Itasca

[ ahy-tas-kuh ]

/ aɪˈtæs kə /

Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.

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Mr. Bowers was postmaster for twenty-five years at Itasca, and died Oct. 4, 1879.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
The state has already erected a house on the bank of Itasca lake, and has a resident commissioner in charge of the park.
The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier|Charles E. Flandrau
Accordingly, breakfast being over, the canoes were launched and the coasting of Itasca begun.
Sword and Pen|John Algernon Owens
Another stream from the south, two miles in length, flows into Itasca, and has its source in a lake one-fourth of a mile long.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom

I rewarded Mr. Default for taking charge of my camp during the journey to Itasca Lake.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft