Dates Revealed for Packers Tailgate Tour 2014, Includes Mason Crosby, James Lofton, Others

This years annual Tailgate Tour will take place April 15-19 and take place in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Details were unveiled on Tuesday for the 2014 Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour, which will be held April 15-19. Dates are as follows:

  • April 15: Escanaba, Mich.
  • April 16: Ironwood, Mich.
  • April 17: Superior, Wis.
  • April 18: Rice Lake, Wis.
  • April 19: Merrill, Wis.

Those representing the Packers on the tour include current players kicker Mason Crosby, linebacker Brad Jones and cornerback Jarrett Bush; Packers alumni wide receiver James Lofton, quarterback Lynn Dickey and Paul Coffman as well as team president Mark Murphy.

This year's Tailgate Tour is about a month ahead of when it usually takes place in May, likely because the NFL pushed back this year's draft.

Exact locations and ticket information has not yet been released. We'll publish more information as it becomes available.

UPDATE from Packers Press Release:

The tour will take place aboard a customized motor coach emblazoned with the logo “Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour” and the phrase “Touching Down in Your Community.” In addition to the designated locations, tour celebrities will make surprise stops as the schedule allows.

The tailgate parties will welcome the players and alumni arriving at each location at 6 p.m., and will run until 8:30 p.m., except in Merrill, where the tailgate party will take place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. A local non-profit organization will host each party which will feature food, giveaways, question-and-answer sessions and autographs. Tailgate party tickets cost $30.

General admission tickets also will be available for $5, which includes access to the Q-and-A sessions as well as tailgate party activities. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Due to space limitations, no general admission tickets will be available in Ironwood.

One hundred percent of the Tailgate Tour proceeds will benefit the hosting organizations.

“The Packers are very excited to embark on the ninth annual Tailgate Tour,” said Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. “Thanks to the loyalty of our fans, this has been an extremely successful event for the past nine years. We’re excited this year to visit the northern parts of our state, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and look forward to supporting great organizations throughout the tour.”

Tickets for the tailgate parties at all locations will go on sale Friday, Feb. 28. ‘Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour’ tailgate party locations, hosting organizations and ticket information are as follows:

Escanaba: Ruth Butler Building. To benefit Lakestate Industries. Tickets on sale at Island Resort and Casino, W399 Hwy. 2&41, Harris, Mich. Tickets also available online at www.islandresortandcasino.com.
Ironwood: Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort. To benefit Ironwood Volunteer Fire Department. Tickets on sale at Super One Foods, 1480 E. Cloverland Dr., Ironwood, Mich.
Superior: Superior High School. To benefit the National Bank Commerce Spartan Sports Complex. Tickets on sale at Screen Graphics, 1327 Banks Ave., Superior.
- Rice Lake
: Barron County Fairgrounds. To benefit Benjamin’s House. Tickets on sale at Marketplace Foods, 330 S. Main St., Rice Lake; and Rainbow Home Center, 1124 Hammond Ave., Rice Lake.
- Merrill
: MARC. To benefit Riverbend Trail. Tickets on sale at Merrill Chamber of Commerce, 705 N. Center Ave., Merrill; Dave’s County Market, 300 E. 1st St., Merrill; and Drew’s Piggly Wiggly, 3404 E. Main St., Merrill. Tickets also available online at www.merrillchamber.org.

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February 22, 2014 at 08:50 am

How can our community center in Reeseville Wi. Get on the tour route? We need to make money to maintain and pay for our building..we do a monthly fish fry to help maintain it.

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