I Completed The Chief Chicagou Trail 1962 Vintage Men's T-Shirt
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Growing up in a big city like Chicago, kids in scouting didn’t have many hiking opportunities—especially ones that counted toward earning merit badges. In the early 1960s, some local scout leaders set out to change that. They created the Chief Chicagou Trail, a 14-mile urban hike designed to give scouts a meaningful outdoor experience right in the city. The trail was named after Chief Agapit Chicagou, an 18th-century leader of the Mitchigamea people—and the namesake of Chicago itself. The route starts at the Statue of the Republic in Jackson Park and follows the Lake Michigan shoreline north, ending at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. Along the way, scouts stopped at various historical landmarks. Some leaders even added their own detours to explore additional sites. No matter the exact path, every scout who completed the hike earned a merit badge, a medal, and sometimes even a cool t-shirt to mark the adventure.
Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch, making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.
- 100% combed and ring-spun cotton*
- Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2)
- 32 singles for a softer hand
- Dyed and cut in the USA
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Side-seamed construction
- Tear-away label
- Modern retail fit
- Runs true to size
Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you’re on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.

