{"id":7683,"date":"2017-11-29T04:12:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T11:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=7683"},"modified":"2021-10-04T05:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:00:08","slug":"manitou-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=7683","title":{"rendered":"Manitou Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wisconsin’s largest waterfall<\/strong> is located on the top edge of this great State, in a part of the USA that one could truly call “God’s country”. I journey through the thick woodlands to find Manitou Falls in Pattison State Park.<\/a>
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The humidity is high<\/strong> on this day as I start my hike, heading the long way around the lake. I come alongside the Black river, called Mucudewa Sebee<\/em> in native Ojibwa, which means “black” or “dark”. The root beer tint of the water comes from tannin leached from the decaying leaves and roots of vegetation along the river’s path. I come to my first waterfall, and sheepishly ask around to see if this is the largest waterfall.<\/p>\n

I learn that this is only Little Manitou Falls, and continue on my hike towards her big sister.
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The spirit of the Native Ojibwa Indian<\/strong> is as strong as the current in the river, flowing through me as I journey onward.<\/p>\n

The humidity is zapping my strength quickly as I approach the roar of the mighty Manitou Falls. I cross through an underground tunnel to find Mother Nature in all of her glory on the other side.<\/p>\n

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