When you come into the park, the first thing most people stop by is "Preacher's Grove." It was named that after a bunch of pastors camped here in the late 1800s. It's also pretty special, as it is a virgin grove of pines that dates back to 1870.
Next, we went up the road to the beach and the picnic area. There was a little playground, and we had a fun picnic lunch. Dad took some silly pictures of Ainsley, got some shots of the lake, and then we all played on the playground equipment.
Most people come to Lake Itasca to see the headwaters of the Mississippi River, so that was our next stop.
This is us, about 20 feet into the 2,552 miles!
The rest of the park took us on the wildlife loop. Here we saw things like the largest red pine in the state and the largest white pine in the state. Although, as you'll see, one of them had their top lightning'd off and it's no longer the tallest.
We also hiked the half mile to this tower and climbed it! Dad took this picture of us halfway up!
Love,
Ainsley, Ben, and Cameron
3 comments:
Cool. Seems like a great trip. We need to do that!
How much time should we plan (if we have a 3-year-old along for the ride)?
Very cool. Looks like a great vacation. Great pics. Thanks for sharing.
It takes 3.5-4 hours to get up there from the Cities. We spent 4 hours in the park, but there were no crowds or lines at all.
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