Editing Kalkaska County, Michigan (section)

=== Etymology ===
The county's name is a pseudo-Native American word coined by [[Henry Schoolcraft]], a Michigan geographer and ethnologist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan Counties |url=https://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313052757/https://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--%2C00.html |archive-date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2016 |website=Michigan.gov }}</ref> The name is thought to be a [[Chippewa]] word meaning flat or burned-over country. An alternative theory is that this is a [[neologism]] or neonym created by [[Henry Schoolcraft]], originally spelled Calcasca. Some theorists suggest this is word play. Schoolcraft's family name had been Calcraft, and the Ks may have been added to make the name appear more like a Native American word.<ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html Michigan History, County Names.]</ref>