Behind O-Kun-de-Kun Falls, photo by Michigan Nut Photography
See a view from the front and get directions in Don’t Lose Your Bowl at O-Kun-de-Kun Falls. The waterfall is in Ontonagon which came to be named in a pretty hilarious story:
The name “Ontonagon” is derived from the Ojibway word “nontounagon,” which means “I lost my bowl.” Local legend surrounding the name stems from the story that a member of Chief O-Kun-De-Kun’s band was washing bowls near the mouth of the river when she was startled by an unkempt stranger in a canoe. The woman inadvertently dropped one of the bowls into the river and exclaimed “nontounagon”. The white man took her declaration to be a reply to his question about the name of the area.
John writes that a few years ago, he didn’t see a way to get behind the wild and scenic O-Kun-de-Kun Falls, but he found a way this time … and got a nice shower in the process!
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I’ll get there yet. Thinking of dragging my hubby off to leaf peep along Canadian border in late September when our nest empties out again. Is the timing ok? Too early or too late?
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It’s usually starting to turn. Pretty dry so it will likely be a little early. Normal Range is last week of September to 2nd or 3rd week of October.
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Thanks. I took my mom to Vermont and general New England area a few years ago. It’s very different than in the NC mountains. Both beautiful but very different. I need to expand my horizons.
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gorgeous!
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Indeed!
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