With Summertime adventures on our minds, we can't help but swoon when we see these classic blankets by Pendleton. Rugged and timeless, they make us think of vintage camping gear, roadtrips, rustic cabins, and crackling campfires.
Pendleton Woolen Mills has been family owned and operated in Oregon since 1909, and the National Parks Blankets were among its original products. The Glacier National Park Blanket was one of the first in the series. It's colors are based on the colors of frontier trading posts and the number of stripes indicated the weight and value of the blanket. Over a hundred years later, they're still woven in the original Pendleton woolen mill in the foothills of Oregon's Blue Mountains. Yes, they're pricey, but the quality must be amazing considering you can find vintage Pendleton blankets from the 1950s and earlier on eBay. And what a great souvenir if you're lucky enough to visit a national park this summer!
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Glacier National Park Blanket, $168-198
Crater Lake National Park Blanket, $178-198
Yosemite National Park Blanket, $178-198
Rainier National Park Blanket, $178
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Grand Canyon National Park Blanket, $178
Glacier Park 100th Anniversary Blanket, $208
Yellowstone National Park Blanket, $168-198
Acadia National Park Blanket, $178
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That "Glacier Blanket" seems to be the "Hudson Bay Point Blanket", introduced into British North America in 1780, minus "the points".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson's_Bay_point_blanket
I appreciate the history of Pendleton blankets, but people should know that the original Hudson Bay blankets are still available.
The Hudson Bay Company (founded in 1670) is still around in Canada, and you can still buy the Hudson Bay blankets from the Canadian store, which has been renamed "The Bay" but is still a large department store in Canada.
These make lovely wedding gifts.
i found one like it for my son's room for next to nothing at marshall's
http://ragamuffindesign.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/my-sons-room-as-of-today/
You can also find the Hudson Bay blanket at LL Bean. http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/22955?feat=1157-GN2
i recently got rid of a king size hudson bay blanket; can't remember how many points, (the number of points determined its value when trading). mine was so heavy and scratchy! it was like sleeping under cement.
I also thought the Glacier blanket looked very similar to the Hudson Bay Point Blanket. I recently did a little craft with my kids to teach them the history of the point blanket.
http://letsgoflyakiteuptothehighestheight.blogspot.com/2011/07/crafting-with-kids-miniature-burlap.html
I have the navy blue/rainbow stripe Crater Lake one. It's delightful!
@JSEV, your king-size blanket had 8 points as the points (or stripes) denote size *not* value or weight (as is often mistakenly believed). the point system made it so that the size of the blanket could be determined without having to unfold it. pretty smart, eh?