Hiawatha and Minnehaha Hiawatha and Minnehaha Hiawatha and Minnehaha is a sculpture by Jacob Fjelde that has stood in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis since the early twentieth century. Now a popular fixture of the park, its placement there was originally controversial. In 1855, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published a book-length poem entitled "The Song of Hiawatha". Longfellow never visited Minnesota, but he set his poem among the Ojibwe and Dakota of the region. The poem's story line was based on traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) tales, as recorded, sometimes incorrectly, by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. "The Song of Hiawatha" was widely read and had significant cultural influence
MV Hiawatha The boat was converted from a steam engine to a gasoline engine in 1944. The ship was refurbished in 1983. On July 26, 2000, both "Hiawatha", and the yacht club's slightly newer ferry, "Kwasind", were sunk by vandals. "Kwasind" was refloated, and was back in working order the day of the sinking, while "Hiawatha" required further repair. MV Hiawatha MV "Hiawatha" is a passenger ferry built in 1895 for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The boat is long, wide, has a depth of , and measures 46 gross tons. Her capacity is 100 passengers. "Hiawatha" was