On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Smith, Gregory (PEB) wrote:

> ... we always pronounced the lake Kah-nee-shus.  But then again, my
> parents always pronounced sumac as SHU-MAK.

Good for the, Greg!  My Webster's New World Dictionary (1989) gives
SHOO MAK as the first of two equally correct pronunciations.  :)

Nick.