Jul. 11—LAKE ITASCA, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that as of Tuesday, July 11, the Lake Itasca Public Water Access in Itasca State Park is closed through the 2023 ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — The operators of a longtime, popular attraction at Itasca State Park dry-docked their business this summer, claiming the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources changed rules to ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, MINN. - Lake Itasca is almost as wild now as it was 193 years ago, when it was named by an explorer from Michigan seeking the true source of the Mississippi River. Some of the red ...

Aug. 12—BEMIDJI — Three years after donating his amassed collection of 900 farm toys to Lake Itasca Pioneer Farmers, Lloyd Holy of Bemidji has added a new addition to the display. The noticeable ...

If you go What: The 38th annual Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers show. When: Doors open at 7 a.m.; event runs today through Sunday. Where: the entrance to the grounds is on the east side of the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A steady stream of cool, lake water pours over rocks at a state park in Northern Minnesota, the source of America’s greatest river. Lake Itasca, at the headwaters of the ...

Electric refrigeration was not commonly used in Itasca State Park and its neighboring areas until the early 1950s. The use of ice boxes was far more common. In order to preserve food such as meat and ...

Sep. 7—LAKE ITASCA — Local artists are invited to join MdW regional art coalition for a one-day mini-summit and pop-up market from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Itasca Biological ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the presence of zebra mussels in Bass Lake, near Cohasset in Itasca County. DNR invasive species staff issued a release on Monday, ...

As a child, Edward Murzyn remembers piling into his family's car to head Up North nearly every summer. A stop at Lake Itasca almost always made their itinerary. During the visits, Murzyn and his ...