Article content By the time most football fans arrive in Green Bay, the excitement and anticipation is already sky high. But in case I needed a little pre-game pep talk, the GPS voice guiding the short drive from the airport to my Lambeau Field adjacent hotel had it covered. “Turn left on Holmgren Way.
” “Turn right on Mike McCarthy Way.” “Turn left on Bart Starr Drive.” “Turn left on Tony Canadeo Run.
” “Turn left on Brett Favre Pass.” Standing in the parking lot of the wonderful Legacy Hotel I can see the Packers logo lit up at Lambeau Field, which is just a short walk along Lombardi Ave. Some streets don’t need a first name.
Every sport has its hallowed grounds, and for football it’s hard to imagine anything better than watching a game at Lambeau Field. Being a life-long Packers fan certainly doesn’t hurt, but it doesn’t take long in Green Bay to realize that creating a positive experience for visiting fans is extremely important to the people in this city of just over 100,000. This is my third Packers pilgrimage from Toronto: It started in 2008 with a comeback playoff win over Seattle that turned out to be Brett Favre’s final Packer win in Lambeau; then it was an Aaron Rodgers’ 2012 Thursday night 7-sack win over Jay Cutler’s Chicago Bears; and this time it’s to see rising star Jordan Love take on the Houston Texans.
Over the years, I’ve driven 10 hours in the January snow, flown right into Green Bay, and flown to Milwaukee and rented a.
