It looks like the 2009/2010 winter will be another snowy one in Wisconsin. In SW Wisconsin, about 60 miles south of LaCrosse, we are right now watching a big storm go through. There is already a foot of snow on the ground from this storm and 3-5 inches additional is forecast for later today. So, lets make lemonade from the lemons!

For those who are adventurous enough to go out into the snowy landscape, the rewards are many. There is nothing more quiet and more peaceful than a snow-filled forest. The normal quiet of a rural forest is rendered even quieter by the sound absorbing blanket of snow. Everything is fresh, and white, and invigorating. Animal lovers have access to the tracks of every critter that has recently passed before you on the trail. Signs of deer, rabbit, fox, turkey, coyote, and even an occasional bobcat will be there on the ground. Look also for signs of a hawk swooping down to the ground to grab an unsuspecting field mouse.

Winter at Lonesome Hollow

The Inn at Lonesome Hollow is a rural bed and breakfast located half way between Gays Mills and Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin. Accomodations include B&B rooms, suites, and a cabin. All units have a gas fireplace to warm up over after a few hours in the woods. Four of our units have whirlpool tubs for you to soak away any residual chill. Enjoy a hot breakfast guaranteed to fill you up; dine at a great pub only four miles away; or order a take out meal from the pub’s menu and we will pick up your dinner for you.

The Inn offers complimentary use of snow shoes for use on the four miles of trails at Lonesaome Hollow or at one of five nearby state parks.  Visit

Snowshoeing at Lonesome Hollow

www.lonesomehollow.com to see hundreds of photos of our 160 acre property. We off special internet winter rates to make your stay economical as well as enjoyable.

Pete and Nora

In 2008 the Inn at Lonesome Hollow earned its Travel Green Wisconsin certification. This certification recognizes that ILH has undertaken a significant number of recycling and energy saving practices, and that it promises to lay out a yearly plan for continued progress in these critical areas.

The Hills at Lonesome Hollow

Our objective is to continue to provide first class lodging and recreation to our guests while at the same time lessening our impact on the environment. We have committed  to purchase more expensive but environmentally friendly cleaners and detergents; we are replacing lighting with lower energy options; we continue to look for ways to minimize our purchase of plastic food and drink containers; we are reducing our use of fuel used for our vehicles and our landscape maintenance equipment; we are using more locally produced food and drink; and perhaps most important, we maintain more than one hundred acres of forest that absorbs carbon dioxide from the environment for six months of the year, and incorporates much of it into valuable hardwoods used by furniture makers.

We will continue to look for new ways of being greener. Your suggestions are most welcome.