Since ancient times, man has been pondering the moon, dreaming of exploring its surface. Some of those dreamers envisioned a cheesy terrain, while others confided in the “man on the moon.”
 
July 20 marks 40 years since man first realized that dream by landing on the moon and exploring it for himself. Although the traditional 40 th anniversary gift is ruby, Sarah Kauffman, the “Cheese Lady,” is commemorating the event with cheese.
 
Kaufmann, a nationally recognized cheese sculptor, has carved a life-size astronaut out of 1,800 lbs. of Wisconsin mammoth, white cheddar. Appropriately, the astronaut will be holding a wheel of “Man on the Moon,” Swiss cheese.
 
Sarah began carving July 17 at a Kroger in Saint Marys, Ohio. Then today the cheese carving moves to the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Also on display: the world’s largest MoonPie.

Dang, I wish I were in Ohio this weekend.