Kitch-iti-kipi

Monday, 15th July 2019; 11:30 am

There’s a big spring nearish Manistique, called Kitch-iti-kipi. I stopped there 10 years ago, but the rain had let up, so I detoured over to it for another visit.

The water flows out of the ground at a constant temperature, year round, creating a pool of very clear water, that flows off into Indian Lake. There’s a flock/herd/gaggle of fish who live in the pond at the spring.

The park service has a hand-cranked raft on a cable that visitors can take across the little pond. It has a roof, and it’s open in the middle, so you can look down and see the bottom without waves/sunlight interfering. It’s fascinating just to watch the fish, then as you get to the middle you see the bottom roiling as the water flows up through it.

3 Responses to “Kitch-iti-kipi”

  1. Gridley says:

    That is awesome! Will you post more pictures from there when you get back?

  2. admin says:

    And VIDEO!

  3. MOM says:

    Really nice picture from the pond! Hope this makes up for the rainy start to the day. Luckily you don’t shrink when you get wet.