[LatinaGOP]

I’ve heard people accuse southern Appalachians as saying “crik” for creek...I’ve lived in the Tennessee mountains (not even 3 miles from the Smokey Mtns Nat’l Park) for 63 years...I’ve NEVER heard a person born and raised here say “crik or crick”...It’s always creek...

My husband is from Michigan and his whole family says "crick" for creek. In fact, there's a crick that runs along the western boundary line of their property.

[Genoa]

A lot of early Michigan settlers came from New England and upstate New York. Lots of available land for young farmers who weren’t going to inherit the family place.