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 ...

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 ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. - Itasca State Park is now fully open to all visitors after suffering damage from a storm July 2, according to Department of Natural Resources Parks and Trails Division ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Construction of the Itasca-Heartland Connection Trail began on Monday, Aug. 28. The trail is a multi-purpose, paved connection between Itasca State Park and the Heartland Trail.

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.

It still drew a crowd Saturday afternoon, even though most of its canopy blew off at the beginning of July. The red pine tree in Itasca State Park, Minn., still stands, but is missing much of its top ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — With attendance slumping among younger adults, Itasca State Park has added wireless Internet to lure more visitors. The experiment began in May, and Minnesota Department of ...

Keith Myrmel's paper maps transport the user to a mental space that is the antithesis of our digital world. His craftwork is simple — accessible — while precise with its visuals and text. Like that of ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. - Steve Holewa went to see the headwaters of the Mississippi River on Monday night. Who knew it would be a story of a lifetime. Holewa and a companion were halfway back to ...

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 ...