According to a list compiled by Housely, the most beautiful lake in Minnesota is Lake Itasca in Park Rapids. Here's what ...

Check any reputable published map of rivers in Minnesota and you will see that the Mississippi originates at Lake Itasca, in the northern part of that state. From there, a small stream meanders ...

Heather Funk, integrated visitor services coordinator at Itasca State Park, reveals fresh opportunities to explore ...

People have long appreciated Lake Itasca’s beauty and resources. Some eight thousand years ago Indigenous hunters left spears at a bison kill site in the area. Around 1200 CE the Blackduck ...

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.

Jul. 11—LAKE ITASCA, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that as of Tuesday, July 11, the Lake Itasca Public Water Access in Itasca State Park is closed through the ...

Aug. 12—BEMIDJI — Three years after donating his amassed collection of 900 farm toys to Lake Itasca Pioneer Farmers, Lloyd Holy of Bemidji has added a new addition to the display. The ...

The picnic area offers sweeping views of Lake Itasca while dining al fresco under stately pines. Fresh lake breezes mixed with pine needles and grilled hot dogs is the essence of spring sans ...

She aims to launch from Lake Itasca at the end of May 2024 and complete the journey in 50 days. CATHY WURZER: In just a few weeks, a Minneapolis kayaker will embark on a journey from the source of ...

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