2006-10-20 18:57:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Long ago, in the land that is today Wisconsin, Mother Bear and her two cubs were driven into Lake Michigan by a raging forest fire. The cubs swam strongly but the distance and the water proved too much for them. They fell further and further behind and ultimately slipped beneath the waves. When Mother Bear reached the Michigan shore, she climbed to the top of a bluff and peered back across the water, searching vainly for her cubs. The Great Spirit saw her and took pity on her plight. He raised North and South Manitou Islands to mark the place where her cubs vanished and laid a slumber upon Mother Bear.
-Ojibway Indian Legend
2006-10-20 20:10:56 · answer #1 · answered by Hatir Ba Loon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been there several times. It is of course in northern Michigan and I usually live about 5 hours away in Michigan as well. There is a lot of mysticism there..lots of spirits lots of Native American things...many Native Americans still live and practice their religions there. Also in recent years, mountain lions have been spotted there so caution in hiking this area. It is an area of vast wilderness but I'd take a group with me now if I was going to hike it. Great experience though. Lots of mysticm in Northern Michigan...lots of Spirits there.
2006-10-20 20:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by Greanwitch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋