Off to Lambeau Field

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We wanted to change up sightseeing a bit and do some day trips to slightly further locations away from all the parks in Door county. The weather forecast for one of the days was a risk of rain in the afternoon, so we decided to head to Green Bay and attempt to get in a Lambeau Field tour in before the rains hit. With the plan of afterwards heading to a library to use the wifi to catch up on real life activities that seem to get put off when we are in tourist mode. Plus with Labor day coming up, we wanted to actually plan out some of our remaining trip to the Upper Peninsula and mainland Michigan so we aren't stuck with no place to stay.

As we drove into Green Bay, you could see the stadium off in the distance, but with all the construction on the expressways, it seemed to take forever to actually pull into the parking lot. I am not a huge Green Bay fan, so I did not have any real knowledge of Lambeau Field. But my preconceived notions were completely wrong. Instead of a smallish well used facility, we were greeted to what appeared to be a brand new stadium.

Chris Barely Visible Dead Center

We entered thru the gift shop, but calling it just a gift shop would be a huge disservice. This place was huge. And as long as you wanted something with a big letter G on it, they had it. Up the escalators to the main visitors atrium. Several hundred people were milling about and we eventually spotted the line to buy tour tickets. The next tour we could get into wasn't for 45 minutes. So off we went back outside to attempt the 3 geocaches in the areas around the stadium.

The first one was in a bush, just 100 feet from where the statues of Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau stand guarding over them. The other side of the parking lot has a large indoor stadium that appears to be the practice field for the team when the weather is bad. As we were signing in on this cache, a woman and her young son, approached and asked if we were geocaching. Nowadays we seem to expect people to ask if we are playing Pokemon Go! We told her yes and she asked where it was. Apparently the whole family was there not long before us and could not find the well disguised cache. I suspect she will get them back to look again.

Our tour group was maybe 20 people and two guides - one to talk and the other to herd. At first I thought Aaron Rogers was joining us for the tour, but turned out that one in ten people there were wearing his jersey - or so it seemed. I suspect it was a good thing I didn't have on any Vikings garb, or I might not be writing this now.

View From Up High

It was a 90 minute tour with all sorts of stops along the way. From the roof area to the field and past the locker room, but not into it. One of the luxury suites was pretty amazing. Comfortable seating for 159 of your closest friends. You too can get it if you don't mind spending $55,000 for the privilege!

Great Spot to Watch a Game

Super Bowl Rings

As we entered at field level, we were given some pretty stern warnings about the turf. Thou shalt not walk on it, reach down and touch it, and God forbid if you were to pick a blade of the grass. They didn't mention snipers above, but that was the impression I got. The timing was pretty good, it was just starting to sprinkle and from the dark clouds, I suspect the next group might get wet.

At Field Level - But NOT On Turf!

The Sacred Field