Originally Posted by ng_iint
I alway thought the name came from the pilots as they flew over Lake Superior:
Sh*t Aqua
You know, the first time I flew Chautauqua (pronounced Sha-tah-kwa, to keep this remotely on topic), one of the people I was travelling with said, "Chautauqua? That sounds more like a canoe company than a plane place!" I thought she was a little scared because it was her third segment ever flying. Your explanation seems to make it make even more sense now...