We regret to inform you that this event has been postponed. We hope to reschedule it for March.
In 1905 Walla Walla had 13,000 people and over thirty saloons. Saloons were regulated; no women allowed (except for prostitutes), no gambling (except for all the time) and no liquor sales on Sunday (except for… well, you get the idea.) More than half of these establishments were located on Main street between 3rd and 5th, and the biggest one of all was the Louvre Hotel, owned by a Frenchman named Seraphin “Frank” Davin and a Swiss named Xavier Michellod.

Two doors down, the Eureka saloon was owned by Swiss Lucien Genevay and French Canadian Joe La Fontaine. Around the corner, Joe Charrier’s Frog saloon kept the glasses full. The very shady Mottet brothers (yep, also French) had their fingers in the pie as well.
Join us for light appetizers and wine and some high-alcohol history at Three Rivers Winery on Wednesday, November 29 to hear Sarah Hurlburt and Susan Monahan dish the dirt — er, dig up some history. We’ll have some tantalizing documents floating around to browse, and a silent auction of historical memorabilia to raise money for the Frenchtown historical Foundation.
Please note the poster below is for an event that has been POSTPONED. The information on the poster is no longer correct.
