Life in the Big Hole Valley


Wisdom, Montana, located in the beautiful Big Hole Valley, is a tiny town of about a hundred surrounded by ranchland and zillions of cattle. We visit Sheila Kirkpatrick, a Cowgirl Hall of Fame Honoree who makes custom Western hats for real working cowboys, as well as for some famous heads like Hank Williams, Jr.

Sheila shows us how she measures her customers' heads, then she takes us home to meet her husband Buzz, and their daughter Ericka. Buzz looks and sounds the part of everyone's idea of a cowboy. However, he eats granola for breakfast, doesn't smoke, drink or cuss, and he's very supportive of his wife's business. Ericka goes to a 4 room school with about 40 kids!

News Flash! Sheila and her friend Jann Potter have opened a new hat-making business in Twin Bridges, Montana. It's called, appropriately enough, The Mad Hatters. That's a link, y'all, so mosey on over there and get yerself a hat!

(Original Title: Harubaru To Sekai Tabi - Kofuku No Cowboy Hat)


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