The “Frozen Tundra” – Historic Lambeau Field

The Atrium

One highlight of our recent trip was our Tour of Historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We have attended 3 football games there but getting a “behind the scenes” tour was great! Lambeau Field is the oldest continually operated NFL stadium. It first opened in 1957 as “City Stadium”. In 1965 it was renamed for Packers founder and long-time coach, Curly Lambeau. In 2007, the stadium was voted #1 in game-day atmosphere and fan experience by Sports Illustrated’s online poll. We met our tour guide in the Atrium at Lambeau Field. The Atrium is open every day. This is what you will find in the Atrium.

• Packers Pro Shop
• Packers Hall of Fame
• Ticket office
• Lambeau Field Tours
• 1919 Kitchen & Tap
• Special events; meetings, receptions, weddings

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On the Roof at Lambeau Field

The first place the guide took us was to one of the top floors. The indoor clubrooms on each floor are for rent, to hold meetings or events, and require a minimum of 100 people. Then we went straight to the roof. The views of the stadium from here are amazing! The large G on the South end zone lights up at night, just like the “bat” symbol!

Lambeau Field Seating

With a capacity of 81,441, Lambeau field is the 5th largest stadium in the NFL. This stadium has most of its general seating on metal bleachers, with a seating area of 18″ for each person. The fans never seem to mind though, even in the cold! The latest stadium renovation added an additional 7000 seats high in the South end zone. General seating sections are listed below:

• The lower bowl is Section 100-138, rows 1-61
• Section 300-345, rows 1-9
• Section 630-648, rows 1-10
• Section 730-750, rows 1-19 (nosebleed seating

Premium seating

The premium club seating is both indoor and outdoor. There are 3000 seats in each setting; outdoor sections 403-435, indoor sections 470-492 and 670-694. The Miller Lite Lounge and Festival Food MVP deck, are private seating areas. The Champions Club is a 5300 square foot private area in the south end zone with connecting south loft(roof deck), capacity is 225. The stadium has 168 private suites with can be rented for; full season, partial season or single game. I know what I want for my next birthday! The suite perks include:

• seating for 12-36 guests
• 2-3 parking passes
• comfortable seating
• climate controlled
• all-inclusive food and soft drinks
• wait staff
• flatscreen TV
• private restrooms

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The “Tunnel” at Lambeau Field

The next part of the tour was really cool, we got to run through the tunnel! The same tunnel where these Top Packers ran through;

• Jerry Kramer
• Paul Hornung
• Ray Nitschke
• Forrest Gregg
• Bart Starr
• Reggie White
• Brett Favre

More great players;

• Leroy Butler
• Sterling Sharpe
• Donald Driver
• Jordy Nelson
• Clay Matthews
• Aaron Rodgers

My favorite players are Brett Favre, Reggie White, and Aaron Rodgers!

On the sidelines at Lambeau Field

After walking through the tunnel, we were on “Hallowed” ground. We were on the sidelines at Lambeau Field! They told us that stepping on the field would result in a fine and maybe jail time! Ouch! We stayed on the sidelines! It was very cool to be there and look up at the stands, this is how the Team sees everything on Sunday afternoon. It must be amazing to have all those fans cheering for you!

Living in Green Bay, Wisconsin

It’s such an awesome place to be! I think the NFL stadium of your favorite team is worth visiting! We really enjoyed the tour! The fans in Green Bay, WI are one of a kind. I lived there for over 10 years, and the football season was my favorite time of year. We would have tailgate parties at work every Friday and Packer parties every Sunday. I remember when they won the SuperBowl in 1997, the town shut down so we could line the streets and see the Packers ride through Green Bay on their bus. Go Pack Go!!

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