The Mississippi River Headwaters is located in Itasca State Park and is only 34 miles from Walker MN and Leech Lake.  The Mississippi River is 2,552 miles long and winds its way from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.  For those of you who have seen the Mississippi River south of Walker or photos of it, you are probably visualizing a wide river.  However, at the headwaters of the Mississippi River, you can walk across it…it’s a shallow stream or creek!   Regardless of age, everyone I have taken to the headwaters has enjoyed walking across the Mississippi River.  The MN DNR has a panoramic tour you can view online…just to make sure it’s something you want to see Continue Reading