Fighting Prehistoric Flies & a visit to The Big Spring (Kitch Iti Kipi)

We made the drive over to Manistique to check out one of the premier destinations when you’re in the wrong peninsula! After spending an hour in the car, we finally felt as though we had perfected the pronunciation (Kitch Iti Kipi) and arrived at the entrance to the park. NOTE: If you do not have the Michigan State Park Passport, you’ll be required to purchase one to gain entrance to the park.

The view from the boat in the middle of the spring!

With 10,000 gallons of water flowing out of the limestone spring, it gives the water the appearance of bubbling lava the 50 or so feet to the bottom. The water pushes out of the limestone year round at 45 degrees which must be the perfect temperature for the fish (trout I think) as they are enormous.

Check out the video below!