There are 95 days till October 17th (-: It's never to early to make travel plans (-: For those of you with an interest in adding to the fan support (Gophs will be up a game on us v.s. Michigan at neutral cite, Target Center), packaged travel deals are available to the Twin Cities through the following Northwest locations: North West World Vacation Department 1-800-800-1504 Northwest Airlines web cite: www.nwa.com Northwest Reservations # 1-800-225-2525 At the present time NW has lower fares when you are traveling any time between Aug 18th and December 16th. Mall of America excursion packages are available where travel is limited to weekend stay only. I think a past round trip from Arizona over the weekend was $150 round trip. Check this out! I've heard of packages where hotel accomodations and Mall of America coupons are all included. The Mall wants to bring in out-of-state buyers; obviously it behooves hotels and airlines to get in on special pricing to lure in potential travelers (*big spenders*) (-: Of course, our purpose is a little different-- although you're welcome to spend your money here too (-: The point is to come and add your voice to a hostile *all *Minnesotan* crowd* THE BEARS NEED YOUR PRESENCE! I'll even offer a pillow and a bit of floor to those of you who feel the need to cheer on your Bears ( all beds already reserved) ! (-: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ SWEEP Questions? vpprice aol.com P.S. I'm getting somewhat expert at juggling super saver fares with Jason's travel back and forth to Orono! Hope this info helps those wishing to extend Bear fan support into Central Time (GOPHER Land) ! (-: