Day 2 - Nashville

We started day 2 in much the same way as day 1 - we set an alarm clock for 12:30 a.m., but this time our flight was on schedule, and we were on the road to the Twin Cities by about 1:15 a.m. The roads were awful, and we hit two areas of black ice, which made for interesting travel :)  We got to the airport in plenty of time, and enjoyed a very uneventful flight to Nashville. Craig met us there and brought us to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Talk about opulent! I spent the better part of Wednesday photographing the three main indoor garden areas; more about that tomorrow.

One of the many water features at Gaylord Opryland.

The grand staircase.

Warm welcome for Culvers franchise owners and employees

Once settled into our rooms, we spent the afternoon at Culver's trade show. On Tuesday evening, Culver's reserved the famous Wildhorse Saloon exclusively for Reunion guests. We dressed up in country western garb, piled onto a coach bus, and headed to downtown Nashville for a really fun night that included a great meal, and a performance by country music star, Craig Morgan. Danne, the manager for the North Mankato Culvers was particularly excited to see him perform.

Left - right - Craig, Danne, Bobby, Don, Mary and Brian

 Here are a few shots of Craig Morgan. He put on one heck of a show! We learned that most of his band mates are from Wisconsin!