On the 4th of July, I took a most excellent trip to Marquette to visit a certain special someone. Sarah and I spent a lot of the day hiking up and down the Dead River, which is virtually made out of waterfalls. This was one of our favorites -- one of the largest drops on the river, but also impressive for the rainbow visible in its mist. I highly recommend the trip for any waterfall fans, but beware -- the hike can be very tricky at times. You'll have to be in good shape to do some of the balancing and climbing!
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Awesome picture, sir.
Looks very magical; I'd be tempted to follow a rainbow;-)
How on earth did the river get its name?
@jpemeric: Thanks! I want to go back there with my filters and tripod and stuff, to take a more "milky" photo -- but this one was a happy accident. :)
@Summer: No clue about the name. Maybe Jake has a clue?
is it possible to order this picture? thanks :)
As far back as I've been able to find, the Dead River was named Riviere de Mort by the French. There was a huge waterfall on it covered in mists, and local Indians believed that the mists carried the spirits of the dead. Which waterfall is questionable - the Dead River has two large drops between McClure Dam and LS&SI trestle, six (or so) upstream of the Forestville Basin, and another two by Wright Streat. I've also heard rumors of several large waterfalls being covered up by the dams - especially the McClure Dam.
Another interesting bit about this particular drop - local kids like to jump off the rocks here into the water. There's several pools/falls downstream for this as well, but if you search on YouTube for Dead River, you'll bump into a few videos of this drop.
@dcclark if this was an accident, I'd love to see what you can do with your tripod on these drops :P
@Sarah: nice try, Sneakers!
@Jake: Cool! The mists from this one were pretty impressive, this might be the one. I'd love to see it in winter! I do want to go back, with a tripod and some filters, and see what I can do. But being there at the right time, with the sunlight making this rainbow, was great luck. :)
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Jake, thanks for the info. I used to do research with the Keweenaw Bay folks on spirit of place; I love to hear these kinds of stories:)
Awesome pic! My family and I just hiked the falls yesterday... there is nothing like it!
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