Salmon La Sac - A Ghost Town
Salmon La Sac was created by a group of French investors in the early 1900's to hopefully take advantage of the recent mining boom in the area. WWI put a halt to all investing activities and the company failed. Salmon La Sac is now mostly a large campground used throughout the year.
The journey to Salmon La Sac begins in the small town of Roslyn, lately featured in the show Northern Exposure. The famous cafe is in the background.
A closer shot of the cafe ..
The road up to the ghost town, which is now a collection of small cabins most people use only in the summer, winds along a river and a lake. The lake only fills up in the spring after the snow melts.
The lakebed does have some interesting details when it's not flooded.
As you can see, the road has a lot of curves because it follows the river closely and is a very popular snowmobile route in the winter.
The old train station now serves as a park ranger station during the summer plus a shelter for any work crews in the winter.
Just across the river, the remains of the old settlement are now just a handful of old cabins, mixed in with a few new ones.
There really isn't a lot to see in this old ghost town and all of the commercial buildings have since been torn down. Just like photography, the images you see along the way are often just as good as the ones captured at the destination.
The journey to Salmon La Sac begins in the small town of Roslyn, lately featured in the show Northern Exposure. The famous cafe is in the background.
A closer shot of the cafe ..
The road up to the ghost town, which is now a collection of small cabins most people use only in the summer, winds along a river and a lake. The lake only fills up in the spring after the snow melts.
The lakebed does have some interesting details when it's not flooded.
As you can see, the road has a lot of curves because it follows the river closely and is a very popular snowmobile route in the winter.
The old train station now serves as a park ranger station during the summer plus a shelter for any work crews in the winter.
Just across the river, the remains of the old settlement are now just a handful of old cabins, mixed in with a few new ones.
There really isn't a lot to see in this old ghost town and all of the commercial buildings have since been torn down. Just like photography, the images you see along the way are often just as good as the ones captured at the destination.
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