Straddle the Headwaters of the Mississippi!

What’s your mental image of the Mississippi River?  If it’s a huge river filled with paddle boats playing Jazz music, it’s probably similar to most American’s thoughts on the Mighty Mississippi.  However, at the headwaters, the “mighty” river is anything but huge—it’s a nicely flowing stream, only knee deep, and two people could probably stand [...]

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Mississippi Watchtower

While visiting the Headwaters of the Mississippi River, a park ranger told us about another of the park’s features: a 100-foot observation tower, located in the middle of Itasca State Park.  Having an hour or two to spare, we decided to check it out.  I’m so glad we did.  The view from the top was [...]

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