Loko Mikikana

ʻO Loko Mikikana ma Kenosha, Wikonekina.

Loko Mikikana kekahi o nā loko nui ʻelima o ʻAmelika ʻĀkau. ʻO ia ka loko nui wale nō e waiho ana i loko o nā palena o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa. He 22,404 mile² (58,026 km²) ka nui o kēia loko, a ʻo ia ka loko nui ʻekolu ma ʻAmelika ʻĀkau ma hope o ka Loko Superior a me ka Loko Huron.

Mōʻaukala

Ua noho mua ka poʻe Hopewell a me ka poʻe Woodland ma nā kahakai o ka loko. I ka wā kahiko, ua kapa ʻia e ka poʻe ʻōiwi ʻAmelika he "Michigami", a mai laila mai ka inoa o ka mokuʻāina ʻo Mikikana. I ka makahiki 1634, ua hōʻea mua mai ʻo Jean Nicolet, ka mikionali Palani mua, i ka loko.

Ke Aniau a me ka Wai

ʻO ka mahana waena o ka wai ma ke kauwela, he 75°F (24°C). I ka hoʻoilo, paʻa ka hau ma nā wahi kūono a me nā kahakai. Hoʻokomo ʻia ka wai mai ka Loko Huron ma o ka Kahawai Mackinac, a hoʻopuka ʻia ka wai i ka Kahawai Chicago a me ka Kahawai Calumet.

Nā Kūlanakauhale Nui

Ma nā kahakai o ka loko e kū ana kekahi mau kūlanakauhale nui:

• Kikako, ʻIlinoe
• Milwaukee, Wikonekina
• Green Bay, Wikonekina
• Grand Rapids, Mikikana

Nā Holoholona

Nā Iʻa

Ma loko o ka Loko Mikikana, e noho ana nā iʻa like ʻole. Ma nā wai hohonu, e ʻike ʻia ai ka iʻa kāmana (salmon) a me ka iʻa talauta (trout). He mea nui ka iʻa whitefish no ka lawaiʻa ʻana, a ua ʻike ʻia nō hoʻi ka iʻa perch melemele (yellow perch) ma nā wai pāpaʻu. E noho ana ka iʻa walleye ma nā wahi i pili i ka papakū. ʻO ka iʻa sturgeon kekahi iʻa kahiko loa o ka loko, akā, ua emi nui kona heluna i kēia mau lā. Ma nā wai anuanu hohonu, e ʻike ʻia ai ka iʻa burbot.

Nā Manu

He wahi koʻikoʻi ka Loko Mikikana no nā manu like ʻole. E kau ana nā manu nui o ke kai, e like me ka manu ʻaeto pelekāne (bald eagle) a me ka manu ʻōpeleiō (osprey), ma nā lāʻau kiʻekiʻe e ʻimi ana i ka iʻa. E ʻike pinepine ʻia ka manu ʻaukuʻu nui (great blue heron) e lawaiʻa ana ma nā wai pāpaʻu. ʻElua ʻano manu gull maʻamau ma ka loko, ʻo ka manu gull kualena (ring-billed gull) a me ka manu gull hering (herring gull). Ma nā kahakai, e noho pū ana ka manu tern maʻamau (common tern) a me ka manu tern kasipia (Caspian tern).

Ma ke au o ka hoʻoilo a me ke kauwela, he nui nā manu e kipa mai ana i ka loko. E lele mai ana ka manu kēhau one (sandhill crane) a me ka manu lūn maʻamau (common loon) i ko lāua huakaʻi. I ka wā hoʻoilo, e ʻike ʻia ka manu nēnē kanakā (Canada goose), ka manu nēnē hau (snow goose), a me ka manu koloa hau (tundra swan). He nui nā ʻano manu koloa (duck) like ʻole e hoʻohana ana i ka loko i wahi hoʻomaha a me kahi e ʻimi ai i ka meaʻai.

Nā Holoholona Māmā

Ma nā kahakai a ma nā ululāʻau e pili ana i ka loko, ua ʻike ʻia kekahi mau holoholona māmā. ʻO ka ʻīlio hae (timber wolf) kekahi mea nāna e hoʻoponopono i ka heluna o nā holoholona ʻē aʻe. He nui ka palaoa keʻokeʻo (white-tailed deer) ma nā wahi āpau e pili ana i ka loko. Ma nā kahawai e hui ana me ka loko, e noho ana ka ʻiole lōpako (beaver) a me ka ʻilioholoawāwae (river otter). E ʻike pinepine ʻia ka mineka (mink) e hahai ana i nā iʻa liʻiliʻi. Ua maʻa nā ʻīlio ʻalaʻala (raccoon) a me nā ʻalopeka (fox) ʻulaʻula a keʻokeʻo i ke ola ʻana ma nā wahi e noho ana ke kanaka. ʻO ka pea ʻeleʻele (black bear) kekahi mea e hele mai ana i nā kahakai i kekahi manawa, e ʻimi ana i ka iʻa a me nā mea ʻai ʻē aʻe.

Hoʻohana ʻana

He waiwai nui ka loko no:

• Ka lawaiʻa
• Ke kālepa
• Ka hoʻokele moku
• Ka leʻaleʻa
• Ka mālama wai inu no nā kūlanakauhale

Nā Pilikia

I kēia mau lā, aia kekahi mau pilikia e hoʻopilikia ana i ka loko:

• Ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana o ka lepo
• Nā holoholona ʻē i komo mai
• Ka hoʻohaumia ʻia ʻana o ka wai
• Ka emi ʻana o ka ili wai

Nā Loulou I Waho

• NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Lake Michigan

E nānā pū

• Nā Loko Nui
• Mikikana
• Wikonekina
• ʻIlinoe

He ʻōmuku kēia mea. Inā hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, e kōkua mai i ka holomua ʻana i kēia mea.