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I saw an add on tv not too long ago about a huge flowing spring in Michigan's upper peninsula called Big Spring. I have been there twice and it is a sight to behold. Here is a short story of it. Kitchitikipi (Big Spring) is the largest freshwater spring in Michigan. The original name of the spring was the “Mirror of Heaven” given to it by the early Native Americans. It is an oval pool about 300 by 175 feet, and 40 feet deep. Over 10,000 gallons a minute of water rush up from cracks in the limestone floor and maintains a constant 45 degree Fahrenheit. It is about six miles west of Manistique on US Highway 2 and 12 miles north on M-149 in Thompson Township. Kitchitikipi is located within Palms Brook State Park.
Ok the thing I remember is the pull barge is open in the middle so you can see down into the spring as it bubbles out of the ground and every person I saw dropped a coin down into it where it disappeared from site. The child portion of my mind envisions piles and piles of old coins laying at the bottom never to be seen again. Then the analytical part kicks in and I remember what the surf hunters say about coins being ground down to nothing in the moving sands. with that in mind do you think the coins just drop all the way to the bottom, or are they sand tumbled to nothing. I know, I have way too much idle time on my hands right now.
Ok the thing I remember is the pull barge is open in the middle so you can see down into the spring as it bubbles out of the ground and every person I saw dropped a coin down into it where it disappeared from site. The child portion of my mind envisions piles and piles of old coins laying at the bottom never to be seen again. Then the analytical part kicks in and I remember what the surf hunters say about coins being ground down to nothing in the moving sands. with that in mind do you think the coins just drop all the way to the bottom, or are they sand tumbled to nothing. I know, I have way too much idle time on my hands right now.