While we settled on the name Mississippi by the mid-eighteenth century, we were still trying to define what body of water that name applied to—specifically, just where the river we called Mississippi began. This wasn’t just an act of intellectual curiosity. At the end of the eighteenth century, border disputes between the U. S.
New book explores the diversity of the Headwaters
The beginning of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca, MN (photo taken Oct 2013). See more photos here. Lake Itasca and the Mississippi River
So many overlooks, so little time. I like to get to the top of as many bluffs as I can, which means I have a lot of pictures looking down on the river from points on high. In the next several weeks, I'm going to showcase some of those pictures, a new overlook each week
Itasca State Park (photo taken Jan 2011) See more Photos here. Itasca State Park
A late fall walk across the Mississippi at the Headwaters (photo taken Oct 2013). See more Photos here. Walking across the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park (MN)
