Janesville, Wisconsin - Bessie the Cow

Janesville, Wisconsin - Bessie the Cow

A "Cowlossus of Roads" - larger-than-life fiberglass rendering of a rural milk-machine . . . Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Janesville, Wisconsin - Mexican Cowlossus Confuses Wisconsin

Bessie the Cow: Be wary if a PR firm wants to give your big bovine a makeover. That’s the lesson learned by Janesville, Wisconsin, whose longtime icon Bessie the Cow recently had a large Spanish mantilla plopped on her head. [07/04/2008] Complete Story...

Janesville, Wisconsin - Bessie the Cow

The Oasis restaurant is now nothing but a field of dirt, and Bessie is nowhere in sight. The proud townsfolk at the gas station next door patiently explained to me that she is being restored and after that will "be returned to her former location, of course!" [G Fries, 09/03/2007]

[RA: June 2008: Gary reports that Bessie the Cow has been restored.]

Janesville, Wisconsin - Bessie the Cow

Bessie the Cow used to be in front of a Cheese shop, but the shop closed, was bulldozed and is being turned into a Menards. Fortunately, Bessie has so far survived, but is behind a 'No Trespassing' sign. [Brett, 05/15/2007]

Janesville, Wisconsin - Big Cow

Janesville has the biggest cow anywhere!! And it's in the fruitopia commercial! [Jessj7, 04/20/1998]

[RA: North of Janesville, DeForest claims to have the World's Largest Cow. It's Sissy the Talking Cow, at Ehlenbach's Cheese Chalet. And in Neillsville, Wisconsin, Chatty Belle babbles at the WCCN Wisconsin Pavilion. See Cowlossus of Roads]