THERE WERE HIAWATHA PARADE FLOATS. The Hiawatha Room posts this picture of one built for the 1941 American Legion convention in Milwaukee. It appears to be parked between two of the support buildings at West Milwaukee Shops.


There are some differences between it and the mystery relic, but there are similarities.

In other Hiawatha nostalgia, consider the in-progress restorations of Coffee Creek and a 1948 leg-rest coach.