describe cold spots, eerie shadows and unexplained noises alsong with electrical anomalies and flushing toilets.