Crafts, content strategy, flatware, and dogs. Not necessarily in that order.
Only the best resorts have souvenir spoons that showcase their brand. In this case, it’s a little pewter number from Sun Mountain Lodge in Washington State. It’s in the Methow Valley, which—the locals say—is pronounced meh-tau, thankyouverymuch.
Très swanky, Sun Mountain!
Today, we celebrate the Canadian province of Alberta, known for its rugged mountains and many fossil discoveries.
The spoon I’ve chosen to represent Alberta is, of course, the Drumheller spoon. This little town about an hour northeast of Calgary was named after its founder, Captain Samuel Drumheller, who purchased land there in 1910.
But what Drumheller is most famous for is the World’s Largest Dinosaur. It stands at 86 feet tall and weighs over 145,000 pounds. For $4.00, you can climb the 106 stairs up into her (yes, she’s a she, apparently) gaping jaws and get an amazing view of the Badlands.
She looks so tiny on the spoon. I think it might be time for a road trip to visit in person!
Today’s spoon, made by Eugene L. Deacon of Denver, Colorado, features a rebus of a city in a state that’s celebrating its 127th birthday* today.
The spoon itself doesn’t have a date on it, but since Deacon only had his jewelry business from 1900 to 1912, that makes it at least 105 years old.
Here’s a closeup of the bowl of the spoon:
The back of the spoon is illustrated with many of things this state was known for at the time, like cattle raising, plowing, and mining.
*Spolier alert: It’s Pocatello, Idaho!