Vernors 150th Annniversary

Sody pop (actually, we just called it ‘pop' in our house when I was a kid) has been a favorite topic on this blog. I’ve written about Wild West Sarsaparilla, Cherikee Red, Wild West Firewater, Pepsi, Vernors, Canada Dry and others.

I tend to buy the diet pops now, and one of them is my old favorite, Vernors. I noticed on my package that the company is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year.

Vernors even created a special logo featuring Woody, the Vernors gnome, to commemorate the event.

Seeing as it’s going to be pretty hot for the next few days, I may have to make me one of them thar Boston Coolers with my Diet Vernors.

Click here to visit the Vernors website. It’s got some neat images and history of the 150-year-old drink.

And if you happen to live somewhere where Vernors isn’t available, you can always visit the Vernors Store website, which also carries a lot of other Detroit goodies.

Tell’em Woody sent ya.

Woody the Vernors gnome, from a 1960s ad in the Lorain Telephone directory