Kitch-iti-kipi (Big Spring)
Kitch-iti-kipi
Michigan's largest freshwater spring. Ride a hand-pulled wooden raft across emerald-clear pools and see sunken logs and trout below.
Kitch-iti-kipi lies within Palms Book State Park. The spring pool is about 60 meters across and 12 meters deep, pumping roughly 38,000 liters of water per minute at a constant temperature of about 7°C. The water is so clear it looks emerald. Visitors can ride a self-operated, hand-cranked cable raft out to the middle of the pool and look through a viewing window in the raft at sunken logs, the sandy spring vent and trout. Rafting is free, but you must buy a Michigan state park pass. The spring is about an hour's drive from Munising and is open in winter too.
Opening hours
Daily 08:00–22:00 (year-round)
Nearby sights
- Wagner Falls
- Munising Falls
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Cliff Cruise)
- Miners Falls
- Miners Castle & Miners Beach
- Chapel Falls
- Alger Underwater Preserve Shipwreck Tours
- Mosquito Beach & Mosquito Falls