Only four games remain for fans to enjoy the Great Dane Duck Blind that they have come to know and love since it was unveiled in 2001. The popular and iconic venue that offers all you can eat and drink with a wide array of ballpark food and over 30 different beers on tap will be re-built in time for the start of the 2017 season.
The innovative 1,212 person capacity Great Dane Duck Blind was amongst the first venues in sports to offer the combination of a unique fan experience partnered with a wide variety of bottomless craft beer and all you can eat food. The venues popularity grew quickly and by the summer of 2003 it was consistently selling out. Several rounds of improvements and renovations followed on a nearly annual basis to keep up with fan demand.
Great Dane Duck Blind by the numbers:
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Fans |
432,000 |
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Burgers |
345,000 |
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Hot Dogs |
116,000 |
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Brats |
419,040 |
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Kegs of Beer |
18,000 |
The majority of the venue will be demolished to make way for the upgraded party area that will retain the Great Dane Duck Blind moniker. Details for the new venue will become public in the near future.
Fans will have an opportunity to win a party for 20 people in the new Great Dane Duck Blind on opening day in 2017. By purchasing a Great Dane Duck Blind ticket to any of the remaining four Mallards home games, each fan will be automatically entered to win this party.
To purchase tickets log onto MallardsBaseball.com, call 608-246-4277, or visit the Mallards box office at 2920 N Sherman Ave.
Additional details of the changes and renovations to the Duck Blind will be announced at a later date.
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The Madison Mallards are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 150 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.mallardsbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and set the Mallards as your favorite team.
