Chief Owasippe is the main subject of a legend with origins in Western Michigan near the Manistee National Forest and the town of Whitehall, MI. The legend tells the story of a local Native American chief whose sons left on a journey to Lake Michigan via canoe. When the time came for his sons to return home, he climbed to a high spot overlooking the river that they left from, usually the White River or Silver Creek, and sat there awaiting the arrival of his sons. After waiting in the same spot for several days, Owasippe died, he was buried in a seated position in the spot where he died overlooking the river. Years later, a group of boys discovered the bow of a canoe emerging from the ground, when the site was uncovered, the remains of two boys were found along with various artifacts, the s