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Grizzly Adams
When it comes to the legend of “Grizzly Adams,” the brand bearing the famous mountain man’s name commends the indomitable, adventurous spirit he was recognized for and the glorious landscape of the great American West he helped to settle.
In 2018, Adventure Outdoors Magazine recognized Grizzly Adams as one of the three greatest American outdoorsmen of all time alongside Buffalo Bill Cody and Ernest Hemingway. The real “Grizzly Adams,” whose true name was John Capen Adams [1812-1860] challenged both conventional norms and untamed nature, first by turning his back on a greed-driven society born from the California Gold Rush, and then by blazing a trail into the wildest parts of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range–where he built a cabin home in the wilderness, made friends with nearby Native American tribes, and found companions among some of nature’s untamed beasts, that especially featured his prized grizzly bears.
His larger than life exploits led the “Grizzly Adams” moniker to become a worldwide recognized icon that evokes images of buckskin clad men, burly beards, and nature’s wildlife denizens, to foremost include of course, the mighty grizzly. We honor this one time New Englander’s profound legacy, and celebrates his independence-seeking American soul that people around the world admire and strive to emulate.
Enjoy this collection of current worldwide articles that identify with the greatest mountain man of them all – Grizzly Adams.
True West Magazine
Best of the Mountain Man Movies
On the eve of the release of The Revenant, inspired by the true story of Hugh Glass’s fight for life, the film rights to the character of Grizzly Adams are up for bid and, across the country, hipsters dubbed “lumbersexuals” are sprouting facial hair and sporting flannel and buckskin.
National Geographic
The call of the wild: searching for grizzly bears and whales on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island
“A little rain never hurt anyone,” says lead guide Dean Dougherty, a 60-year-old cross between Grizzly Adams and Indiana Jones.”
The Terrance Standard – British Columbia
Skeena Voices | Staying young by supporting youth
“And so then I told them, and they said, ‘oh, yeah, we knew that was going to happen, because ever since you were five you said you’re going to live out in the woods in a cabin, like Grizzly Adams,’” he said.
The Powell Tribune
Powell police officers grow beards to raise funds for Special Olympics Wyoming
“You have the chinstrap beard. You have the Grizzly Adams beard. You have the Joe Dirt beard,” Officer Sapp explained, “and then you have guys that, you know, they just have the goatee, because none of the sides really grow in.”
Golf Digest
Six Things We Love About Happy Gilmore on its 25th Anniversary
“As for Trevino, his indignation and disdain for Gilmore’s antics continue to kill after hundreds of viewings. And while the movie offers a host of quotable dialogue, Trevino’s “Grizzly Adams DID have a beard” remains my favorite line.”
New York Times, Feb 11, 2021
‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘The Great North’ and the Art of Nice
“Like his brother-in-hirsuteness Ted Lasso, Beef is a masculine archetype detoxified. These are Gen X children of the “Free to Be … You and Me” and “Grizzly Adams” era, men who can build a canoe or give a halftime pep talk but still know that it’s all right to cry.”
British Livingetc
This cool log cabin could be yours
“Fancy a log cabin to log off in? With or without lockdown it’s tempting. Maybe it’s due to too much Grizzly Adams in our childhoods, or an urban overload thing, but if you live in a speedy city, who wouldn’t hanker after a woodland retreat to escape to now and then?”
Kingsport Times News
Hawkins deputies going ‘Grizzly’ to fund Christmas with a Cop
“The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office may soon begin to look like a “Grizzly Adams” casting call thanks to a “No-Shave November” fundraiser that the sheriff’s staff is participating in to raise money for the annual Christmas with a Cop program.”
CLARK FORK VALLEY PRESS
Living off the grid suits “Grizz” just fine
“His preferred name is easy to understand given his reasonable likeness to Grizzly Adams of television fame. When asked why his name has two Zs, he is quick to respond, “that’s just the way I want it and the way it is.”
PAYSON ROUNDUP
Fall colors reaching their peak in Christopher Creek
“This week we are taking a look at the history of a sandwich. To get there we have to start with a story of the production company that came to the neighborhood around 1977 or 1978 to film a television series by the name “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.”
British GQ Magazine
The eight commandments of the startup wardrobe
“If you’re the CEO, you set the tone. So if you want your staff to keep a handle on their grooming (which you do), keep a handle on yours. It doesn’t have to be short back and sides, but nobody wants to do business with Grizzly Adams.”
Sports Illustrated
Dolphins-Jaguars QB Battle Becomes Hairy Situation
“So, of course, this became a thing Tuesday when Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, whose beard would make Grizzly Adams envious, was asked about Gardner Minshew II.”
Redlands Community News
Featured Artist Josh Morgan at Redlands Art Association’s reopening show
“Morgan’s love of exploring nature stems all the way from watching “Grizzly Adams” as a kid. That’s where he learned to see art and nature as something special and unique and that everything serves a purpose.”
People Magazine
RIP Keith & Gwendolyn. Couple Married 35 Years Dies of Coronavirus Days Apart as Daughter Says They Were Her ‘Best Friends’
“The pair even had pet names for one another — Keith called his wife “Bright Eyes” and Gwendolyn called him “Grizzly,” Adams told the outlet.”
The New York Post
Coronavirus lockdown is over, so stop dressing like slobs
“You open your laptop and are shocked to discover that your boss, who earns in the high six figures, has turned into Grizzly Adams with a grease-stained Lynyrd Skynyrd T-shirt.”
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ben Roethlisberger got a haircut and is throwing passes to Steelers teammates again
“On Monday afternoon, Roethlisberger let the world know his Grizzly Adams look is no more.”
The Hollywood Reporter
How Hollywood Works Now: The Producer Who Decamped to a Survivalist Sanctuary
“…his Entourage-esque lifestyle as he was for making award-winning movies and TV shows — is sporting a Grizzly Adams beard and sitting out the COVID-19 crisis in a used Airstream on an isolated ranch east of Sacramento.”
SCREENRANT
Duck Dynasty Spinoff In the Quarantine with Phil Gets Creative with Toilet Paper Alternatives
“The bearded Grizzly Adams decided he could help by letting his fans in on a few natural secrets as they get an inside look at how Phil’s lifestyle changes due to the coronavirus epidemic.”
THE SCOTTISH SUN
MACCA SAYS Coronavirus Scotland: Men have better deal than women in new world of social distancing
“Others are quite happy to go without and indeed won’t even be shaving for the foreseeable as they embrace the full-on Grizzly Adams appearance.”
THE LEWISTON TRIBUNE
Lawmakers share their early memories
“I’d grown up watching ‘Grizzly Adams.’ I was going to get myself a bear named Ben and life would be good.”
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Local history: A real trailblazer
“Akron’s answer to Grizzly Adams, the bearded, flannel-wearing Schwartz liked nothing more than to escape city life and roam the woods.”
ROME NEWS-TRIBUNE
We need a special kind of hero
“If ever we needed to remember how to live alone in the woods with only the animals for friends, it is now, and no one did that better than Grizzly Adams.”
Los Angeles Times
Kenny Rogers, country-pop hitmaker and crossover star, dies at 81
“Rogers modeled his aesthetic after “Grizzly Adams” star Dan Haggerty for a particular reason.”
Inlander
Harrison Ford goes full curmudgeon in this surprisingly sweet, old-fashioned version of The Call of the Wild
“Harrison Ford has gone full Grizzly Adams”
Men’s Health Magazine
The Kushelbär Heated Beard Straightener Can Take Your Beard From Scraggly to Smooth
“Smoothing and straightening your beard can take it from Grizzly Adams to George Clooney in about 90 seconds.”
Cape Cod Times
Dennis poet shares his whimsical work with the world
“People I would meet in the bar used to say I looked like Grizzly Adams and that’s how I got the nickname, Griz.”
Indy Star
David Letterman: ‘We didn’t want for anything because of my mom’
“My mother is Grizzly Adams for God’s sake,” Letterman said.”
Vanity Fair
What Is Julian Assange’s Exile Beard Trying to Tell Us?
“In 2015, he let a nice, distinguished salt-and-pepper situation come to roost on his jawline, instantly transforming himself into a Grizzly Adams knockoff.”
intouch weekly
New Look, Who Dis? Nicolas Cage Is Nearly Unrecognizable at Premiere for ‘Running With the Devil’
“I’m totally on board for Grizzly Adams Nic Cage,” a third chimed in.”
Beardilizer
Life, Death and Beard of Grizzly Adams
“Haggerty’s beard never looked anything less than perfect, even without CGI or a contemporary production team. ”
Navy times
Grizzly Adams begone! Navy ends permanent no-shave chits
“Grizzly Adams begone! Navy ends permanent no-shave chits”
The Irish Sun
Dad ditches beloved beard for daughter’s wedding as she didn’t want him looking ‘more untidy than Grizzly Adams’
Louisville Magazine
Mania: The Competitive World of Bearding
“That explains why I’ve checked in 19 people today that look like Grizzly Adams.”
CMT News
CMA Awards: Chris Stapleton’s Big Night
“Meanwhile, Stapleton spent the night chipping away, making his mark on a country music fan base (and the rest of America) who may have only known him before as the Grizzly Adams of the music world, ”
chicagoist
The 12 Most Distinct Burgers In Chicago
“I love the Grizzly Adams burger, which is topped with “braised short rib, caramelized onion and an ale, stone ground mustard, jalapeno & sharp cheddar sauce on a pretzel bun.” – Bad Apple Restaurant Menu – Chicago”
The standard
Grizzly Adams Mens Grooming opens in Warrnambool
“Grizzly Adams Men’s Grooming, in Ozone Lane, opened two weeks ago and owner Mia Nicolson said it was in the style of a traditional barber’s shop.”
Belfast telegraph
Footballers’ Lives with Glenn Hunter: A burning building fell on top of me but it wasn’t my time to go
“From a thin man who left this country, he came back all muscle with a beard, looking like Grizzly Adams.”
“I have looked upon death in many forms, and trust that I can meet it whenever it comes with a stout heart and steady nerves. If I could choose, I would wish to finish my career in the Sierra Nevada. There would I lay down with Lady, Ben, and Rambler at my side; there I could find rest among the eternal rocks and evergreen pines.”
– Grizzly Adams
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