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1680
Father Louis Hennepin, exploring the Mississippi River north from Illinois by canoe, is captured by a group of Dakota. During his captivity he sees Owamni Yomni, which he calls the Falls of Anthony (for his patron saint). On July 25, Daniel Greysolon, the Sieur Du Luth, arranged for Hennepin's release.