Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 30—PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — The mighty Mississippi River emerges from Lake Itasca, flowing gently over a rocky pathway. Tradition ...

If you travel to Minnesota's iconic Itasca State Park, you're almost certainly going to visit one particular spot: the headwaters of the Mississippi River. While this famous landmark is an absolute ...

If you start eavesdropping at the Mississippi River's headwaters during the summer, you can hear the surprise in visitors' voices as they reach the humble beginning of the world's fourth-greatest ...

Jacob Brower at the Lake Itasca basin at DeSoto Lake, 1889. The Itasca forest during the late nineteenth century contained towering pines and numerous lakes. Individuals like surveyor Jacob Brower ...

The images and personal messages reveal behind-the-scenes stories from the early days of vacationing in the Minnesota's oldest state park, says lead naturalist Connie Cox. This postcard from the 1920s ...

PARK RAPIDS - Itasca State Park’s birthday and the 125th anniversary of Minnesota State Parks and Trails will be celebrated with a summer picnic, old-time lawn games and music at the park on Sunday, ...

Can the lure of wireless Internet service get more people outdoors? That experiment is under way this summer at Itasca State Park, where the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering free, ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn.—With attendance slumping among younger adults, Itasca State Park has added wireless Internet to lure more visitors. The experiment began in May, and Minnesota Department of Natural ...

pull off their shoes and wade across the trickling river as it begins its 2,552-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico. A selfie at the headwaters post is a must. The park's south entrance is a 22-mile ...