| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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(t kwä´m n n, m n n´´) (KEY) , river, c.80 mi (130 km) long, rising in the E Upper Peninsula, N Mich., and flowing E and NE to Whitefish Bay of Lake Superior. It was once a well-known logging river. It is noted for its waterfalls and is celebrated in Henry Wadsworth Longfellows Hiawatha. |
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