Root River

Root River may refer to:

In Canada:

  • Root River (Northwest Territories), a tributary of the Mackenzie River
  • Root River (Algoma District), a tributary of the St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario)
  • Root River (Kenora District)

In the United States:

  • Root River (Minnesota)
  • Root River (Wisconsin)

Famous quotes containing the words root and/or river:

    “Flower in the crannied wall,
    I pluck you out of the crannies,
    I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,
    Little flower—but if I could understand
    What you are, root and all, and all in all,
    I should know what God and man is.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “Cole Thornton: Just a minute, son.
    Mississippi: I am not your son. My name is Alan Bourdillon Traherne.
    Cole: Lord almighty.
    Mississippi: Yeah, well, that’s why most people call me Mississippi. I was born on the river in a flatboat.”
    —Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)