We left St. Ignace bound for Green Bay. Our route would take us all the way up to the top of the UP (Upper Peninsula, for those who missed our last session). This would take us within 20ish miles of the Canadian border. Who can pass up that opportunity, eh?
Customs checkpoint
This ship is going through the Soo Locks
We saw ice chunks floating in the water.
Sault Ste. Marie is pronounced Soo Saint Marie. We asked a road worker because we just really needed to know. It’s the last Michigan city before Canada. The St. Mary River is a natural border between the US and Canada.
Then it was on to Wisconsin.
This draft horse exhibit outside the Welcome Center has real wood logs. The boys were surprised by that.
Now, since Ean’s visit to the ER, our trip has been uneventful in the bad news department. And we weren’t complaining! But just as we were leaving Chicago, the generator decided it’d had enough. We called around to the areas we’d be visiting in the next few days to see if anyone could fit us in to take a look. Nope. Nope. And nope.
So we found a shop in Green Bay that could help us. The problem was, Green Bay was over a week away. Not to worry. God was going before us. The weather was always nice, and if it got a little warm, that didn’t last long. We never need the main AC, which was our biggest concern. Had this happend even a week earlier, it would’ve been miserable.
We made it to Green Bay, got the generator dropped off into capable hands, and carried on with our schedule. Here we come, Lambeau Field!!
Albert and I had been to Lambeau field fourteen years ago, and a lot has changed since then. The stadium is still just as nice and new looking, but they opened a venue called Titletown, USA.
It’s free and open to the public. There’s a playground, a really nice artificial turf field you can play on. Anyone can come there to exercise or workout, or just to play and have fun. The boys couldn’t believe their eyes!
This is an awesome training hill. In the winter, you can sled down it. They also have an ice rink in the winter. Restaurants are open year-round, and there’s a cart of books parents can borrow while hear to read to their little ones. And you’ll find ping-pong, foosball, shuffle board, bocce ball, horse shoes, patio tables with chairs…it’s amazing what they have here for people to enjoy.
We left Titletown to visit Lambeau Field across the street.
This a giant-sized Lombardi Trophy, the Superbowl trophy named after the great Packers coach, Vince Lombardi.
Three cheesy heads
When driving around Green Bay, the support the city shows its teams is obvious. We saw many GB Packers license plates. Even their garbage cans are green and yellow. If your team isn’t Green Bay, then taking out the garbage each week is no fun!
And if your house catches on fire, the fire department is going to have to use a yellow and green hydrant to put it out. The only consolation you have if you’re not a Packer fan is if your dog uses it as a bathroom. But I’ve gotta say, the pride this city shows is infectious!
A Malo Walkabout 