Kawishiwi

The Kawishiwi River winds through the forests and lakes of northeastern Minnesota, a country of rocky shores, islands and rapids. Its Ojibwe name has been interpreted as a river full of beaver lodges. The waterway descends through a chain of lakes, with falls and swift stretches interrupting its course. Birch trees grow in the surrounding forest; their bark furnished Ojibwe communities with material for canoes, shelters and containers suited to life among these waterways.