A limited van shuttle service will run on Friday and Sunday between Northfield and the Twin Cities airport explicitly for the MTMW conference. Participants who use the shuttle must make reservations and prepay on the registration form. All shuttle reservations must be received by May 1. The shuttle will pick-up conference participants at Door #1 of the baggage claim area in the lower level of the terminal (east end of terminal by the Police Lost and Found Station). Fare for the shuttle is $20.00 round trip prepaid with advance registration form.
- Shuttle Schedule:
Friday 5/16: Depart Airport: 10:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m. Sunday 5/18: Depart Northfield: 11:00 a.m.; 1:00 p.m.; 3:00 p.m.
(Driving time is approximately 50 minutes to 1 hour)
The local arrangement committee reserves the right to re-arrange arrival and departure times for shuttle riders to earlier or later times if needed. We will confirm your shuttle reservations and pick-up times.
Driving to Northfield by Car:
Northfield is located approximately forty miles south of the
Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area,
approximately sixty miles northwest of Rochester, MN, and approximately
seventy miles
north of Albert Lea, MN.
- From the Southeast:
Take I-90 to the Rochester exit (Highway 52).
Proceed north on Hwy 52 to the Hwy 19 (Cannon Falls) exit.
Turn west (left) on Hwy 19, go approximately 7 miles to a "T" intersection; turn left to follow Hwy 19.
Proceed one mile, and turn right to continue on Hwy 19.
Proceed approximately 7 more miles to Northfield (Hwy 19 becomes Division Street in Northfield; Carleton College will be on your left as you approach town).
Turn left at the first stop sign you come to (2nd street).
Go up the hill three blocks to Winona Street, turn left and proceed one block.
The large brown building in front of you and to the right (across from the Chapel) is the Music and Drama Center. - From the South:
Take I-35 from Albert Lea to the Northfield exit, exit 69.
Proceed east (right) on St. Hwy 19 about 7 miles to Northfield.
The first stoplight is St. Hwy 3.
Turn left (north) on Hwy 3 and proceed to the first stoplight (2nd St.).
Turn right on 2nd Street, cross the bridge, and continue on past the stop sign at Division Street.
Go up the hill three blocks to Winona Street.
Turn left (north) on Winona and proceed one block.
The large brown building in front of you and to the right (across from the Chapel) is the Music and Drama Center. - From the Twin Cities Airport:
Take Hwy 5 west to I-494 west. Get off at I-35W South (Albert Lea) exit.
Head south on I-35W (merges with I-35E to become I-35).
Proceed to Northfield exit (exit 69). Turn east (left) on St. Hwy 19, and proceed approximately seven miles to Northfield.
The first stoplight you encounter in Northfield is St. Hwy 3. Turn left (north) on Hwy 3 and proceed to the first stoplight (2nd St.).
Turn right on 2nd Street, cross the bridge, and continue on past the stop sign at Division Street.
Go up the hill three blocks to Winona Street. Turn left (north) on Winona and proceed one block.
The large brown building in front of you and to the right (across from the Chapel) is the Music and Drama Center.
Conference Location and Parking:
All sessions will be held in the Music and Drama Center on the Carleton campus (see map). Parking is free but space is limited. You may use any open spaces in the campus parking lots surrounding the Music and Drama Center, or you may also park on the adjacent streets in regular parking zones.
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David Loberg Code, School of Music, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008. E-mail: code@wmich.edu
http://www.wmich.edu/mus-theo/mtmw97_tra.html Revised: 13.Feb.1997