Built in 1923, this timbered lodge is perched on the shores of northern Minnesota’s Lake Itasca, where the mighty Mississippi River begins its 3,734-kilometer journey south to the Gulf of Mexico.

Ever wonder where the Mississippi River begins? You can see for yourself in Itasca State Park in the heart of northern Minnesota, where a quiet stream trickling from Lake Itasca eventually ends up in ...

From prairie to river valleys to pine forests, Minnesota covers a range of landscapes, and the state's 21 scenic byways traverse them all. But the best parts of these three drives is what you can do ...