Big Manitou Falls

Big Manitou Falls

Big Manitou Falls is a waterfall situated on the Black River, a tributary of the Nemadji River. The falls are located within Pattison State Park in Douglas County, Wisconsin, approximately 13 miles south of Superior. At 165 feet, Big Manitou falls is the highest waterfall in Wisconsin and the fourth highest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. The Native Americans, who originally settled in the area around the falls, believed they heard the voice of the Great Spirit within the roaring of the falls and gave it the name "Gitchee Manitou". In 1920 a state park was created around the falls, and it received a further level of protection in 2003 upon being named a unit of the Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program.

External links

* [http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/sna/sna398.htm Big Manitou Falls and Gorge State Natural Area]
* [http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/ORG/LAND/parks/specific/pattison/ Pattison State Park]
* [http://www.escapingtoparadise.com/wisconsin_waterfalls.htm Photos of Big Manitou and other Wisconsin waterfalls]


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