Cornell to play two @ North Dakota

[Cop at Lynah]

The Grand Forks Herald is reporting that the Big Red will travel to North Dakota to play a two game series over Thanksgiving weekend.

From the Grand Forks Herald article:

Besides the Ice Breaker and GLI, the Sioux have nonconference series lined up against Cornell (at home), Harvard (in Boston) and Bemidji State (one game in Grand Forks, one in Bemidji).



http://theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/BLOGS05/80418005

[David Harding]

Link to The Grand Forks Herald itself.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=73944&freebie_check&CFID=27300537&CFTOKEN=32903053&jsessionid=883020d3d95752205684

[Rita]

Any advice or suggestions on where to stay in Grand Forks?

[Beeeej]

Outstanding.  I'm so there.

[ebilmes]

Sign me up for the CHA bus...

[bernie]

count me in

[RichH]

Raise your hand if you just spent an hour looking at travel options online...

[Beeeej]

[quote RichH]Raise your hand if you just spent an hour looking at travel options online...[/quote]

Roadtrip!!!

[Rita]

I wonder what the over/under is on the number of calls that the Hockey office receives on Monday for people wanting to be put on the ticket list.

[judy]

[quote RichH]Raise your hand if you just spent an hour looking at travel options online...[/quote]

yes. i delayed bedtime to look at flights.

someone please tell me that i don't have to fly a prop plane...

[Jim Hyla]

[quote judy][quote RichH]Raise your hand if you just spent an hour looking at travel options online...[/quote]

yes. i delayed bedtime to look at flights.

someone please tell me that i don't have to fly a prop plane...[/quote]

Fly to Winnipeg and drive down.

[David Harding]

Another choice is the Amtrak "Empire Builder"

[Rita]

[quote Beeeej][quote RichH]Raise your hand if you just spent an hour looking at travel options online...[/quote]

Roadtrip!!![/quote]

Quick thoughts... It might be cheaper to fly out on Thursday, Thanksgiving day (or, not according to Expedia) and that would also provide a buffer for bad weather. It would suck to be trapped in Chicago or Minneapolis and miss the games.

Yikes! Right now it is looking like at least $800 from either IND or BDL.

If you fly into Fargo (~ 75 miles from Grand Forks), it gets down to around $500 and you now have the option of flying on United or Northwest.  

Maybe it might be cheaper to rent a bus with pick-ups along I90-I94? ::screwy::

[Beeeej]

[quote David Harding]Another choice is the Amtrak "Empire Builder"[/quote]

At nearly 48 hours from NYC to Grand Forks, that doesn't seem like a terribly attractive option, even for only $170.

Seriously, I might just drive.

[Josh '99]

*raises hand*

From what I saw, flying to Minneapolis and driving the rest of the way to GF seems like a decent plan.