Bucky Badger & the UW Marching Band Come to Chicago!

It's almost football season again and we're gearing up for an exciting fun filled event with Bucky Badger & the UW Marching Band! From 2pm - 5pm on Sunday August 12th, on the corner of Racine & Nelson there will be a special all ages block party featuring the University of Wisconsin Marching Band and one of the most famous mascots of all time, Bucky Badger! The University of Wisconsin Marching Band's Fifth Quarter is one of its most recognizable traditions! They will play an arrangement of Fifth Quarter Favorites such as "On Wisconsin," "You've Said It All," "Space Badgers," "Dance Little Bird," (The Chicken Dance), "Beer Barrel Polka," "Tequila," "Hey Baby," "Swingtown," & "The Time Warp," and much much more! PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAT2uy3JQ9E Why are we hoping that you list this event and include it in your critics’ choice section? There has been a lot of talk about the Big Ten in the news. There is a lighter side to the conference than tragedy at Penn State. We want people to see that! We are coming back to football season and we want people to remember the best parts of the sports including friends and family! And beyond that, it’s great music performed by one of the premiere brass bands in the country! Did you know that there are more Wisconsin Alumni in Chicago than anywhere else outside of Wisconsin? Of course, fans of all teams are invited to check out our event! We want you to come out sing along with the band, take your picture with THE Bucky Badger and have fun, dance the Time Warp with a full marching band!

XLV & XXXI Champions Come to Packerpalooza

Packerpalooza is our post season celebration of the green & gold will include music, fun, food, drinks and giveaways...
And there's more.
In the past we've had Leroy Butler, Ahman Green, Gilbert Brown, Frank Winters, & others celebrate the best team in football, the Green Bay Packers!
This year our party will be Sunday 4/29 at the end of the NFL draft selections! Cheer with us as we welcome new Green Bay Packers to our team! GO PACK GO!
We will be treated to a performance by Pat McCurdy! He wrote a number of songs about the Packers, including "I Love the Green & Gold" and Wisconsin!


And now for the moment you've been waiting for... The Packers players we are bringing to Packerpalooza on Sunday April 29th... 3 Super Bowl Champions

This year we present the backbone of the offensive. The Pack's Offensive Line creates holes for the run game and time for our QB to connect with our wide receivers!

Frank Winters - Veteran center for the Pack (1992-2002) Super Bowl XXXI Champion and 1996 Pro Bowl player and Hall of Fame Inductee

Mark Tauscher - Wisconsin's Very Own - Career Wisconsin Badger & Green Bay Packer (2000-2010) Right Tackle. Super Bowl XLV Champion. Walter Payton Man of the Year for all of the excellent charity work he does!!!
Here is a great interview with Mark Tauscher from the program Wisconsin Reflections.

Chad Clifton - Packers Career Veteran Left Tackle (2000-Present) Super Bowl XLV Champion and Two Time Pro Bowl Selection.

We will have a small handful of T-Shirts available for purchase at the event!

SUPER BOWL CHILI COOK-OFF TOMORROW

First Place will receive $75

Second Place will receive $50

Third Place will receive $25

All Chili entrees will receive a Will’s Hunting Cap!

9:30am – Doors open! Full menu is available; Breakfast is served until 1:30pm

10:00am – 2011 NFC Divisional Playoffs - Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons (original network broadcast shown commercial-free)

12:00pm – 2011 NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears (original network broadcast shown commercial-free)

2:00pm – Super Bowl XLV - Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (original network broadcast shown commercial-free). Game Day Raffle will be held at the conclusion of this game.

4:00pm – Super Bowl XLVI – Pre-Game Coverage – NY Giants vs. New England Patriots

5:30pm – Super Bowl XLVI – NY Giants vs. New England Patriots

Judging will take place during halftime and winners to be announced at the end of the 3rd Quarter! Also, we’ll be announcing the winner of a Green Bay Packers Share!!! You can still enter tomorrow before the game to win!

Packerpalooza 2011 at Will's Northwoods Inn

The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl this year. It is not easy to be a Packers fan in Chicago. This year has been extra difficult and special to our fans. Green Bay faced off 3 times this season, in hard fought contests, including the NFC Championship which secured the Packers spot and eventually the win in Super Bowl XLV. To honor the team, the fans and the community that gather for their favorite sport to cheer on their favorite team, we annually produce Packerpalooza!
This year should be even better than ever. We're looking forward to heroes from Super Bowl's XXXI & XLV coming to Will's Northwoods Inn on Sunday May 1, 2011!
We'll have more details shortly, but in the meantime, please connect with us on our Facebook event page!

Celebrating in the Lombardi Room at Will's Northwoods Inn

Chicago ABC Local Pack Fans Celebrate Super Bowl Win

Will's Northwoods Inn News Articles, Press and Media

Will's Northwoods has received national media attention for being the #1 Packers Bar in Chicago and the place to be to watch the NFC Championship against the Chicago Bears. I hope you enjoy the articles. Regular patrons are quoted a number of times! If you happen to find more, please email us the link you've discovered!

A little slice of Cheeseland in Lakeview by Steve Johnson
Jan 21, 2011 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-21/entertainment/ct-live-0122-packers-bar-20110121_1_lakeview-jermichael-finley-packers-party

Packers-Bears: Packers Fans In Chicago By Lauren Leamanczyk
Jan 21, 2011 http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/114402684.html

Packers-Bears: Packers Bar Is Green-and-Gold Oasis in Windy City By Jay Sorgi
Jan 19, 2011 http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/114196159.html

Fan Game Prediction Packers Bear Fans w interview at Will's Northwoods
http://www.youtube.com/v/BJ9uu27JMtg

Jermichael Finley at Wills bar By WLUK Rachel Monick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubZz5tkXNk

Fox News Chicago Visits Wills Northwoods 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZWu6HNeL5c

CBS Packers Fans To Flock To Lakeview Bar 2011
January 21, 2011 http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/01/21/packers-fans-to-flock-to-lakeview-bar/

North Side Packers Bar Gearing Up 2011
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=7908022

Chicago Packers fans excited about big win
Sunday, January 23, 2011 http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=7914612

Bears Fans In Chicago Optimistic Packers Are Favored To Win Sunday's Game
January 19, 2011 http://www.wisn.com/sports/26546005/detail.html

A Packers bar in the heart of Bears country
http://www.wkow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13888273
http://www.wkow.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=5493131&at1=Sport&h1=Packers bar in Chicago&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

A home away from home for Packers fans
Jan 21, 2011 http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/A-home-away-from-home-for-Packers-fans-114402349.html
http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/A-home-away-from-home-for-Packers-fans-114402349.html

Packin’ in Packers fans in Lakeview
Jan 21, 2011 http://www.suntimes.com/3409490-417/packers-bar-fans-bears-fan.html

Packers-Bears: Packers Bar Is Green-and-Gold Oasis in Windy City
1/19/2011 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41151093/ns/local_news-milwaukee_wi/

USA TODAY: Day before title game, Cheeseheads thrive in Chicago's Packer oasis
Jan 22, 2011 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/01/day-before-title-game-cheeseheads-thrive-in-chicagos-packer-oasis/1

PICTURES: Fans watching the NFC Championship game at Will's Northwoods Inn
Joshua Coenen / January 23, 2011 http://www.fox6now.com/sports/football/packers/witi-20110124-nfc-champ-at-wills,0,2901053.photogallery

Will's Northwoods Inn
A Wisconsin Bar

Will's Northwoods Packer Season

Thank you to all of our friends at Will's who came out to cheer on the Packers throughout the season! You guys are the best! We used pictures we took or were tagged in from August through last Sunday's NFC Championship game. We really appreciate your support!

A home away from home for Packers fans

WFRV News

Story Created: Jan 21, 2011 at 9:43 PM CST

Story Updated: Jan 21, 2011 at 10:22 PM CST
CHICAGO, Ill. (WFRV) -- For fans heading to Chicago for the big game there is a place that feels like a home away from home.

While sitting in a Chicago bar nearly 20 years ago, Wisconsin native John Bunge realized he missed his home state's taverns.

"It dawned on me this bar here was similar in appearance to all the bars i frequented in northern Wisconsin," Bunge said. "It had the wood paneling, all it needed was some dead animals."

So he bought the bar and began filling it with moose head, stuffed musky, and Packers memorabilia, everything that reminded him of Wisconsin and called it Will's Northwoods Inn.

"Its modeled after the Moccasin Inn in Hayward Wisconsin," Bunge said. "The effort was to make it something that people in Wisconsin would feel comfortable in."

Its no surprise Will's Northwoods Inn has become the bar for Packers fans who watch a Packers game in the Chicago area.

"Its as close to a game day experience as you can get, they have the go Pack go chant, there's a half time raffle and anywhere from 200-300 Packers fans every weekend," said Nate Meyers, a Packers fan from Chicago. "Its just a great experience, I've made a lot of friends here."

Will's even serves up some of Packers fans favorite cuisine. "We obviously do the beer brats, fried cheese curds we do Wisconsin bloody Mary's," said Kevin Kruse, a Will's employee.

On Saturday, Packers player Jermichael Finley will be at Will's Northwoods Inn from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. signing autographs and meeting fans.

Chelly Boutott reports.

WIll's On FOX Milwaukee - Packers Fans In Bears Territory - Will's Northwoods Inn

Documenting the road to the Superbowl, FOX 6 came by to talk about Packers fans in Chicago. We're hailed as a destination location second to Lambeau! Thank you for this amazing piece FOX6! We look forward to having you over again for the 183rd match up between our favorite rivalry!
 

Will's Northwoods Inn... Wisconsin in Chicago

We received a little attention from FOX 6 in Milwaukee yesterday too!
Thanks for the kudos! I hope you enjoy this piece! GO PACK GO!

Here is the Link: http://www.fox6now.com/videobeta/ffc3786e-0a63-43f2-a31f-c43001dac827/Sports/Packers-bars-located-in-Chicago-expect-large-crowds-for-NFC-Championships