- Two Hearted River
The Two Hearted River is a short river, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long in northern
Michigan in theUnited States . It drains a forested wilderness area of the eastern Upper Peninsula intoLake Superior . It rises in several short branches in northeastern Luce County approximately 15 mi (24 km) southeast of Grand Marais. The North and West branches meet approximately 8 mi (13 km) SSE of Deer Park. The main branch flows generally northeast, approaching Lake Superior at a sharp angle. It enters the lake approximately 10 mi (16 km) east of Deer Park.The river is a popular destination for recreational fishing. As such, it was the title of a famous short story, "
Big Two-Hearted River ", by U.S. authorErnest Hemingway . Hemingway used the name because of its appeal; however, the geography of the story indicates that Hemingway was really describing a different trout stream, theFox River near Seney. The story, set afterWorld War I , was first published in1925 as part of the collection "In Our Time" and republished in1972 as part of "The Nick Adams Stories ".Bell's Brewery , a craft brewery based inKalamazoo, Michigan makes anIndia Pale Ale named Two Hearted.
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