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Listen: Does the Mississippi River really begin at Lake Itasca?
Curious Minnesota podcast host Eric Roper digs into the science and history behind the Mighty Mississippi's headwaters.
April 5, 2021 at 3:06PM
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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, discusses the history and science behind this issue with Curious Minnesota podcast host Eric Roper.
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The Strib is as old as the city of Minneapolis. It grew out of several strikingly different papers.