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Field Trip Directions

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The following are sets of instructions, using Google Maps, to get you from WMU's Schneider Hall, on Marion Avenue to...

Congregation of Moses 2501 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo, MI 1. Head south on Marion Ave toward Wilbur Avenue - 144 feet. 2. Continue onto Business Ct - 0.1 miles. 3. Turn left at Rankin Avenue - 0.1 miles. 4. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto West Michigan Avenue - 0.1 miles. 5. Turn left at South Howard Street - 0.6 miles. 6. Turn right at Stadium Drive. The Synagogue will be on the left - 0.6 miles.

Temple B'nai Israel 4409 Grand Prairie Rd Kalamazoo, MI 49006 1. Head south on Marion Ave toward Wilbur Avenue - 144 feet. 2. Continue onto Business Ct. - 0.1 miles. 3. Turn right at Rankin Avenue - 0.2 miles. 4. Take the 1st left onto Valley Road - 0.1 miles. 5. Take the 1st right onto South Howard Steet - 0.2 miles. You should now be heading north. 6. Take the 1st right onto South Kendall Ave - 0.5 miles. 7. Turn left at West Main Steet - 0.1 miles. 8. Turn right at Nichols Road - 364 feet. 9. Turn right to stay on Nichols Road - 0.9 miles. 10. Turn left at Grand Prairie Road - Destination will be on the left 0.8 miles.

St. Gregory's Abbey 56500 Abbey Road Three Rivers, MI 1. Head south on Marion Ave toward Wilbur Avenue - 144 feet. 2. Continue onto Business Ct - 0.1 miles. 3. Turn left at Rankin Avenue - 0.1 miles. 4. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto West Michigan Avenue - 0.1 miles. 5. Turn left, heading South, at Howard Street - 0.6 miles. 6. Turn right on Stadium Drive and head for US-131 - 2.2 miles. 7. At the over pass, keep in the right lane, and merge onto US-131. You should be heading South for Three Rivers. 8. Continue on US-131 for 24 miles. Do NOT take Exit 34, that will take you to Chicago. 9. At Hoffman Road (a.k.a Co. Hwy 106), which has a 4 signal lights, turn right (see Map #2). 10. You will follow Hoffman Road to Abbey Road - about 3 miles. 11. The road will 1st turn to the right (North), then left (West), and then cross Abbey Road. 12. Turn Right onto Abbey Road. The road will head North and then turn left (West) - 1.0 miles. Total travel Time: 35 minutes.

St. Augustine Cathedral 542 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 1. Head south on Marion Ave toward Wilbur Avenue - 144 feet. 2. Continue onto Business Ct - 0.1 miles. 3. Turn right at Rankin Avenue - 0.2 miles. 4. Take the 1st left onto Valley Road - 0.1 miles. 5. Take the 1st right onto South Howard Street, heading North - 0.2 miles. 6. Take the 1st right onto North Kendall Avenue - 0.5 miles. 7. Turn right at West Main Street (a.k.a M-43), heading East - 1.7 miles. 8. Turn right at West Michigan Avenue. The red brick Cathedral will be on the left.

Kalamazoo Islamic Center 1520 West Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49006 1. Head south on Marion Ave toward Wilbur Avenue - 144 feet. 2. Continue onto Business Ct. - 0.1 miles. 3. Turn right at Rankin Avenue - 0.6 miles. 4. Take the 1st right onto Gilkison Avenue - 377 feet. 5. Gilkison Ave turns left and becomes Dormitory Road - 0.4 miles. 6. Turn left at West Michigan Avenue. The Mosque will be on the left - 0.2 miles. Convent parking is behind the 'FedEx Office Print & Ship Center,' (a.k.a the old Kinko Store).

St. Thomas More Student Parish 421 Monroe Street Kalamazoo, MI 1. Head south on Marion Ave toward Wilbur Avenue - 144 feet. 2. Continue onto Business Ct. - 0.1 miles. 3. Turn right at Rankin Avenue - 0.6 miles. 4. Take the 1st right onto Gilkison Avenue - 377 feet. 5. Gilkison Ave turns left and becomes Dormitory Road - 0.4 miles. 6. Turn left at West Michigan Avenue. 7. At the University Roadhouse, turn left (North) onto Monroe Street. The Church is up the hill, on the right.

Last Updated on 02/28/2011