The Mississippi River runs from Lake Itasca in Minnesota all the way south to the Gulf of Mexico. It's an important economic and transportation route — but it's also a great spot to unwind and ...

How about where it is the widest? Take a look at these facts and make yourself a river expert in no time. The Mississippi begins at Minnesota’s Lake Itasca. Visitors there can see the headwaters ...

The Mississippi River from its humble beginning at Lake Itasca to St. Louis and beyond, is a treasured resource that we ...

For most, it’s hard to imagine paddling the entire length of the Mississippi River, from its headwaters at Minnesota’s Lake Itasca all the way through the heartland of America to the Gulf of ...