Tahquamenon Falls
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The Tahquamenon Falls are two different waterfalls on the Tahquamenon River. Both sets are located near Lake Superior in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The water is notably brown in color from the tannins leached from the arborvitae swamps that the river drains.
The upper falls is one of the largest falls east of the Mississippi River, more than 200 feet (60 m) across and with a drop of approximately 50 feet (15 m).
The lower falls, located four miles downstream, are a series of five smaller falls cascading around an island which can be reached by rowboat.
The falls are within the Tahquamenon Falls State Park, between Newberry, Michigan, and Paradise, Michigan.
The Tahquamenon is noted as being the land of Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha - "by the rushing Tahquamenaw" where Hiawatha built his canoe.
External links
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- Tahquamenon Falls State Park (http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=428)Template:US-midwest-geo-stub