Like Traverse City...Back in the 60’s seems all the locals knew each other...
Not only that but if you played sports in the northern Michigan Class C conference which included teams from Charlevoix, Boyne City, Mancelona, Gaylord, Grayling, East Jordan, Petoskey and Oscoda, chances are you knew every one of guys you were playing against.
I have a friend now retired from the Navy who was in a bar in San Diego and was about to get into a fight with some guy when the guy's buddy said take him out "xxxxxxxx" (the guy's last name). My friend said "what was that name"?. It turns out the guy was from Oscoda and was the brother of a friend of my buddy's who played played football against him.