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Celebrating the Mississippi River in Minnesota
BIKERS - click here to view Mississippi River Bicycle Trail (MRT) information for Minnesota, and click here for MRT details for the other nine Missisippi River States.
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The Mississippi River is a treasure to be uncovered and explored. Her history runs deep as a long-whiskered catfish on a hot summer day. Her tales are timeless. Discover her stories, and create some of your own on a pleasure drive along the Minnesota Great River Road - National Scenic Byway of the Mississippi River.
The Great River Road offers 575 miles of historic and scenic touring through the heart of Minnesota. The byway meanders through a wide variety of landscapes — the humble headwaters, countryside dappled with lakes, the northwoods, ribbons of lush resort and farm country, rolling bluffs, big cities and charming river communities. Worthy of a week's vacation in its entirety, the Mississippi flows naturally through six distinct regions whose unique river experiences can be explored on excursions of any length.
Follow the lure of the river and the freedom of the road to see what lies around the next bend. Pull out a map, tune in some good driving music and load up the car, a van, motorcycle or bike. Your Mississippi River adventure is just waiting to begin. See you on the Great River Road!
In July 1922, Ralph Samuelson, 18, of Lake City, became the first person to water ski. Samuelson cruised around Lake Pepin with 9-foot pine boards on his feet. - Sesquicentenntial Commission
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