Where In Minnesota?

This week, our photo quiz captures an image from a signature Minnesota state park. Clues? Here are three: 1) It's Minnesota's oldest state park. 2) It features 200-year-old pine trees. 3) Something incredible starts here. Where in Minnesota? Click on the headline above...

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Oct 25, 2012

This photo was taken last month atItasca State Park, where the headwaters of the Mississippi River are located. Photographer Jerry Eklund took this shot on Wilderness Drive, writing: "Note the large trees and how small the van is on the road." Large, indeed.

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