Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA #24328*

Any time in 2024 (exact dates TBD)

$25 per night + $25 processing fee

How long?   1-5 nights

When?   May to October is best weather-wise

Who?  2 singles or a couple

Hosting children?   Possibly

Your host:   A member of FF Western Michigan (hobbies: photography, walking, orchids, reading, genealogy, travel)

Details:   

• single family home in a suburban area
• 2 twin beds in the same room with private bath
• many stairs in the house
  
• no pets in the house
• no smoking permitted
• host lives with her spouse

Activities: 

• lake shore is 45 min for water sports
  
• hiking
  
• dune rides (Saugatuck Dune Rides)
  
• many museums
• live theater, concerts and festivals 
• Gilmore Keyboard Festival: every other year
• National Boys tennis championships: every August
• two universities providing culture, musical and sport entertainment

About the area:

Lake Michigan of the Great Lakes. World class gardens (Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park) within an hours drive. Largest car museum in the country (Gilmore Car Museum), an air museum (Kalamazoo Air Zoo), Gerald Ford Presidential Museum, a prime example of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture is available for tours (the Meyer May House) as well as local museums all within an hour's drive. Amish country is a short drive south into Indiana including the Menno-hof Museum.. 

The host will accompany the ambassador(s) for some of the time. The host will offer transportation.

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