Travelers’ checks

Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the Central Time Zone, is about an eight-hour drive from Cleveland and just a brief flight away. I flew United into Appleton International Airport after a stop at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. However, flying into Green Bay’s Austin Straubel International Airport would land you closer to football nirvana.

Get information to help plan a trip at GreenBay.com.

I stayed at the Kress Inn, 300 Grand St., De Pere,

Wisconsin, 920-403-5100, KressInn.com. On the campus of the small private St. Norbert College, the hotel is a short drive to Green Bay and offers an included continental breakfast and WiFi. It’s worth borrowing the Kress’ pair of bicycles (a man’s and a woman’s) to jump on the nearby Fox River Trail (foxrivertrail.com/ index.htm), which runs for 25 miles, 10 of them paved.

Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, 1265 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay, 920-569-7500, Packers.com. Consider a stadium tour (bit.ly/1MFhJHy).

1919 Kitchen & Tap: Lambeau

Field Sports Bar & Gastropub, on the First Floor Atrium of the stadium, 920965-6970, 1919kitchenandtap.com.

Under the Lights of Lambeau, 1845 S. Oneida St., 920-217-3632, UndertheLightsofLambeau.com.

Badger State Brewing Co., 90 Tony Canadeo Run, 920634-5687, BadgerStateBrewing.com.

Titletown Brewing Co., 200 Dousman St., 920-4372337, TitletownBrewing.com.

Union Hotel & Restaurant, 200 N. Broadway, De Pere, 920-336-6131, Facebook.com/UnionHotelDePere.