Michael Vande Walle, also known as Uncle Mike, has won more than 100 baking competitions, including the North American Kringle Champion. What is a kringle? It’s a large buttery, flaky Danish pastry filled with gooey goodness, rolled into a pretzel shape, and topped with frosting. When in Green Bay, you definitely need a kringle, and the place to get it is Uncle Mike’s Bake Shoppe. Did you know Kohler is also a premium chocolatier? Order a shot of Kohler Original Recipe Dark Chocolate Brandy, perhaps on the rocks with a splash of soda. The panoramic bar has outdoor balcony seating with firepits. House specialties include pork tenderloin and sturgeon, both wood-fired. Lodge Kohler’s fifth-floor restaurant, Taverne in the Sky, is notable for open-flame rotisserie cuisine and awesome views of Lambeau Field. (The state is a leading cheese producer.) A green retro pickup truck is filled with foamy cheesehead hats, a snarky reference to Wisconsin residents. Packers Pro Shop is worth a whirl not only for green-and-gold tees and tchotchkes but upscale goods sprinkled with Packers logos like Tommy Bahama and Dooney and Bourke. You’ll learn the history of this once-scrappy team and how it became beloved Super Bowl champs, view the advertising-free playing field, and drool over the treasure trove of shiny trophies and rings on display. You probably won’t see them play because games have sold out since the 1960s, and the wait for season tickets is 100,000 names long (but if you insist, find a legit ticket broker.) Instead, book a stadium tour paired with admission to the Packers Hall of Fame and Museum. (I’m not and I did.) Green Bay is the smallest city in the National Football League to host a team. You don’t have to be a football enthusiast or a Green Bay Packers fan to enjoy touring the team’s home, Lambeau Field. Visit the winery for flights and tours, then sit back on the terrace and savor your sips. The winery grows cool-climate grapes specially bred to withstand freeze and frost, and presses them into unique-to-Wisconsin fruit-forward reds, whites, and roses from sweet to dry to bubbly. After all, the 44th parallel north runs through renowned wine regions Tuscany and Bordeaux. Wisconsin’s frigid winters might not seem conducive to premium winemaking, but the folks at Parallel 44 Winery proved differently. The Zippin Pippin will cost you 4 tickets. Entrance and parking are free, and most ride tickets are 25 cents. Catch a ride on the wooden Zippin Pippin roller coaster, a replica of Elvis Presley’s favorite ride at a Memphis theme park. Choose from 23 nostalgic rides and attractions like bumper cars, choo-choo train, tilt-a-whirl, and Ferris wheel. One of the oldest amusement parks in the country, Bay Beach Amusement Park has thrilled visitors of all ages for more than a century. My Green Bay Stone massage was elevated with basalt rocks gleaned from Lake Michigan. Save some me-time for a lounge-about in the Hydromassage Experience Pool, a state-of-the-art therapeutic whirlpool designed by Kohler hydro pros. Before or after your treatment, indulge in the thermal suite of amenities that includes a steam room, sauna, and cool-plunge pool. Lightly scented Hollyhock is the spa’s signature fragrance. The menu lists massages, hydrotherapy, Vichy shower, wraps, facials, and salon services, many incorporating Kohler body care products. Yes, it’s the same Kohler name known world-over for luxe bath and shower fixtures and design innovations. Relax or reinvigorate at the elegant Kohler Waters Spa at Lodge Kohler. The annual calendar features a lights festival in winter and outdoor concerts in summer. Other gardens celebrate conifers, hostas, apple trees, and even Vietnam veterans. A hosta-and-shade perennial glen flourishes around a peaceful stream and the constructed ruin of a stone spring house. An herbal display features medicinal, culinary, and ornamental specimens. Throughout the 47 sprawling acres, intersected with meandering paths and trails, are more than two dozen showy gardens and architectural structures. The formal gardens and natural areas at Green Bay Botanical Garden showcase the area’s outdoor beauty all four seasons.
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