Just went through this whole post. I'm Brian from 13 miles south of Harbor Beach, MI. I live 3/4 of a mile from Lake Huron. Mix of farmland and woods. You cant drive more than 1/2 mile north or south without running into some creek that makes its way to the big lake. We have some Elm, Ash, HHB, Sugar Maple and a lot of others. Unfortunately most all of Ash are now dead from Emerald Ash Bore.