Downtown Madison is one of the prettiest, most romantic, places a person will ever see. The lighted capitol dome pictured here ,is like the centerpiece of a bountiful banquet table.
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Madison…Bicycle City
April 1st, 2010 by Pat Fischbeck
Unusually warm spring weather here in south-central Wisconsin has allowed bicycling enthusiasts to hit the trails early. Our guests this week at the Speckled Hen Inn Bed and Breakfast rented bicycles from Machinery Row Bikes in Madison and had a great time exploring the city by bike. They were fitted with Trek 7200 hybrid bikes. Bike rental is only $20/ day or $60/ week and that includes bike lock and helmet too. Madison has miles of great bike paths and also is close to a couple of the state bike trails. So, bring your own bike or rent one here. Have fun exploring and then return to the Inn to soak those muscles in one of jetted tubs.
Guests on bikes at the Speckled Hen Inn
Can you use 'blonde' & 'chub' in the same sentence and still be PC?
February 25th, 2010 by Pat Fischbeck
You can if you have attended Capital Brewery’s Bockfest. Guests at our Madison WI Bed and Breakfast will be chatting Sunday morning about the wonderful time they had at this annual event.
First let me explain about the ‘Blonde” and the ‘Chub’. Bockfest celebrates the release of Capital Brewery’s Blonde Dopplebock beer. The ‘chub’ part comes into play mid-afternoon when Kirby gets up on the roof of the brewery and flings smoked chubs into the crowd. Smoked chubs are delicious smoked 6″ or so fish that are dearly loved by all those who have been fortunate enought to taste one. Why does Kirby throw fish from the roof? You will have to go to a Bockfest and ask. I think that he does it because it is just plain outrageous fun and that is what Bockfest is all about.
Other events during the day include the 1K Running of the Blondes, live music, a costume contest, and of course, brewery tours and much drinking of the Dopplebock.
The 13th Annual Bockfest is this Saturday, February 27th from 11AM until 5PM at Capital Brewery in Middleton, Wisconsin. Bockfest is always held the last Saturday in February so if you have to miss it this time, you can mark your calendar for next year.
Cheers!
Madison WI Winter Festival this weekend
February 17th, 2010 by Pat Fischbeck
Madison WI will be celebrating winter at Madison Winter Fest this weekend on the capitol square in downtown Madison. Events begin on Friday and continue through Sunday. There are all kinds of things to get involved in as a participant or a spectator. Watch ice carving and snow sculpting. It is not the olympics but there will be running and racing and snowboarding and tubing and shoeing and xc skiing and just a grand winter fun time.
If you get chilled you can pop into the Wisconsin State Historical Society Museum on the Capitol Squate for a viewing of their Odd Wisconsin display.
Innkeepers: Patricia & Robert Fischbeck
Time to visit a Greenhouse