Two Hearted River
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A river in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, which runs for 23.6 miles (38.0 km) through forested wilderness, and drains into Lake Superior.
— The wetland is in a low valley formed by the changing path of the Two Hearted River. On either side of the valley is a steep wall of about 25 feet. […] No streams flow through the wetland, but the Two Hearted River flows past […]
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Uncertain. Suggestions include:
* The river has distinct 'northern' and 'eastern' branches, "two hearts pumping to form the main river". (However, each of these branches is further subdivided, and there is also a 'western' branch.)
* One branch draws from the Two Hearted Lakes, which have fancifully been considered heart-shaped. However, they are not really heart-shaped, and may (like the Little Two Hearted Lakes slightly further east) derive their name from the river.
* The name may reference some quality of the area's inhabitants. For example, it has been suggested that they were so generous people said they "had two hearts".
* The river has distinct 'northern' and 'eastern' branches, "two hearts pumping to form the main river". (However, each of these branches is further subdivided, and there is also a 'western' branch.)
* One branch draws from the Two Hearted Lakes, which have fancifully been considered heart-shaped. However, they are not really heart-shaped, and may (like the Little Two Hearted Lakes slightly further east) derive their name from the river.
* The name may reference some quality of the area's inhabitants. For example, it has been suggested that they were so generous people said they "had two hearts".
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