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Itasca State Park (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə /) is a state park of Minnesota, United States, and contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The park spans 32,690 acres (132.3 km 2 ) of northern Minnesota, and is located about 21 miles (34 km) north of Park Rapids, Minnesota and 25 miles (40 km) from Bagley, Minnesota .
There are 64 state parks, nine state recreation areas, nine state waysides, and 23 state trails in the Minnesota state park system, totaling approximately 267,000 acres (1,080 km 2). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A Minnesota state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Minnesota preserved by the state for its natural, historic, or other resources.
Lake Itasca (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə / eye-TASS-kə) [1] is a small glacial lake, approximately 4.7 square kilometres (470 hectares; 1,200 acres) in area. It is located in Itasca State Park , in south-eastern Clearwater County , in the Headwaters area of north-central Minnesota , and is notable for being the headwater of the Mississippi River .
Sep. 18—BEMIDJI — Two renowned Minnesota old-growth forests — the Lost 40 Scientific and Natural Area in Itasca County and the Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary SNA in Clearwater County — will ...
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Deming Lake is visible along its eastern shore from the South Entrance Road in Itasca State Park. The Ozawindib Trail runs along its western shore. The Okerson Heights Trail connects the Red Pine Trail to the Ozawindib Trail near Deming Lake. In the winter, both the South Entrance Road and the Ozawindib Trail are groomed for cross-country skiing.
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Mary Hannah Gibbs was born in Atwater, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota in 1879. [1] Minnesota Governor Samuel Van Sant appointed her father John Puckett Gibbs (1840-1903) as the superintendent of Itasca State Park in 1901 and the family moved into quarters at Lake Itasca.