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I'm a son of South Dakota, born in Sisseton, which is not far from Veblen. OK. I'm not truly a South Dakotan. My home town is Browns Valley, Minn., barely across the state boundary ten miles east ...

Scores of tourists in jackets and hoodies posed for pictures Monday at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park before walking across the rock dam marking the end of Lake ...

Itasca State Park is a Minnesota state park that is home to Lake Itasca and the headwaters of the Mississippi River. It was established in 1891 and is the state’s first state park. The ...

Either way, the old riverboat Chester Charles II isn't puttering around Lake Itasca, namesake of the uber-popular park near Park Rapids that famously serves as the headwaters of the Mississippi River.

Itasca State Park, Minnesota’s oldest state park, was established in 1891 to protect the Mississippi River’s humble origin. The park is where the iconic river begins its slow and steady stream.

As of Tuesday, July 11, the Lake Itasca Public Water Access in Itasca State Park is closed through the 2023 summer season, due to the construction of a new public water access facility Get 3 ...

The creation of Minnesota’s Itasca State Park by Steven Penick 07/24/2023 02/06/2024. ... creating a five-by-seven-mile park around Lake Itasca, and managing the area for future generations.