MANISTIQUE, MI – DNR officials are looking into an incident in which a man jumped into Michigan’s largest freshwater spring, despite posted warnings not to do so.
WLUC-TV6 reports the incident occurred at Kitch-iti-kipi on July 28. The scenic 40-feet deep spring steeped in legend is in Palms Book State Park in the Upper Peninsula.
Also known as “Big Spring,” its flow continues throughout the year at a constant 45 degrees, gushing more than 10,000 gallons of water a minute from fissures in the underlying limestone.
Kitch-iti-Kipi is the prettiest spot in Michigan you’ve never heard of
The spring attracts droves of visitors each year, but swimming is not allowed under park rules. Witnesses snapped photographs of the man in the water.
An official with the park says the incident was reported to conservation officers, but it’s unknown at this time if the man was fined, the TV station reported.