[texasbluebell]

JP, I see mhking has replied to you already about Belle Isle, Michigan--I actually didn't know where it was, just had heard about it from doing a lot of genealogy.

Now I see it's part of Detroit. Very interesting. Wonder if that's the Belle Isle that was being referred to.

[JustPiper]

Connecting the dots is weird isn't it? If you had not mentioned it, see? And someone else led me to the French meaning of the islands QMII sailed to on a trial run and MH and other's deciphered the meaning only because it reminded me of something else and it leds to the rest-amazing!