Getting to Michigan Friends Center

Electronic navigation:

  • 1125 Long Lake Road, Chelsea, MI 48118 gives the closest results in Google Maps
  • Decimal latitude and longitude is 42.348723394887514 -84.05546920257434
  • Sexagesimal latitude and longitude is N42°20’55.404″ W84°3’19.689″

Directions from I-96

  • Take the M-52 exit (exit #122 south, roughly midway between Lansing and Howell)
  • Zigzag left and right as M-52 goes through Stockbridge
  • After you pass Green Lake on the right (a few miles before reaching Chelsea), look for Clark Lake Road on the right.
  • Turn right on Clark Lake Road.
  • Take the first right after Oakdale Drive.
  • The Center is the first building on the left.

Directions from I-94

  • Take exit #159 (M-52) from I-94
  • Drive north through Chelsea on M-52. About two miles north of Chelsea, turn left on Waterloo Road (marked by a large sign).
  • Bear right at your first opportunity onto Oakridge Road.
  • Angle right onto Clark Lake Road at stop sign.
  • Take the first driveway on the left
  • The Center is the first building on the left.

Distances

Ann Arbor, MI 20 miles
Lansing, MI 40 miles
Detroit, MI 60 miles
Toledo, OH 60 miles
Kalamazoo, MI 100 miles

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“The rustic setting, trees, and grounds put everyone at ease. All day-to-day distractions were removed and the facility was cost-effective. To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing like it this close to Ann Arbor.”
– A University of Michigan Staffer