Hiking at the headwaters of the Mississippi: October 11 2025
My husband I are enjoying a weekend with relatives in the town of Bemidji, Minnesota, where they live. It’s about a four-hour drive from where we live, near Minneapolis. We had a great day, with several nice walks in the beautiful fall weather with colorful trees all around. And we spent the afternoon at Itaska State Park, which is headwaters of the Mississippi River — running all the way from here (near the US and Canada border) to the Gulf of Mexico.
The next picture is of me and my sister-in-law walking across a creek at the very origin of the great Mississippi.
I love visiting special places like this. It feels like I’m experiencing something grand and magnificent.
We toured the visitor center and took a very nice hike on a woodsy trail.
The visitor’s center had an amazing scale model of the entire journey of the river! I could not find a good angle, but I took a few other pictures.
What’s cool about that old photo is that it shows the exact sign that visitors see today.
That’s it for this blog post. Thank you for visiting!
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It’s great that you found time to go for a walk together with your relatives. Walking is always more enjoyable when there are many of you. The photos clearly show how much you all enjoyed the activity. Wishing you a happy Sunday!
Thank you, and I agree, @kellyane! A group hike is wonderful!
Looks like a great turnout for a beautiful hike!🤗
I learned something new today, I did not know the Mississippi headwaters started at this part in the country!😇
Very cool, huh? Yeah it's one of our claims to fame here. That and our 10,000 lakes!
Beautiful country, I remember reading about the 10,000 lakes!😊
I can’t even imagine, lakes must be everywhere!🤗
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