Thanksgiving with the Innkeepers in 2024
Come and join us for Thanksgiving with the Innkeepers! Maybe you love Thanksgiving Dinner, but don’t like preparing it? That’s where we come in! You’ll enjoy a fabulous meal without lifting a finger! Join us for Thanksgiving with the Innkeepers! Maybe you want to get away for the Thanksgiving holiday, but family is too far […]
The Speckled Hen Inn Got a Horse!
The Speckled Hen has a new feature in the pasture – We got a horse! Meet our newest addition, Ben – (surname Smokin’ Ben on his registration papers). Although we’re not sure he ever actually raced, he still has the tattoo on his neck, and when he runs around the pasture, his form is […]
Midwest Living Magazine’s 20 Best Romantic Getaways in Wisconsin
The Speckled Hen Inn was included in Midwest Living’s “20 Best Romantic Getaways in Wisconsin“ Romantic getaways in the Badger State might put you at the edge of Lake Superior, under tall pines in the Northwoods, in the rolling hills of the Driftless region or the heart of Milwaukee. As a contributing […]
St. Louis Post Dispatch Talks About Madison – And The Speckled Hen Inn!
The St. Louis Post Dispatch talks about Madison… and The Speckled Hen Inn! When it comes to things to do in Madison, The Speckled Hen Inn always tells our guests, “You will run out of time before you run out of things to do”. Madison is not only the State Capitol, but it is […]
Bottle Feed a Lamb or 2 This Summer!
Wanna bottle feed a lamb? Hurry – before they’re all grown up! Two years ago, we had 18 lambs born which included 3 sets of triplets, one set of twins, and one single. When all of them decided to go outside the fence to explore, it just about drove Lilly the llama crazy […]
Guests #1 Favorite Madison Lakes Suite Coming Back by Popular Demand!
We are happy to announce the Madison Lakes Suite, our guests #1 favorite suite is returning soon! As we emerge from COVID and attempt to return to the new normal, we have slowly been re-opening suites. This room is one in which guests like to tuck away, especially in the winter. It still includes breakfast […]
Our Snowy Owl is Back with a New Mate!
Our beautiful snowy owl is back again this winter and it looks like he found a new mate! They have made their home again in the tall pine trees of the back woods. It was so sad to see only one of them the past couple of years but now we are graced with two […]
Breakfast is Back – Reinvented!
Breakfast Reinvented – As of May 5, 2022, we are providing a breakfast, and we now feature a menu with many choices. We learned a lot along the way and have responded to our guest requests by revising the concept of breakfast into a menu of choices the guest chooses when they arrive. Happily, we […]
2022 News From The Speckled Hen Inn
Welcome to 2022! It’s been a rough road the past two years, but we wanted to share our updates after re-emerging from the pandemic. Restrictions just lifted in Dane County in March, so we are now able to provide breakfast again and look to begin on May 1st. Since we were not able to provide […]
News in 2020 from The Speckled Hen Inn!
There is lots of exciting news here at The Speckled Hen Inn! While the COVID-19 pandemic was happening, we decided to take advantage of this gift of time and move forward on our long list of “To-Do’s”. We also wanted to share some good news that happened along the way. The Speckled Hen Inn […]
