Im Happy have finally created Calgarys First Big Virtual Garden. I made the design to be a white Cowboy hat so regular Virtuals only but first a little history on the White hat: The first cowboy hat was created in 1863 by John Stetson. But he wasn’t a cowboy, he was a hat manufacturer from New Jersey who went west and noticed the cowboys’ headgear—coonskin or straw caps—were wholly inadequate for the rough conditions. So he went back east and started making cowboy hats. “They’re practical especially when you’re riding a horse through trees and brush and things like that,” says Bryce Nimmo, the president of Smithbilt Hats in Calgary . “They were originally designed for shade as well as all the debrit that goes along with riding in the trees.” Before you could say “yahoo,” everyone was wearing cowboy hats, including Canada’s North West Mounted Police, who discovered shortly after arriving west in the 1870s that their pillbox hats weren’t going to help them restore law and order and get whiskey traders under control. In 1919, Smithbilt got into the hat making game in Calgary, giving Stetson a run for their money, and giving Canadians a home grown option for head gear. But it was football—not cowboys—that led to Smithbilt’s white hat taking off. In 1946 Smithbilt started making white cowboy hats made of Russian felt. The first hat was for Mr, Herron and he stood out in a crowd. A couple of years later, a train full of Calgary Stampeders fans headed east to cheer on their team in the Grey Cup. Most of them were wearing a Smithbilt white cowboy hat. They even gave one to the mayor of Toronto. And the white hat ceremony was born. Pretty much every year since, the City of Calgary has given out thousands of hats to visiting dignitaries. “They’re getting a gift, a Smithbilt felt hat, that’s one of a kind,” says Nimmo. “It’s a gift that means something and shows our appreciation for them coming to town.” But Smithbilts aren’t just for special occasions or the Calgary Stampede, you can wear them anytime. Fill in the grid to get your spots and virtuals capped during the Stampede, The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth and after as well as this area is prime for concerts, conventions, Monster Truck shows. exhibitions etc. Google Doc: goo.gl/uqdslr Map of the area is here: munzee/map/c3nfke7p7/16 To whoever adds the first VM, Ill send them a social. If you deploy 2-3 VM, youll get 2 socials, if you add 4 or more Ill give out 3 socials.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 05:25:38 +0000
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