Bessie the Big Cow
Libertyville, Illinois
At Lamb's Farm, a Bunyan Muffler Man is accompanied, not by Babe the Blue Ox, but by fiberglass "Bessie," a big brown cow.
The Muffler Man is one of the shorter, 15-foot-tall varieties, so he's more-than-matched by the large bovine. Perhaps this was intentional; the duo stand at a mini-golf in an attraction catering to small children and adults with developmental disabilities. There's no sense in frightening visitors; the big, benign Bessie suggests that the ax-wielding giant at her side is nothing to fear. Both were given fresh coats of paint in 2022.