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Phone: (651) 341-4196
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Follow the mighty Mississippi River from its source in Lake Itasca State Park through the big lakes and Chippewa National Forest in northern Minnesota; the plains and agricultural vistas of the central lakes region; to the exciting riverfront renaissance in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and on to the bluffs and charming river towns of the southeast border of the state. 575 miles. National Scenic Byway of the Mississippi River. Experience the lakes and forests of Minnesota's north
woods, outdoor recreation and wildlife, the excitement
of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, or the beautiful
bluff lands and river towns of southeastern
Minnesota. Minnesota's Great River Road offers
viewing opportunities ranging from deep wilderness to
the hustle-bustle of a major metropolitan center.
With a full range of seasons the Great River Road
provides constantly changing views that will delight
the traveler with brilliant wildflowers, evergreen
forests, colored autumn leaves, rainbows, snowflakes,
migrating birds, waving fields of grain and much
more. The Great River Road leads the traveler through
river cities that offer a wide range of cultural,
historic and recreational opportunities and as it
follows the banks of the Mississippi through
Minneapolis it even becomes an "urban scenic byway.”
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