GGs;

Thanks for all the suggestions and comments.  New Hampshire turned out to
be 100% family time (niece, nephew, spouses, and six kids under 16 between
them - not surprising).  I'm en route to Detroit and will probably hit a
couple of known quantities in the Kalamazoo area on the last leg.

Steve
aKg

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Dave Nighswander <
wishingstarfarm663@m...> wrote:

> Zach says to take the high road across on I-96. I suggest the low road
> along US 12 through every little hamlet and town along the way. The drive
> is nice and if you're willing to drive as far as the I-69 exit you will
> pass through Allen, once called the antique capital of Michigan. Big
> warehouse size malls full of antiques and flea market buys. Prices vary
>  but they got lots of stuff.
> Next just outside of Quincy there is the Hog Creek Antique Mall. Another
> big barn full of stuff and a porch that has the occasional find. On to
> Coldwater. There is a small place on the north side of the road. I forget
> the name but I've found a few good tools there.
>
> The only thing I gained from being a radio advertising salesman for a
> brief time was the experience of finding little hidden shops while knocking
> on every door in 6 counties looking for customers. You meet the nicest
> people.
>
> Old Sneelock
> aka Dave N.
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Steve Jones
> Snip
>
> I'll visit  more family in the Detroit area via southern Ontario (Niagara
> Falls to Windsor), then home to Indiana.  I'll be driving my own truck, so
> I can take any side trips I like and haul whatever I find home.  I'm mostly
> in tool deaccession mode, so emphasis is on family time, but there's bound
> to be something out there that I need.
>
> Any suggestions?  Thanks.
>
>

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Steve Jones
www.purdue.edu
www.kokomobeach.com
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