Why some people want to change the name of a Lake County creek
Squaw Creek flows under Rollins Road just west of Wilson Road in Ingleside. The governing body that looks after the creek wants to rename it Manitou, saying the current name is derogatory. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Squaw Creek flows under a Millennium Trail pedestrian bridge in the Round Lake Park District s Fairfield Park. The Squaw Creek Drainage District board, which oversees the waterway, is proposing a name change because squaw is a derogatory term. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer Jim DeNomie Courtesy of Susan Pribyl
Updated 3/12/2021 6:28 AM
One of the Squaw Creek Drainage District s main orders of business is dealing with beaver dams along the 17-mile waterway that drains into Long Lake in northwestern Lake County.