In the beautiful sunny, 60 degree weather we had today, Nate and I decided to take the tour of Lambeau Field. Quite impressive! Under the statues of Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi, we learned all about Packer history and lore. The Packers are publicly owned by upwards of 110,000 shareholders, their Pro Shop is by far the most financially successful of all the NFL teams, and games have been sold out since the 1960s. Season tickets can be passed down to family as far removed as 1st cousins. Thousands of people remain on the waiting list....But thanks to their support of a stadium expansion that was paid for by local tax dollars, residents of Brown County can annually enter a lottery system drawing for 6000 seats that were part of the expansion.
The tour ends by taking participants out the very tunnel that the Packers use to run out onto the field, and with piped-in audio of fans cheering, it's easy to feel the excitement of playing for such a beloved team!
Owen was so excited that he slept through most all of the tour.
