Algot Johnson

Who is Algot Johnson?

Algot Johnson was the founder of Johnson's Landing, a small unincorporated community in Southeastern British Columbia.

Johnson was a Swede who came to Kaslo from Colorado about 1895.

In 1901, his rowboat beached by a storm, Algot walked uphill from the mouth of Kootenay Joe Creek, saw land he liked and acquired 40 acres of it in 1906.

He planted an orchard but spent most of his time mining or trapping in the district.

His last years were spent at a senior’s home in Mirror Lake.

Well over 80 when he died, Algot was buried at Kaslo.