Presque Isle County's Ocqueoc Falls is the largest and only named waterfall in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and a popular attraction for tourists, especially swimmers, for its pool at the base of the tiered falls.

But in late autumn, when swimsuits have been exchanged for sweaters and jeans, visitors are treated to the aerial acrobatics of the Chinook salmon. The large fish, which typically weigh between 20-30 pounds but can grow much bigger, are easy to see in the clear water.

Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, have marched their way up the river from Lake Huron, where they will find a suitable site, release their eggs and die. Such is the life of a salmon. But their repeated, high-flying attempts to get up and over Ocqueoc Falls leave camera-toting tourists in awe.

They circle a

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