Belle of Saint Mary’s featured on popular Pa. tourism website
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BELLEVILLE -- This is one cow-filled fun statue that will certainly moo-v passersby.
The Belle of Saint Mary's, a 13-foot-tall fiberglass cow, looms over the Kishacoquillas Valley. It's located at the Hameau Farm, 6364 Route 655, Belleville, a working dairy farm that has also served as a summer camp for girls ages 7 to 14 since 1996.
On Oct. 3, the Pennsylvania tourism website, www.visitpa.com, highlighted 27 roadside attractions around the state, including the Belle of Saint Mary's.
The website describes the Belle of Saint Mary's "the perfect Instagram-photo op, greeting you and visitors alike as you make your way to Hameau Farm ...," the website states.
Besides the infamous statue, Hameau Farm is also home to Plum Bottom Ayrshire herd of cows, flock of Jacob sheep, free-range chickens, pigs, goats and, during the summer, about 80 spirited girls, according to the farm's website.
From UFOs to life-sized coffee pots and houses shaped like shoes, the unique roadside oddities make any road trip one to remember. The Belle of Saint Mary's checked in at No. 3; however, the attractions aren't listed in any particular order.
Topping the list are brand-new Yardley Duck Sculptures to spy six colorful ducks - similar to the flock of geese in the Juniata Valley -designed by local artists and displayed through Yardley Borough, a Philadelphia suburb.
Boomer the Dino-Dog landed at No. 2. Originally installed in 2003 as a temporary sculpture for the New Hope Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show, it wasn't long before Boomer became a permanent resident and long-standing guardian of New Hope, Bucks County.
Rounding out the list is the Rocky Statue, located at the Philadelphia Art Museum not far from those famous steps; Red Caboose Motel and Casey Jones' Restaurant in Ronks, Lancaster County, set in refurbished train cars amid the rolling hills and Amish farmlands; and Mister Ed's Elephant Museum and Candy Emporium in Orrtanna, Adams County, which offers everything from 12,000 elephant figurines to homemade fudge and candy galore.