Two versions of dairy cows on two weathervanes above the ice cream and farm stand.
The Rota Spring Farm was established by Giovanni Rota in 1911 in Sterling, Massachusetts. After staying in the family for three generations, the farm and ice cream stand was opened in 1998 by a grandson. The farm suffered a devastating fire in 2018 and lost a two story barn, but no animals were lost. You can visit the farm animals, and there are hay rides and pumpkin picking seasonally.
There are two small weathervanes above the ice cream stand. Both are dairy cows.The black and white cow on the taller cupola stands out against the sky better, and you'll probably notice it first. The other shiny, metal cow is harder to spot.
This farm produces its own ice cream in delicious and unique, seasonal, and local flavors such as lavender, pumpkin, and peach. It's delicious! I grew up in Holden, a contiguous town, and my Mom still lives nearby. We like to treat her to a drive to the Rota Farm for ice cream in the summertime.
The Rota Family Tree:
Generation 1: Ferdinando Rota, born about 1860 in Italy, married Maria.
Generation 2: John (Giovanni) Rota, born 10 October 1881 in Almanno, San Bartolomeo, Bergamo, Italy, died 24 February 1938 in Sterling, Massachusetts; married to Marcella Massonlini. Three children: Ernesto Pietro Rota (1914 - 1970), Gino Rota (1922 - 1922), and James Henry Rota (1925 - 1988).
For the truly curious:
Rota Spring Farm Homemade Ice Cream http://www.rotaspringfarm.com/
Rota Spring Farm Ice Cream Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Rotaspringfarmicecream/
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Cite/Link to this post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Two Spotted at an Ice Cream Stand in Sterling, Massachusetts - Weathervane Wednesday!", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 9, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/two-spotted-at-ice-cream-stand-in.html: accessed [access date]).
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