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Posted by Val on May 20th, 2009 at 9:36 am | Permalink | No Comments » |
Cheese shops aren’t the only cheesy destinations that feature giant mice! At a truck stop in Oakdale, Wisconsin you can find another big mouse! This western-clad rodent dons a cowboy hat and holds a sign welcoming all to Wisconsin.
Site: Western Mouse with “Welcome to Wisconsin” sign
Location: I-90/94 Exit 48 in truck stop parking lot, Oakdale, Wisconsin
Cost: Free to see.
Hours: Always Visible
Date: August 29, 2008
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Posted by Val on May 19th, 2009 at 9:04 am | Permalink | No Comments » |
If there is one thing Wisconsin is known for, it’s cheese! And boy do they like to celebrate it! While I’m sure cheese shops are not unique to the state, they certainly appear everywhere possible and many go to the extreme to make sure that their store stands out above the rest. One such shop is in Windsor: Mousehouse Cheesehaus. Not only does the name kind of rock, but it has a cute little (OK big) mouse that sits on its roof! How can you not stop in for some curds?
Site: Big Mouse at Mousehouse
Cheesehaus
Location: Mousehouse Cheesehaus, Inc., 4494 Lake Circle, Windsor, WI 53598
Cost: Free to see.
Hours: Always Visible
Date: August 29, 2008
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Posted by Val on May 13th, 2009 at 1:13 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |
A giant bull outside of Moomaw Elevator & Trucking in Stewardson, IL. There is a pig, a goat, and a lamb too!
Site: Giant Bull
Location: Moomaws Elevator & Trucking, 2800 East and 300N, Stewardson, IL
Cost: Free to see.
Hours: Always visible.
Date: May 2, 2009
Posted by Val on November 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |
And speaking of large fiberglass cows…
Just down the street from the Pink Elephant in Glasses is another large fiberglass animal: Sissy the Cow. Sissy is a two-ton bovine that stands at 19 feet by 20 feet outside of Ehlenbach’s Cheese Chalet in DeForest, Wisconsin. While she does have the remains of a speaker in her gullet, alas she no longer can make any sounds. I guess it’s a good thing though, because who could imagine how large of a “moo” this one would belt out.
Site: Sissy the Cow — large fiberglass cow
Location: Ehlenbach’s Cheese Chalet, 4879 County Road V, DeForest, WI 53532
Cost: Free to see.
Hours: Visible at all hours. The cheese shop is open all year round, 7 days a week. Opens at 8am, closing times vary by season. (closed on New Years Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.)
Date: August 29, 2008
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Posted by Val on November 19th, 2008 at 2:11 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |
Speaking of large fiberglass animals…
On my road trip to Mount Rushmore back in August, the first stop of the trip was to see Bessie — a 16-foot-tall, 20-foot-long, one-ton fiberglass cow. She originally watched guard in the 1960s outside of the Oasis Restaurant, Motel and Cheese Shop. In 2006 the Oasis was closed and demolished, leaving the poor bovine homeless. Luckily the public spoke and Bessie was moved to her new spot, outside of a Del Taco where she proudly greets visitors who pass.
Site: Bessie the Cow — large fiberglass cow
Location: 2101 Morse St., Janesville, WI (outside of a Del Taco)
Cost: Free to see.
Hours: Visible at all hours.
Date: August 29, 2008
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