Directions to the field:
From St. Louis and the west: Head east out of downtown St. Louis on
Interstate 55/70 (Poplar Street bridge). A few miles after the bridge, I-55/70
splits left and I-64 splits right. Take I-64. Follow I-64 to exit 16,
O'Fallon/Shiloh. Hang a left, cross over the highway, and go until the road
ends at US 50 (there's a CVS Pharmacy on the corner). Hang a right on US 50,
and follow along through town until you see O'Fallon Township High School on the
left. Take the first left past the high school, which is Weber Road. Follow
Weber a quarter mile until you come to a stop sign, then hang a right onto
Agnes St. and the field will be about 100 yards down Agnes.
From the southeast (Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky&): Take I-64 West
from I-57 at Mount Vernon, IL. Exit I-64 at exit 19-B, I believe it'll say
Lebanon. Take that a few hundred yards to a big intersection with a Motomart,
and go left. Follow that into O'Fallon (short drive). When you see the big
Harts supermarket, then look for Weber Road on the right, just past Harts,
behind some apartments. Go right on Weber until you hit the stop sign at Agnes,
then right onto Agnes a few hundred feet to the field.
From the West on I-70 (Indiana, Ohio, all points East): You get to
take some scenic back roads! Exit I-70 at IL 4, just after Marine, I think.
Take IL 4 south quite a bit, maybe 10 miles or so, until you come to the town of
Lebanon. In Lebanon, pick up US 50 West. Follow US 50 for another maybe eight
miles or so, and you'll come to a stoplight with a big Motomart gas station
there. This should be the first light since leaving Lebanon. Go straight thru
the light and into O'Fallon (short drive). When you see the big Harts
supermarket, then look for Weber Road on the right, just past Harts, behind some
apartments. Go right on Weber until you hit the stop sign at Agnes, then right
onto Agnes a few hundred feet to the field.
Directions to Cat City:
From the field: Head out the the main drag (Hwy 50) and hang a
right, heading straight through town until you come to a Shell Station on the
left, with a Blockbuster and a Sleep Inn also at the intersection. Take a
left and follow as it winds out to run along I-64, and Cat City is just ahead on
the right, sort of by itself.
From I-64: Exit at the O'Fallon exit, exit 14. If you're coming
from the East heading West, then you will go right at the top of the ramp, past
the Ford Dealer and go right at the first light by the Shell Station. If you're
going East on I-64 coming from the West (ie from St. Louis), then hang a left at
the top of the ramp, go back over the hiway, and go right at the Shell Station,
which is the first light after the interstate. Follow this street as it winds
its way to run along I-64 and Cat City is ahead on the right.
To get to Chicago Bob's:
(I live a little out of the way, but there's no three-hour wait here, and
you can throw 20 metre rangs in the yard, instead of foam rangs in a
restaurant!)
Coming from the field: Head back to I-64, going West. Take I-64 to
I-255 South (ramp at the bottom of the big hill, just past Caseyville exit).
Follow I-255 South about 12-15 miles, and IL Route 3 South (to Columbia) will
exit on the left (it's the only left exit on the hiway, if you miss it, you will
soon cross a big bridge and be in Missouri!). This exit just puts you on Route
3, the bypass around Columbia (tho you still hit a few lights). Go all the way
through Columbia, and head up the bluff out into the country. Waterloo is five
more miles down the road. Stay on Route 3 as you go around Waterloo. Waterloo
has four stoplights (First is Dennys, second is BP/Sonic, third is FS gas
station/repair, fourth is out in country with nothing around it). Once you pass
the fourth stop light (which is South Market), then you will turn right at the
next street, which is about a half-mile down the hiway, called Vandebrook Drive
(yellow hiway sign makes it hard to miss). You'll see our subdivision down the
hill across a big corn field. The fourth street is Stonefield Drive, turn right
and we will be the first house, a yellow ranch, number 1346 Stonefield. It
really is not difficult at all, I'm just anal with directions! Really, you just
go I-64 to I-255 to Route 3 to Vandebrook Drive. It takes about 30 minutes to
get here from the field.
Coming from Saint Louis area: Just get to I-255 and Route 3, at
Columbia, IL, and follow the directions above from that point.
Coming from Ohio, Indiana, points East: All hiways into St. Louis
cross I-255. So, just go South on I-255 until you hit Il Route 3 South and
follow the directions above from that point.
For people from the South (Georgia, Tenn, KY): You'll be coming up
I-57 from I-24. Exit at Exit 77, Whittington/Rend Lake and go left. Just
follow Route 154 into Sesser, where you have to make a left, then a right to
stay on 154. Stay on Route 154 through Pinckneyville, through Sparta, through
Baldwin (Tiny, but has a Caseys!) and into Red Bud. In Red Bud, at the town's
only four-way stop (no stoplights!) at the main intersection, you go straight,
which actually becomes Route 3. Now you're on Route 3, leaving Red Bud and
heading toward Waterloo. Follow Route 3 until you're almost into Waterloo, just
past the big John Deere dealer on the left. Shortly past John Deere, you'll see
Vandebrook Drive on the left by the giant propane tank. Head down Vandebrook
Drive, then right on Stonefield, and we're the first house on the right, yellow
ranch, #1346. Really, once you get out of Sesser, your next turn is Vandebrook
Drive.