Minnehaha (/ mɪniˈhɑːhɑː / mih-nee-HAH-hah; Dakota: Mníȟaȟa, ['mniχaχa]) is a Native American character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. She is the lover of the titular protagonist Hiawatha and comes to a tragic end.

One of Minnesota’s most popular attractions is Minnehaha Falls, a waterfall smack dab in the center of Minneapolis. Popular with visitors, the waterfall and the park surrounding it see nearly a million visitors a year.

"Farewell!" said he, "Minnehaha! Farewell, O my Laughing Water! All my heart is buried with you, All my thoughts go onward with you! Come not back again to labor, Come not back again to suffer, Where the Famine and the Fever Wear the heart and waste the body. Soon my task will be completed, Soon your footsteps I shall follow To the Islands of ...

From a beautiful waterfall backdrop, disc golf and seafood snacks to bike paths and public gardens, there are so many activities at Minnehaha Park to enjoy.

The name ‘ Minnehaha’ comes from the Dakota, not Ojibwe, language. It can be divided into two separate words in the Dakota language, ‘ mni’ meaning ‘ water’ and ‘ haha’ meaning ‘ waterfall’ and when put together, ‘ mnihaha’ (its English translation, ‘ Minnehaha’) means ‘ water waterfall ‘.

Minnehaha is a Native American woman documented in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. She is the lover of the titular protagonist Hiawatha and comes to a tragic end.