Unfortunatly I don't have a saw mill any where near me and on the west coast we don't have all the neat woods you all have futher east. We do have alot of black walnut in our area, but little means of milling it without having to haul it a long ways.
Hard to say my favorite wood. Depend on what type of woodworking I am doing at the moment. I do like currly maple, cherry, english walnut, etc.