Pokanoka's Cafe

(815) 824-2481

located on the shore of Shabbona Lake

Pokanoka, The Wife...

It is said that while Shabbona, an Ottawa Indian by birth, was on a hunting expedition from his native Ohio Territory, he visited the Potawatomi living near the southern tip of Lake Michigan. This visit resulted in his marriage to Chief Spotka's daughter, Pokanoka (Pa-Kwuk-no-quah). After Chief Spotka's death, Shabbona became Chief of the Potawatomi.

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