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Lake Itasca is a small glacial lake in Minnesota, USA, that is the primary source of the Mississippi River. It has several tributaries and streams that feed into it, and is surrounded by a state park and a biological station.
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the U.S., flowing from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. It has a rich cultural and ecological significance, and was a major route for exploration and settlement in the 19th century.
Itasca State Park is the first and oldest state park in Minnesota, USA, and contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The park has a diverse landscape of lakes, wetlands, and old-growth red pine forests, and is a popular destination for hiking, camping, and wildlife observation.
Henry Schoolcraft was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist who studied Native American cultures and explored the upper Mississippi River. He was also a US Indian agent in Michigan, a slaveholder, and the husband of Jane Johnston, a bilingual Ojibwe poet.
Itasca County is a county in the Iron Range region of Minnesota, named after Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River. It has a hilly, forested terrain with over 1400 lakes and several major highways and protected areas.
The Mississippi River Trail (MRT) is a 3,000-mile-long bicycle and pedestrian trail along the shores of the Mississippi River in the US. It starts at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ends near Venice in Louisiana, passing through several states and cities.
The first bridge (and only log bridge) over the Mississippi, about 25 feet west of its source at Lake Itasca. This is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
Northwest Angle is a small area of land in northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, that is surrounded by Canada and the lake. It is the only place in the contiguous U.S. north of the 49th parallel, and has a history of border disputes and surveys.