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re: People going to the game at Lambeau..Where are you flying into?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 1:35 pm to buford4LSU
Posted on 7/11/16 at 1:35 pm to buford4LSU
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Wicker park a safe area of town?
Wicker Park is an awesome area of town. At 11pm on a weekend, you'll want to hit the bars. (I'm not being sarcastic, Wicker Park is great).
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 7/11/16 at 2:08 pm to Chucktown_Badger
yo badger, thinking of grant park, good area? I've only been once, maybe a decade ago so looking for recs.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 2:35 pm to The Egg
Great spot bro. All kinds of shite to do near the lake and the loop. Good area to walk around.
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 7/11/16 at 2:37 pm to Smalls
Smalls
I'm taking the Thursday train from Hammond. Hope there are alot of LSU fans onboard.
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Thursday
I'm taking the Thursday train from Hammond. Hope there are alot of LSU fans onboard.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 3:29 pm to The Egg
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yo badger, thinking of grant park, good area? I've only been once, maybe a decade ago so looking for recs.
Check out Millenium Park. All sorts of cool stuff to see and do around there. The bean, the water fountain, the gardens, the walkway over to the lake, Navy Pier.
On a summer holiday weekend, I'd never suggest Navy Pier, but if you're going for a walk, head on over there and check it out. If for nothing else you'll get a lake breeze and a cool view looking back over downtown.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 3:35 pm to BilJ
Flying into the Belly of the Beast, Madison see if I can get some of these Badger fans riled up before the game
Posted on 7/11/16 at 3:38 pm to SLCTiger22
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Flying into the Belly of the Beast, Madison see if I can get some of these Badger fans riled up before the game
If you have some time you should check out state street, library mall, the Terrace...it's gorgeous down there.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 3:38 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Wicker park a safe area of town?
Wicker Park is a haven of ersatz lumberjack hipsters with waxed handlebars and a taste for obscure microbrews featuring anime-inspired labels. But it is safe. The greatest risk is being bombarded with a sriracha-breathed disquisition on the moral weight of Arcade Fire's first album.
(That's a bit of hyperbole. It's still the city, so exercise reasonable caution. But it's a safe, gentrified neighborhood.)
Posted on 7/11/16 at 6:15 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Just bought my tickets.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:45 am to SLCTiger22
If in Madison.....Memorial Union Terrace is a must. I would also do Essen Haus and some boot drinking. If you are younger and into the bars...there are plenty of options near State Street.
Enjoy America's greatest college town
Enjoy America's greatest college town
Posted on 7/12/16 at 6:44 am to DmitriKaramazov
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Wicker Park is a haven of ersatz lumberjack hipsters with waxed handlebars and a taste for obscure microbrews featuring anime-inspired labels. But it is safe. The greatest risk is being bombarded with a sriracha-breathed disquisition on the moral weight of Arcade Fire's first album.
Eh, I think this particular tag is starting to fade from Wicker Park.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 12:27 pm to BilJ
Round trip NOLA to Green Bay.
Got a Direct flight on way back.
Sleeping walking distance to Lambeau.
NOT CHEAP
Got a Direct flight on way back.
Sleeping walking distance to Lambeau.
NOT CHEAP
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 1:02 pm to sostan
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Got a Direct flight on way back.
Damn. I didn't know GB had direct flights that long. Guessing it was maybe added due to demand from the game.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 2:16 pm to SLCTiger22
I will be flying into Madison as well.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 2:23 pm to BilJ
Houston to Chicago on 8/27 then renting a car. Cubs on the 29th, Harley Davidson & Miller Brewing in Milwaukee on 31th. Our hotel is in Depere. Geaux Tigers
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 2:48 pm to jlovel7
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I will be flying into Madison as well.
For everyone spending a night (or two) in downtown Madison, here's some [hopefully] helpful information...
- Downtown Madison is located on an isthmus, which means it is located on a narrow strip of land with Lake Mendota to the West and Lake Monona to the East.
- With Mendota's orientation, you'll get great views of the sunset over the lake. Coincidentally, UW-Madison's campus is located along the shores of Mendota and you can get tremendous sights from Memorial Union Terrace. The Union was the first of its kind in the U.S. to sell beer and it remains one of the most-popular hang-outs during the summer and fall months. About half of it is undergoing renovation, but still hard to beat.
- For some great views over Lake Monona, head over to Monona Union Terrace (no affiliation with UW-Madison), which is east past the Capitol.
- The Capitol Square and Bascom Hill ("heart" of UW-Madison) is connected by State Street, which is a pedestrian-only passageway. The only vehicles allowed on State Street are city buses.
- Along State Street are a number of boutique shops, restaurants, and bars. There are also a number of bars a block off State Street, too. On the lower-end of State Street, closer to campus, are more bars targeted to college students. If you're looking to be in this scene, since it is first weekend all students are back, head to Brats, KK, Wandos, Chasers, City, Mondays, Double U, Madhatters, Vintage, Church Key, and Whiskey Jacks (though I do not consider this a "college bar").
- A couple restaurants/bars near these college bars that might be worth checking out are Dotty Dumpling's Dowry and Nitty Gritty (food is mediocre).
- As you move further up State Street toward the Capitol Square, you'll run into bars that feature a mix of college students + young professionals / graduate students. Some of these bars include Paul's Club, Plaza, and Tiki Shack. Ivory Room is a piano bar less than a block off State Street and Silver Dollar is a dive-bar with a shuffleboard table.
- Once you reach the Capitol Square, you'll find some tremendous bars, lounges, cocktail bars, cigar bars, restaurants, etc. If they aren't on the Square, they are a block (or two) off it.
- If you're on the Square... (1) Coopers Tavern has a great beer list, (2) Old Fashioned makes awesome cheese curds, burgers, and stiff Old Fashioneds, and (3) L'Etoile, Graft and Graze are all Farm-to-Table establishments.
- As you move off the Square, around the King Street area, I highly recommend Merchant, Lucille, Maduro (cigar bar), and Opus Lounge for excellent cocktails. If you move off the Square, towards W Main Street, I can't recommend Genna's and Tornado Room enough.
- For other bars, Argus, Tipsy Cow, Natt Spill, Great Dane are all great spots.
- Other than these food/bar choices, I recommend walking around campus, checking out Camp Randall, Union South (a second student union that was completed in 2011), walk along Lakeshore Path, etc.
- The beautiful thing about Madison is that campus and downtown are very much intertwined and walking distance from one another.
Sorry for the long post, but figured I would lay some of Madison out since there's been several people heading to Madison before Green Bay.
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:13 pm to hoopsgalore
Just booked the "Rally Bus" from Milwaukee to Lambeau for $45 per person.Leaves Milwaukee at 8:11am on Saturday and returns 45 minutes after the game. Anybody have any experience?
And we'll be traveling from Chicago to Milwaukee on Friday. Any recommendations on the best way of getting there without renting a car?
And we'll be traveling from Chicago to Milwaukee on Friday. Any recommendations on the best way of getting there without renting a car?
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:40 pm to nolaTiger24
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And we'll be traveling from Chicago to Milwaukee on Friday. Any recommendations on the best way of getting there without renting a car?
Amtrak train. Direct, inexpensive, convenient. Leaves several times a day from Union Station.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:57 pm to DmitriKaramazov
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Amtrak train. Direct, inexpensive, convenient. Leaves several times a day from Union Station.
And you can drink on it
Just make sure to go all the way into milwaukee and not the airport.
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