Minnehaha (Ha Ha!) Regional Park is a city park in Minneapolis, the “twin” city to St. Paul. Minnehaha Regional Park is home to Minnehaha Falls and the lower reaches of Minnehaha Creek. It lies within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (didn’t know there was such a thing). The 170-acre park was designed by landscape architect Horace W. S. Cleveland in 1883 as part of the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway.
The Wikipedia entry for Minnehaha Falls claims that the lovely waterfall within the park was made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (who never visited the park but saw photos of the falls which were made as early as 1852) in his 1855 poem, “Song of Hiawatha.” There are a number of references to Hiawatha, Minnehaha, and Longfellow throughout the park.
The park was full of children at summer camp, families, and other visitors. After we visited the falls and the main section of the park, we continued on to the Longfellow Gardens and walked part of the great hike and bike path along Minnehaha Creek to Lake Minnehaha.
(sign noted it was temporarily closed,
so maybe it’s going to be restored/cleaned)
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