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''Kitch-iti-kipi'' (''"KITCH-i-tee-KI-pee"'' with short "i"s) is Michigan's largest natural freshwater spring.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Big Spring (Kitch-iti-kipi) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Kitchitikipi: Big Spring )〕 The name means ''big cold water''〔 and is sometimes referred to as The Big Spring.〔〔 Its original name was the "Mirror of Heaven" given to it by the early Native Americans.〔 Kitch-iti-kipi spring is one of Michigan's Upper Peninsula's major tourist attractions.〔 It is northwest of Manistique about west on US Highway 2 and north on M-149 in Thompson Township, Schoolcraft County at the northern terminus. It is located within the Palms Book State Park.〔 ==Features== Kitch-iti-kipi is an oval pool measuring and is about deep with an emerald bottom.〔 From the fissures in underlying limestone flows 10,000 US gallons per minute (630 l/s) of spring water throughout the year at a constant temperature of .〔〔 Hydraulic pressure forces the groundwater to the surface. It is not known exactly where this enormous volume of water comes from. The spring's pool bowl is similar to other sinkholes except it is connected with an aquifer (underground stream) to Indian Lake. The small spring pool was created when the top layer of limestone dissolved away and collapsed into the cave already created by the underground water.〔 Ancient tree trunks with mineral encrusted branches can be seen, as well as fish that appear to be suspended in the crystal clear waters of the spring.〔 The fish are lake trout, brown trout and brook trout. On occasion one may spot yellow perch and other species that move between Big Spring and Indian Lake.〔 A kaleidoscope effect of ever-changing shapes and forms are caused by the clouds of sand kept in constant motion by the gushing waters that are created by the fast moving waters of Big Spring.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kitch-iti-kipi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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