Minnehaha Falls-=Another Winter Wonderland?!

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 the firs with cones upon them;

Bright before it beat the water,

Beat the clear and sunny water,

Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.

Legend has it that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem Hiawatha inspired by Minnehaha Falls, but that has been debunked.  Apparently his inspiration came from the shores of Lake Superior. During all four seasons the Falls in Minnehaha Park is a favorite spot for tourists and photographers.  Sometimes it is very stunning, but at other times less so, especially if the water is non-existent because of drought or frozen as it was when I snapped this photo yesterday.