> Where do you live in "West Michigan?" I'm in Howell. Hi, I live just outside of White Cloud, the county seat of Newaygo County. Many of the earliest settlers here came thru Canada. I volunteer in the W. C. Community Library for genealogical & history look-ups. Originally from Detroit, have lived here for 46 years. I have Garry, McDonald, Embree and Balis in my ancestry for the four main lines. Also have all five volumes of Embree Footprints in case any Embree's on the list want a search. Was pretty near Howell on June 14, stopped at Tanger Marketplace on my way home from a family wedding near Belleville. I like it much better than Birch Run. You are lucky to be so close. Best, Elsie Pykonen

You are WAY up there. Beautiful country, tho. We did a lot of camping when our kids were younger. I went to school years ago in Plymouth with a Kathy Hembre....... maybe a variation of your name? I would have no idea how to contact her now, and that was her maiden name, of course. Tanger Outlet is still open, but greatly decreased in the number of stores. The recession which no one wants to admit has hit hard at the shopping malls. No one has money to spend like they did five years ago. And a lot of people from our area have pulled out and left.....lots of vacant, unsold and unrented homes. The B-Three pretty much drained the jobs around here, when they all decided to move either to the south or to China. Mas -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elsie Pykonen Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:56 PM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] West Michigan > Where do you live in "West Michigan?" I'm in Howell. Hi, I live just outside of White Cloud, the county seat of Newaygo County. Many of the earliest settlers here came thru Canada. I volunteer in the W. C. Community Library for genealogical & history look-ups. Originally from Detroit, have lived here for 46 years. I have Garry, McDonald, Embree and Balis in my ancestry for the four main lines. Also have all five volumes of Embree Footprints in case any Embree's on the list want a search. Was pretty near Howell on June 14, stopped at Tanger Marketplace on my way home from a family wedding near Belleville. I like it much better than Birch Run. You are lucky to be so close. Best, Elsie Pykonen When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message