Ever wonder where the Mississippi River begins? You can see for yourself in Itasca State Park in the heart of northern Minnesota, where a quiet stream trickling from Lake Itasca eventually ends up in ...

pull off their shoes and wade across the trickling river as it begins its 2,552-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico. A selfie at the headwaters post is a must. The park's south entrance is a 22-mile ...

Earlier this year, the century-old building was delisted from the National Register of Historic Places. It has sat vacant and ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — This week on "Hitting The Trails" we head a ways up north to historic Itasca State Park in Park Rapids. "Itasca State Park was the second state park in the country and this area ...

A key piece of groundwork starts Monday to begin connecting one of Minnesota's most-visited parks with one of its original rail trails. The first phase of establishing a connector trail of more than ...

According to information from Dr. Jonathan Oliver, an assistant professor in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and public health entomologist, there are approximately 1,000 to 1,400 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A small wildfire is burning in Itasca State Park in drought-stricken northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the fire was reported burning Tuesday ...

Could climate change turn Minnesota into Kansas? Lee E. Frelich, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology, addressed this question during his presentation on Saturday, Sept.

ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. — For those with an appreciation for the golds and reds the season brings, now is the time to get out and enjoy the sights of autumn. According to the Minnesota Department of ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. — A fire on the western edge of Itasca State Park in northwest Minnesota has burned about 9 acres, officials said Wednesday. The fire was reported to the Clearwater County ...