ITASCA STATE PARK, MINN. - Lake Itasca is almost as wild now as it was 193 years ago, when it was named by an explorer from Michigan seeking the true source of the Mississippi River. Some of the red ...

A tiny lake in Itasca State Park is revealing secrets about oceanic conditions in earth’s distant past. It may also have a story to tell about the future – and perhaps about Mars.

Itasca State Park in Northern Minnesota is one of those destinations that every Minnesota needs to visit once in their lifetime. And in some, multiple times. The park is one of the oldest in the ...

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 ...

While some hydrologists argue a river’s source should be traced to its longest tributary, others trace it to the stream that contributes the most water, which would make the Mississippi’s source the ...

Gerald and Deline White told area students and adults about the tools and traditions of gathering manoomin, or wild rice Gerald White carved this cedar paddle and built the model canoe at his side. He ...