<P> A self - operated observation raft guides park visitors to vantage points overlooking the underwater features . This raft is on a cable that is pulled across the spring pool by park visitors or by a park employee . There are viewing windows where visitors can see the fast flowing spring . Visitors can look over the side of the raft for viewing as well . The Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the raft, dock, concession stand and ranger's quarters with other groups that participated . </P> <P> The state of Michigan acquired Kitch - iti - kipi in 1926 . History records that John I. Bellaire, owner of a Manistique Five and Dime store, fell in love with the black hole spring when he discovered it in the thick wilderness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the 1920s . It was hidden in a tangle of fallen trees and loggers were using the nearby area as a dump . </P> <P> Bellaire saw its potential as a public recreational spot . He could have purchased the spring and adjoining property himself; however, he persuaded Frank Palms of the Palms Book Land Company to sell the spring and 90 acres (36 ha) to the state of Michigan for $10 . The property deed requires the property to be forever used as a public park, bearing the name Palms Book State Park . The State of Michigan has since acquired adjacent land so the park now encompasses over 300 acres (120 ha). </P> <P> The following are Native American legends that some say were made up by Bellaire himself to publicize the park . </P>

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