As part of the public input process, the DNR will host an open house on Tuesday, March 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Jacob V.

Jul. 11—LAKE ITASCA, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that as of Tuesday, July 11, the Lake Itasca Public Water Access in Itasca State Park is closed through the 2023 ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to comment on two draft management plan amendments for Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota. The comment period is open ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) --The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will partner with Friends of Itasca to host a dedication event Saturday for Itasca State Park's new amphitheater. The event ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, MINN. - Lake Itasca is almost as wild now as it was 193 years ago, when it was named by an explorer from Michigan seeking the true source of the Mississippi River. Some of the red ...

If you go What: The 38th annual Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers show. When: Doors open at 7 a.m.; event runs today through Sunday. Where: the entrance to the grounds is on the east side of the ...

The source of the Mississippi was a consequential mystery after the Revolutionary War. It remains hotly debated in some circles today. Connie Cox, the lead interpretive naturalist at Itasca State Park ...

Itasca and Lake Bemidji state parks in northwest Minnesota are among six state parks across the state offering First Day Hikes on Saturday, Jan. 1, as part of a nationwide effort to connect people ...