From the highway, drivers will easily be able to spot the Green Leaf Inn, prominently marked by the sweeping, 151.5-foot arc of a 50kW wind turbine.  The turbine, which will help to harness Wisconsin’s Class 3 winds, will feed the grid as well as the Inn that is slated to be the first net-zero bed and breakfast in the Midwest. (The purchase of the massive, private turbine was funded in part by a Wisconsin Focus on Energy grant.)

Co-owned by married couple Fritz Kreiss and Catherine McQueen, the Green Leaf Inn is a testbed of eco efforts, including solar, geothermal and biomass power sources.  Perhaps the coolest feature, however, is that as the Inn is built, Kreiss and McQueen are keeping future visitors informed through “The Greening of the Inn” at www.thegreenleafinn.com .  At the website, you can check out the actual Inn site plans, see photos as the project progresses, and also view the timeline…which concludes with the grand opening of the 19-suite Inn this summer.

Located in Delavan, Wisconsin, the luxe B&B will offer Jacuzzi suites, five garden areas, a learning center for green technology and a pottery studio.  To check out a full list of the Inn’s environmental initiatives, click here.