Online Highways Home > Illinois > Mississippi River The Mighty Mississippi Old Man River, the mighty Mississippi River begins its life rippling between stepping stones at the outlet of Lake Itasca in Northern Minnesota. Explorers of North America had been guessing at the source of the big river for 300 years when Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, led by Ojibwe guide Ozaawindib (Yellow Head), found the headwaters in 1832. Though some dissenters still point to Elk Lake above Lake Itasca's west arm, experts affirm Schoolcraft's claim that Itasca is the uppermost collection basin where the river begins its 2,500-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi borders the entire state of Illinois on the western side of the state, beginning in Northeast Illinois at East Dubuque and ending in South Region at Cairo, at its confluence with the Ohio River. Other upcoming events include:

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numercy "@hatKICKsnare it was brief. I'm in Mississippi now"
Chief0 "Could somebody mail me a signal for tmobile to mississippi please! I'm SOS'n outside."
kay_bee1 "@MissYau i'm afraid your mississippi trip won't be as cool as your denver trip. :("
wadewalton "Excited about today and tomorrow...Tonight Mooreville v. Mantachie, tomorrow Mississippi State v. Memphis! Go Troopers and Go Dawgs!!"
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iniOkta "RT @bbcommunity: I'm a river. No matter whatever comes in my way, I will definitely reach the sea. #quote"
elvranharris "I'm a river, no matter whatever comes in my way, I will definitely reach the sea..."
JHillsman "Good Lawd @grizzlyfb is laying it Nansemond River 37-0 in the 3rd! and how old is @grizzlyfb team...?"
ohhmyJBieber "RT @diepuppythrower: RETWEET: Girl who threw puppies into river is "mentally disturbed and a potential serial killer". Translation: A SICK PSYCHOPATHIC FUCKER!"
JohnDanalis "The boys in the bike shop are talking cogs and gear-inches; but my hearts by the river in BWF book land. The pain."
shaylay21 "I'm at American River College (4700 College Oak Dr, at Myrtle Ave, Sacramento) w/ 3 others. http://4sq.com/7Xv9nd"
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