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Itasca State Park in Northern Minnesota is one of those destinations that every Minnesota needs to visit once in their lifetime. And in some, multiple times. The park is one of the oldest in the ...

They chronicled happenings from Redwood Falls to Itasca State Park, above. (Kim Hyatt/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Itasca State Park is the oldest state park in Minnesota and is well-known for its white and red pines. Visitors from all over the world tend to rent campers and RVs just to enjoy these old trees ...

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I drive by there every single day, and in the prime bloom time, there are always cars parked all along the road.