You knew that the origin of the Mississippi River was in Northern Minnesota.

The origin of the Mississippi River is located in Lake Itasca, first discovered and documented by Henry Schoolcraft in 1830.

Click here to read a first hand account of visiting the lake (and true source of the Mississippi!) and see some beautiful pictures of the area.

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