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Song by Gordon Lightfoot. The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down. Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee. The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead. When the skies of November turn gloomy. With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more. Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty.

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Lake Gitchegumee is a man-made lake in Buckley, Michigan, known for its scenic beauty and various recreational activities. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe language and translates to "shining Big-Sea-Water."

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By the shores of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis, Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis. Dark behind it rose the forest, Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees, Rose.

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The list below provides some basic information to help you find the elusive Lake Superior agate. If you are interested in more detail, please visit the Gitche Gumee Museum and request an agate class, or visit the online gift shop to purchase the museum's book "Understanding and Finding Agates".. Scan the beach and look for the Iron oxide red color.

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Publication and plot Minnehaha, a marble state created in 1868 by Edmonia Lewis, now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The poem was published on November 10, 1855, by Ticknor and Fields and was an immediate success. In 1857, Longfellow calculated that it had sold 50,000 copies. Longfellow chose to set The Song of Hiawatha at the Pictured Rocks, one of the locations.

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Located in central North America, it is the northernmost and westernmost of the Great Lakes of North America, straddling the Canada-United States border with the Canadian province of Ontario to the north and east and the U.S. states of Minnesota to the west and Michigan and Wisconsin to the south. [13]

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Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy" The cold, wet winds of a northern November ripped across the faces of the crew as they boarded the Edmund Fitzgerald. Loaded to the gills with enough iron-ore pellets to make nearly 27,000 cars, or a small skyscraper.

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The Chippewa people named Lake Superior "Gitche Gumee" or "Ojibwe Gichigami", "The Ojibwe's Great Sea". Lake Superior was an important part of the fur trading relationship between the Native people and the French fur traders. Lake Superior has been and will always be an important link in our Great Lakes Waterway.

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Great Lake Suite. Dedicated to Lake Superior, this suite is decorated with a northern country décor, ships, and lighthouse. Snuggle in a queen-size captain's bed under a hand-pieced quilt, or enjoy a Lake Superior view of cargo carrying ships, city lights, and the Duluth Harbor Aerial Lift Bridge. Located on the second floor, it has a living.

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Is the Big Lake Really Called 'Gitche Gumee?' Many people, thanks to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Hiawatha" poem (1855), have heard of Gitche Gumee, the shining Big-Sea-Water. This spelling was learned, it is said, from Henry Schoolcraft, who worked with the Ojibwe people at the time Longfellow wrote the poem.

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Gitche Gumee, the Ojibwa (Native American) name for Lake Superior, has inspired all who have stood on her shore or paddled her waters. Running 120 miles from Big Bay to Grand Marais Michigan on Lake Superior's south shore, the Hiawatha Water Trail (HWT) follows a shoreline paddled by Native Americans, Voyageurs and early European explorers. Experience some of the most scenic paddling.

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Gitche Gumee's Ancient Meaning The term "Gitche Gumee" literally translates to "big, great sea" in the Ojibwa language. It is speculated that the term dates back to before the 19th century, when indigenous groups began documenting the area. These groups, including the Anishinaabe and Cree, are attributed to the first use of the term.

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"By the Shore of Gitche Gumee…" Home > Exhibits > "By the Shore of Gitche Gumee…" The exhibit featured twenty-one dramatic illustrations of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha, created by artist Joseph Boggs Beale in the early 1900s. American National Insurance Company generously donated the collection of drawings in 2010.

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The Gitche Gumee: Agate And History Museum is located in Grand Marais in Michigan's Alger County. This is the ideal place for any rock hound and history buff. Learn about the geology and minerals found in the region and local history. The gift shop includes unique gift items, mineral art, jewelry, agates and mineral specimens.