Itasca

[ahy-tas-kuh]

noun

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

Example Sentences

Laura Flamion, an administrator at DuPage County Animal Services, on the outskirts of Chicago, said the dog was found on Sept. 28 and was turned in to the Itasca Police Department as a lost pet.

From Los Angeles Times

After flying 20 hours, Earhart thought they were close and radioed the Itasca, the Coast Guard ship awaiting them at Howland, “We must be on you but cannot see you.”

From National Geographic

The housing initiatives — including the Itasca Project, an alliance of the business, philanthropic and public sectors in the region pushing for at least 18,000 new housing units per year through 2030 — have picked up where the Fed’s monetary tightening leaves off, demonstrating the role state and local policies can play in curbing inflation.

From Seattle Times

“The Twin Cities has historically been an affordable housing market relative to the nation,” said Ron Feldman, vice president at the Minneapolis Fed and co-chair of the Itasca Project.

From Seattle Times

“The tragedy in Ohio is an illustration of what we’ve been talking about can happen,” said Carie Anne Ergo, administrator of Itasca, Ill., who chairs a coalition of Chicago suburbs that oppose the merger.

From Washington Post