Baldwin County Cowfest

08/07/2026

08/04/2026

August 4th

The first chocolate chip cookies was actually made by accident in Whitman, Massachusetts in an inn called the "Toll House", in 1938
Ruth Graves Wakefield planned on making regular chocolate cookies but got the great idea of throwing in chunks of a chocolate bar into it. Much to her surprise, the chocolate did not mix well with the cookie and instead, it filled up with tasty chunks of chocolate. This fortunate turn of events led to the emergence of the Chocolate Chip Cookie and the birth of the Toll House company. As time went on, different versions of the cookier were made using white chocolate or dark chocolate and the people wanted a variety of new recipes to enjoy. Ruth's chocolate chip cookies started to get more and more famous. Finally, Nestle reached out to her and agreed to add her recipe to their wrapper in exchange for a lifetime of free cookies.

08/03/2026

Interesting "cattle" facts.............

*cattle have 330' to 360' degree vision,
allowing them watch everything behind them
*cows have unique personalities and can experience
emotions like, joy, fear and frustration.
..........who knew

07/22/2026

Tropical Storm Bertha

as of 7-23-2026 7:00 am cst

winds 50 mph
Lat:29.5 Lon:88.5
moving west @ 5 mph

tropical storm conditions continue from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana including the Metro
New Orleans area through tonight. Coastal flooding warning
in effect - flash flooding expected.

07/21/2026

July 21, 2026
7:00 am CST
Tropical Storm Bertha
Lat: 28.8 Lon: 86.2
Winds: 50 mph
Movement: northwest @ 5 mph

Expected to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana tonight and into Wednesday. Storm surge is in effect. Flash flooding will be possible.

07/14/2026

COW APPRECIATION DAY
is an unofficial holiday celebrated annually on the 2nd Tuesday of July. Created by Chick-fil-A the day encourages people to honor cattle (cows) raise awareness of their contributions to food and agriculture and promote a lighthearted, fun atmosphere. Popularized "Eat Mor Chikin" debuted in 1995 and at some restaurants those that wear cow themed apparel may receive free entrees

07/08/2026

Funny Stories & Myths

The Famous MYTH of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow:
It was famously claimed that Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern to start the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. However, this story was entirely fabricated by a reported and the cow was exonerated in 1997 (126 years later) Who said the wheels of justice are slow😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

07/02/2026