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6/26/13 - Beminji, Minnesota - Headwaters of Mississippi River

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June 26th 2013
6/26/13 - Still at Hamilton's Fox Lake RV Park - we have decided to burn one of our two days ahead here. We went to Itasca State Park today, the location of the headwaters of the Mississippi. The Mississippi originates from Lake Itasca. At the headwaters, rocks span the river which is only about 20 to 25 feet wide. On one side of the rocks is Lake Itasca and the other is the Mississippi. H ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more