Louis Hennepin - Named After Hennepin

Named After Hennepin

Most places named after Hennepin are found in the United States:

Minnesota

• Hennepin County, Minnesota, whose seat is Minneapolis
• Hennepin Avenue, in Minneapolis
• The Father Louis Hennepin Bridge, across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis
• Father Hennepin State Park, in Isle, Minnesota
• A Great Lakes wood-hulled steamer built in 1888 which sank in 1927
• The city of Champlin, Minnesota, the site historians report where he first crossed the Mississippi in 1680, holds an annual Father Hennepin Festival on the 2nd weekend of June that includes a reenactment of Father Louis Hennepin crossing the Mississippi River.
• Hennepin Island is in the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls. Although it is no longer an island, it extends into the river and houses the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota, a five-unit hydroelectric plant, owned by Xcel Energy, and the Main Street substation – serving downtown Minneapolis.
• Father Hennepin Bluffs Park lies on the east bank of the Mississippi River adjacent to Hennepin Island. It is administered by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and features picnic areas, a bandshell, and Heritage Trail plaques.
• Hennepin Room at the Minneapolis Hilton
• Father Hennepin Memorial stands on the grounds of Saint Mary's Basilica in Minneapolis.

New York

• Hennepin Road in Grand Island, New York
• Hennepin Avenue on Cayuga Island in Niagara Falls
• Hennepin Room at the Niagara Falls Conference Center in Niagara Falls
• Hennepin Park, a park locate on the corner of 82nd Street and Bollier Avenue in Niagara Falls
• Hennepin Hall, a residence hall at Siena College, Loudonville, New York
• Hennepin Park, a park located in the East Lovejoy neighborhood of Buffalo
• Hennepin Farmhouse Saison Ale (beer) from Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown

Michigan

• Point Hennepin, the northern tip of Grosse Ile, an island on the Detroit River south of Detroit
• Hennepin Street in Garden City, MI
• Hennepin, significant as the first self-unloading bulk carrier. Wreckage is located west of South Haven.

Illinois

• The city of Hennepin
• Hennepin Room at Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Centre in Utica

The few places outside the United States are found in Canada, all in Niagara Falls, Ontario:

• Father Hennepin Separate School
• Ontario Historical Plaque at Murray Avenue and Niagara River Parkway
• Hennepin Room at Sheraton Fallsview