itasca state park
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We try to visit a Minnesota State Park every summer.
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This summer we chose Itasca State Park which is popular for the Mississippi River headwaters.
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We're here all week and have a whole list of things we want to do. First up on our agenda was exploring and finding out where everything is.
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This park is huge. It even has it's own museum.
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Today we also visited the Lodge, the Visitor's Center, the swimming beach and at the top of our list... the Mississippi River headwaters.
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