Legendary Stormy Kromer Moves to the mountains

Oct. 28, 2010 - PRLog -- October 28, 2010
Steamboat Spring Colorado


George Kromer now resides in the mountains.   George Kromer, known as "Stormy" to the folks who knew his temper, was born in 1876 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. He grew up with baseball and would eventually play on nearly 30 semi-pro teams throughout the Midwest. He might have continued to play that field, too, but he met Ida, and before Ida's father would allow her hand in marriage, our ballplayer needed to find real work.

That meant the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and long, cold trips across the plains. Stormy was an engineer, and to see where he was headed, he had to stick his head out the window - into the wind. Mother Nature stole his cap more than once, and as the story goes, he set out to get her back.

In 1903, he asked Ida (now his wife and an excellent seamstress) to modify an old baseball cap to help keep it on in windy weather. The all-cloth cap with the soft, canvas visor was a departure from the traditional fedoras of the day, but it was more comfortable and because of it's six-panel fit, it stayed put.

Soon other railroad workers wanted one of Stormy Kromer's caps for themselves, and when Ida could no longer keep up with demand, they hired a few employees and the business was born.

Steamboat local, Pete Isaksen, with his roots in Northwestern Wisconsin, brought his “Kromer” to the mountains.  Friends began to ask Pete how to get a cap like his...and a ‘online e-commerce” business was born.  WWW.SCANDIEWEAR.COM carries a full line of unusual goods for unusually good people.  If you are curious what a Stormy Kromer is, check out Pete’s site: scandiewear.com.  Pete says “ wear a Kromer and you will know what I mean!  When the wind and snow blows down from Storm Peak your Stormy Kromer will come to the rescue.

contact info
Peter Isaksen
peter@scandiewear.com
970-019-8273
WWW.SCANDIEWEAR.COM

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