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Hard to believe that the Mighty Mississippi starts as this tiny little creek!
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The historic and famous Mississippi River has it's beginning in our beautiful state. I remember visiting it in my youth, and even today, it still fascinates me! How many people have dipped into the......
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Itasca State Park is the oldest, most popular, and most developed park in the Minnesota park system to 32,000 acres. It was founded in 1891 to protect and celebrate the Headwaters of The Mississippi...
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Don't Miss The Head Waters Of The Mississippi

Here 1475 feet above the ocean the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on it's winding way 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.
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