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Manitowoc's 'Bernice'

The 14 foot fiberglass Guernsey cow was brought to Manitowoc in the 1960s by Rolland and Raleigh Sorge, owners of the building that currently houses Cedar Crest Ice Cream.  In 1929 the Sorge twins came to Manitowoc from La Crosse and operated the Manitowoc Farmer’s Cooperative Dairy on York Street.

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