I've come to really like this place of Iron Mountain, Michigan. It really has a likable small town feel and a beautiful spirit about it. Here, I found my great-great grandma and grandpa who came to this country from French Canada along with a sense of connection to them and a very slight glimpse of what their lives may have been like. I don't know much about what they were like as people but what I do know is that they took a chance by leaving their home country to start over in a new place. They raised a family here and were buried in a place far away from the families with whom they grew up. I am not sure why they came here but my assumption is that it was for economic opportunity. Obviously, I am here because they were willing to start over in a new place. I couldn't be more grateful. Many thanks to Joseph and Olive who are my French-Canadian ancestors.
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