The morning of Wednesday, July 6, we headed up to Three Rivers, Michigan to visit another one of Wayne's Ohio cousins. On the way we passed through some more Amish country and saw something we had never seen before. Hitching posts in a Wal-Mart parking lot!!! I think it is wonderful that the community and the businesses are so accepting of these hard working and religious people. Ann and I have developed a great deal of respect of them too...... except when they pull their rigs out in front of us. That scares us!!
We found Wayne's cousin Faith "Chick" Timm. We had a wonderful multi-hour visit and family history exchange. Just like with other family we have met on this trip, she is family and we all felt right at home with each other. Chick, the one in the middle, is descended from Claude Cowley also, through his son, Elmer. Claude is Wayne's grandfather's brother. We also got to meet two of her daughters. One of them is here on the right. She would be equivalent to Ann's and my sons as we descend down the tree from Thomas Beecher Cowley.
After we left Chick's place, we headed west and south a hundred miles. On the way, we stopped for fuel and just happened to notice we were in the town where the classic movie, Prancer, was filmed. We love that Christmas classic!
The town was representative of many of the small towns we have come to love here in the east.
Finally we crossed over into Indiana!
Hot and tired..... but never too tired to find a new man hole cover!!
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