He packed up his vehicle and drove from New Hampshire in late July headed for north-central Minnesota, the location of Lake Itasca, considered the primary source of the Mississippi.

Schoolcraft was also credited with naming the Mississippi’s source lake Lake Itasca, coined from letters within the Latin phrase “veritas caput” which means "true source." And so it was ...

Nowadays, a vast network of highways ties the southwest suburbs to the rest of the world. However, there was a time when the Minnesota River was the region’s lifeline. Steamboats ferried passengers up ...

MARCH 7: NWTF Dakota Strutters is holding their annual banquet at the Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake. Doors open at 5:30 Call Tamara ... For more info call John Crampton, 952-884-6704. Mississippi ...

Minnesota’s tourism industry hit the big time when it was featured in Time magazine on Aug. 13. 1973. The cover featured Minnesota’s charismatic governor, Wendell Anderson, proudly ...

This is certainly one of the most beautiful places on earth, I thought, sitting on the beach at Hale Lake in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It was midnight and I was staring at the moon set in a clear ...

Minnesota’s natural beauty is something everyone should experience, whether you’re a resident or just visiting. Planning a ...

The Mississippi River is included in the list of the world’s greatest rivers. It is more than 2,700 miles long and drains an area of more than one-eighth of the United States. The river starts at Lake ...

There's a dam emergency due to lake levels in Arkabutla, Mississippi, rising and expected to surpass 220 feet within the next two weeks as spring flood season begins.

I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker said in the video. “The world’s finest geographers, experts ...

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