Laughery Creek Currents

He's just sleeping......

Since Angy and I were out of town last weekend, we are not sure what happened at the Creek.   There may have been someone there, but I haven’t a clue.  Angy and I will be there this weekend, but will get a late start because of work.   We should roll in around 1:30 or 2pm.   The weather looks balmy considering it is January, but we’ll manage.   We have lots to do, all fun, and look forward to doin’ it.

I’ve got a science project working as we speak (read?).   One of our unlucky bucks was found in the field near Sner’s Gobler’s Knob with a 1/2″ hole in his side.   He managed to elude his hunters, but died an early death in our field.   At first I was going to push him with the tractor into the woods where he will properly feed all the carnivores in the forest, but then I had a better idea.   I found him three weeks ago, and two weeks ago I placed my game camera on him.   We know he is going to be eaten, why not see who comes to dinner?   I would imagine our coyote friends will attend, also turkey vultures, possum, neighborhood dogs, maybe even an eagle.  Since I haven’t been there in two weeks, there might be a lot of photos to check out.  If there are some really cool shots, you know I’ll share them with you.

It’s no secret, Angy and I went to Green Bay, Wisconsin for New Year’s Eve, and, since we were there, we thought we would catch a game with their local football team, the Green Bay Packers.  We arrived on Friday evening, after a terrible rainy, foggy drive through a terrible Chicago traffic jam.   We made it in 9 hours, should have taken 8, and gained an hour because of the time change.   We checked in to our motel, about a mile from Lambeau Field, and then went to check out Lambeau.   What we found was pretty amazing.

Lambeau is where the Green Bay Packers play every weekend from August through January, on a good year.  What we found out was that although Lambeau is where the Packers play, it is much more than that.  We walked in the Atrium on the North end of the stadium.  The Atrium is a huge entrance way into the stadium, but also the entrance to the Pro Shop, the Packer’s museum, the Packers Hall of Fame, and Curly’s Pub, a sports bar that is all about the Packers and faces the parking lot where the players park their car and walk into the locker rooms.  We had a few cocktails and went back to our motel.

On Saturday, we ate breakfast at the motel restaurant, then went to Lambeau Field.   We went through the Pro Shop, then went to the museum and a history lesson on the Packers, then we went to the Hall of Fame.   It was there we had pictures taken of us and four Lombardi Super Bowl Trophies.   It was an awesome day, then we took the stadium tour.  Wow.  We were up in the Skyboxes, where people like you and me would never see a game, we walked onto the field through the tunnel where the players enter the field, all led by a Packer Tour Guide who was enjoyable and informative.   Lambeau Field is much more than a football field.   We got back to Curly’s in time to watch the Bearcat Bowl game, watching for Creeker’s Ross, Lucky Luke, Snerfy, and L.G., but never saw them.  I was getting pictures text to me during the game, so I thought I was there.   Bearcats won, and we celebrated at Curly’s fairly late into the evening.

Watching UC at Curly's

On Gameday, we ate breakfast at the motel, complete with a Bloody Mary.  We dressed appropriately for a snowy, windy day in Wisconsin, and walked about a mile to Lambeau.   We were at our seats by 11, an hour before the game.  It was stadium seating on aluminum benches, and they pack you in like sardines.   You couldn’t get cold if you were naked, and two guys in front of us took their shirts off the whole game.   It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that they finally made it on TV (we were right behind them) and I’m sure they were purple on a color TV.  The game was awesome, Rodgers didn’t play, but his back up Flynn threw 6 touchdown passes for a Packers franchise record.  The Packers won 45-41 in a scorefest, with 1,000 yards passing.   What a game.  We were 17 rows off the field, Lambeau Leaps were right in front of us.

Bare's Fans?

After the game, we went to Curly’s to get warm.   We got right in, got a table, and watched the Bengals game.   We didn’t leave Curly’s until 8 or so, taking pictures and saying goodbye to one hell of a weekend.   We were in Green Bay for the weekend and only went to our motel and Lambeau Field.  That is all we did and had a great time.      Lambeau is open 7 days a week and there are people there all the time.  There are eateries, shops, receptions, conventions, and even Packer stuff like the Hall of Fame, Pro Shop, and Curly’s (named after Curly Lambeau, the team founder).   Even the outside is cool, with statues of Lombardi and Curly, a tailgating section, and the players parking lot where the kids hang out for autographs.   The history, the 15-1 season, the neighborhood around Lambeau, the people, and all the things to do there, all make Lambeau Field a mecca for football fans, as it should be.  We are already planning our next trip.  Hopefully the Super Bowl party will be at my house again this year.   Go Pack Go.

Number 5 this year?

Meanwhile, back at the Creek.   I imagine Zugs will be there Friday night, Angy and I will be there Saturday afternoon.   The weather looks great for anytime of year, even greater in January.  The fire will be big, the food will be good, and I won’t mention the Packers until someone else brings it up.  Come and see our deer decomposition project, and walk the trails with us.   It is always a good time, but it’s better when you are there.  See you at the Creek.

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