Meadow Lake Wind Farm

 

The 500.85 MW Meadow Lake Wind Farm is a wind farm near Brookston and Chalmers, Indiana, spreading over portions of White, Jasper, and BentonCounties in Indiana, owned and operated by EDP Renewables North America.^[1] The wind farm currently has four operational phases, with 303 turbines. There are tentative plans to develop additional phases of the Meadow Lake Wind Farm.^[2] The farm can be seen by travelers prominently on both sides of Interstate 65, which runs through the area.

Wikipedia 2015

In our travels across the country we've seen our share of wind turbines. But tonight was a new site for us. We've never seen them at night with their big red lights flashing on top. At one point we were totally surrounded by them and it was a little bit eerie. Kind of ghost-like. 

And with the wonder of the Internet, I could look it up to find that we were in the middle of  Meadow Lake Wind Farm and its 330 windmills. 

 

And they are HUGE! We've seen trucks hauling one blade down the interstate and it's quite impressive how long they are. 

Wind Turbine Dimension:

The widely used GE 1.5-megawatt model, for example, consists of 116-ft blades atop a 212-ft tower for a total height of 328 feet.

I wish you could have heard the chatter in the car tonight as we came up on the wind farm and then just took it all in. Yep. This is what a family vacation is all about -- discovering new things, laughing, taking pictures....

What will tomorrow hold? Barring complications, I expect us to tour historic and contemporary Lambeau Field! I know at least three "little" boys on this trip who will be thrilled!