Barbara A. Rider Colloquium
Directions to the Fetzer Center
Strategically located midway between Chicago and Detroit, the Fetzer Center is easily accessible from both I-94 and U.S 131. Kalamazoo is served daily by Amtrak, two major and several commuter airlines.
From I-94 Detroit (East) and Chicago (West)
At Exit #75, turn north onto Oakland Drive, drive 2.7 miles; turn left onto Howard
Street, go 1.1 miles; turn right onto West Michigan Avenue. Follow the roundabout to
the second turn, which is Rankin and exit. Go to the stop sign turn right onto Business
Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center
parking area, Lot 72F.
From US 131 (North) Grand Rapids, Muskegon
At Exit #36A, turn east onto Stadium Drive, drive 2.2 miles: to Howard Street; turn
left and go 0.6 miles; turn right onto West Michigan Avenue. Follow the roundabout to
the second turn, which is Rankin and exit. Go to the stop sign and turn right onto
Business Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right into the
Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F.
From M-43 North of Kalamazoo
Follow westbound M-43 through downtown Kalamazoo (Gull Road—Riverview
Avenue—East Michigan Avenue—Kalamazoo Avenue—West Main Street) until reaching
Solon Street (the fourth traffic light after Kalamazoo Avenue merges with West Main
Street and becomes two-way traffic, near Kalamazoo College). Turn left onto Solon
and drive south 0.5 miles where Solon turns into Howard Street. At the light turn left
onto West Michigan Avenue. Follow the roundabout to the second turn, which is
Rankin and exit. Go to the stop sign and turn right onto Business Court then left into
the large parking lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot
#72F.
From Downtown Kalamazoo
Drive westerly on Stadium Drive (Business Route 131). At Howard Street turn right
and drive 0.6 miles; at the light turn right onto West Michigan Avenue. Follow the
roundabout to the second turn, which is Rankin and exit. Go to the stop sign and turn
right onto Business Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right
into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F.
From M-43 West of Kalamazoo
Drive easterly past US 131 and after 1.9 miles, turn right onto Solon Avenue and drive
south 0.5 miles where Solon turns into Howard Street. At the light turn left onto West
Michigan Avenue. Follow the roundabout to the second turn, which is Rankin and exit.
Go to the stop sign and turn right onto Business Court then left into the large parking
lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F.