The Lady in the Market

Perhaps the most famous ghost of Pike Place is Princess Angeline, the daughter of Chief Seattle himself. Born Kikisoblu, she was one of the few Indigenous people who refused to leave her homeland when the government forced the Duwamish out. She lived in a small shack along the waterfront until her death in 1896.

Visitors and vendors alike claim to have seen her spirit — a frail woman in a red shawl, carrying baskets or small trinkets — walking through the Market’s early morning fog. Some say she watches over the artisans who still sell handmade crafts, while others believe she’s a reminder of Seattle’s erased Indigenous roots.

“She’s not here to haunt,” one shopkeeper once said. “She’s here because it was her home first.”