June is Dairy Month. And so on Saturday we brought the dairy to downtown Madison so lots of people could share in the cow experience.
“Cows on the Concourse” is a Madison tradition celebrating Wisconsin’s dairy industry. The state is known as “America’s Dairyland” and for good reason.
Cows Ahead © 2008 Bo Mackison
Yes, there are real cows and calves in a place of honor on the street only a hundred yards from the State Capitol building.
Cows Really ARE on Madison’s Concourse © 2008 Bo Mackison
Cameras were everywhere as people documented the event. Lots of kids were getting “up close and personal”, petting the cows and their babies.
Cow – Up Close and Personal © 2008 Bo Mackison
Though at least one mama cow wasn’t too keen on the idea.
Moo-ving Milk © 2008 Bo Mackison
The milk was really moo-ving. At a buck a bottle, you could enjoy your favorite drink – yummy! Though not quite fresh from the cow, you did get your choice of chocolate, strawberry or regular.
Grilling Cheese Sandwiches by the Dozens © 2008 Bo Mackison
And to go with the milk? Why grilled cheese, of course. Another buck deal, and at a dollar for a sandwich, the lines were phenomenal. I went home and made my own.
Grilled Cheese © 2008 Bo Mackison
What’s in the pots in the middle of these gigantic grills? Butter, of course. Wisconsin isn’t the Dairy State for nothing!
