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Hey campers! You know what I am ready for… Summer! I think it is time to start planning the summer camping trips. For this camping trip let’s head out where the enormous Mississippi river starts… in Park Rapids, Minnesota at Itasca State Park! Itasca is the oldest state park in Minnesota. This park has more than 32,000 acres and more than 100 lakes. This State Park is filled with beautiful sights and smells. There are trees and wildlife everywhere you look. You can find birds, deer, bears, wolves, and more. I remember seeing a ton of deer, especially on the walking paths. I didn’t run into any bear when I was out there, but it sure would have been amazing if we did!
This state park is filled with many exciting things to do. My favorite thing to do was walk across the Mississippi river! Yes, you read that right. You might be thinking well, how it that possible if the river is really wide and deep. Not at the start of the river it isn’t. The start of the river is only about 20 ft. wide. We walked back and forth across it about 20 times because we wanted to be able to say we walked across the Mississippi river. If you go to Itasca that is definitely one thing you cannot miss. Other fun things you can do would be to go on a hiking trip and explore the nature of the place. You can go on a biking trip as well, and explore the nature as you go by, instead of on foot. You can also do both, that is what we did. We took one day for hiking and one for biking. Trust me, going hiking and biking is well worth the beauty of the place. You can also get some fun history lessons while you are there. You can go see Itasca Indian cemetery to learn about their story, and what happened to them. You can also go visit Wegmann’s cabin, landmarks of centuries gone by. There are so many beautiful sights, and so many fun things to do. You better start planning the trip now. I know I am, even though I have already been to this campground. I am definitely ready to go back. I hope you go and have a blast. It is so cool to be able to say you have walked across the great big old Mississippi river! Oh…How I love to go camping!
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| Making my way across the Mississippi River |
This state park is filled with many exciting things to do. My favorite thing to do was walk across the Mississippi river! Yes, you read that right. You might be thinking well, how it that possible if the river is really wide and deep. Not at the start of the river it isn’t. The start of the river is only about 20 ft. wide. We walked back and forth across it about 20 times because we wanted to be able to say we walked across the Mississippi river. If you go to Itasca that is definitely one thing you cannot miss. Other fun things you can do would be to go on a hiking trip and explore the nature of the place. You can go on a biking trip as well, and explore the nature as you go by, instead of on foot. You can also do both, that is what we did. We took one day for hiking and one for biking. Trust me, going hiking and biking is well worth the beauty of the place. You can also get some fun history lessons while you are there. You can go see Itasca Indian cemetery to learn about their story, and what happened to them. You can also go visit Wegmann’s cabin, landmarks of centuries gone by. 
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