Soo Canal!

In the land of Hiawatha

Where the Mississippi rises

For his never-ending journey

To the Gulf of Mexico,

Where the falls of Minnehaha

Echo still the carefree laughter

Of the living Laughing Water

When she loved so long ago,

Dwell the blue-robed, white-capped maidens,

Dwell the five great lakes, the daughters

Of the mighty Mississippi,

Father of Waters.

Where the thunder of Niagara

Splits the gorge from shore to shore

Where the shadows of the wigwams

Haunt each river's sandy floor,

In the land of sky-blue water,

Minnesota, Manistee,

Michigan, Wisconsin, Tashmoo,

Mackinac, Sault Ste. Marie,

Dwell the blue-robed, white-capped maiden,

Dwell the five great lakes, the daughters

Of the mighty Mississippi,

Father of Waters.

Where the forest whispers stories

While the flowers all aglow

Listen to Algonquin legends

From the land of long ago,

Where the waves in watercolors

Paint the portrait of the sky

From the faintest blush of sunrise

Till the schools of stars swim by,

Dwell the blue-robed, white-capped maidens,

Dwell the five great lakes, the daughters

Of the mighty Mississippi,

Father of Waters.

- William Ratigan