As corny as that might be, there are enough i, e and o’s in Vannieuwenhoven to rationalize playing on the words of the “Old MacDonald” nursery rhyme as a lead-in to yet another only-in-Green Bay story. Because “on their farm,” the Vannieuwenhovens had a pro football stadium adjoining their backyard; or, to reverse the wording, what is now Lambeau Field had a farm in its parking lot. Tonight, when the Packers play host to the Chicago Bears, it will be one day shy of the 60th anniversary of the dedication of what was then officially named Green Bay City Stadium.
The Vannieuwenhovens had a farm
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Lambeau Field turns 60
