We Built This City On Crocks And Bowls
September 25, 2022 Crockstock You may or may not know that Medicine Hat is famous, not only for natural gas production, but also pottery and glass blowing. Medalta Pottery and Altaglass are highly prized collectible antiques. I got to see glassblowers on school field trips, while Altaglass was still operational (and we toured the kitchen of Burger King, where we were generously given a single onion ring each!?! You can't make this stuff up!) I told you they take coffee seriously Just in case you couldn't see Leif and Saga A number of years ago, Medalta Potteries was restored and turned into a museum. They still had the original molds and are producing pottery for their gift shop. They also showcase local artists. Fun fact we learned today while going through the display of dinnerware. To get certain shades, like a deep, rich orange, the glaze contained uranium and the dinnerware is radioactive. The curator is hoping to get a Geiger counter someday! In ...