what did you think it was named after?

My dear husband had an epiphany on the way home from work today. Two weeks ago, we took a different route home from the Millarville Farmer's Market than we usually do. This route took us through the town of Okotoks, and from there we'd head up to Calgary. A few minutes before entering Okotoks, we saw a very big rock on the side of the highway. I remembered seeing it in a newspaper article about small towns, so I knew that the rock was known as the Okotoks Erratic. Several days later, Chris was drinking a bottle of Traditional from the Big Rock Brewery, and noticed that the erratic was depicted on the back label. Hmm ... might there be a connection between the big rock in Okotoks and the name of the beer manufacturer? Today he realized that the genius behind Big Rock, Ed McNally was originally from Okotoks. And then learned the word "okotoks" translates into "big rock" in the language of the First Nations people who inhabited the area. All of sudden it just made sense. Chris explained it was like when he was kid and figured out that Rice Krispies were actually made from rice.

Comments

[Erin]

Thanks Laura...now when I go to the bar I can spread some of that Clif Clayvin trivia around :) because who hasn't one day realized that Puff Wheat was actually once wheat.

[Patti]

I've been there!!! (we lived in Calgary for a year and a half) As a matter of fact I was just looking at the pic of me and the rock the other day. I had no clue that the beer was related to the rock - now I'm all excited to tell my husband! Thanks for the info :)