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After the railway was built in the area, Patrick McGarry founded Walker in 1896. Walker sits on the edge of Leech Lake. It is the third largest lake in Minnesota. The Leech Lake Indian Reservation is near the city. The population consists of less than 1,000 inhabitants, but has hotels, shops and restaurants.

You are here, closest to what is considered to be the sources of the Mississippi. It is very easy to cross the river from one bank to the other. The site is located within Itasca State Park. Many infrastructures are in the surroundings due in large part to the celebrity of the places.

Red Bridge Park is a 1-acre park on Beach Road in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It is named for the red steel bridge that crosses the Snake River and connects the park to Heartland Park. The bridge was built in 1934 and is a popular spot for fishing, picnicking, and wildlife viewing. The park features a playground, a walking trail, a boat launch, and some really cool sculpture art. This park is also located at the western terminus of the Heartland Trail.

This is the Junction of the Paul Bunyan Trail, heading west toward Akeley, Minnesota and the Shingobee Trail, heading north to Walker, Minnesota.

This particular picnic shelter is a 1/3 mile walk to the Mississippi River Headwaters (tell you friends you walked across the river from one bank to the other). On the way you'll pass a lakeside museum. There are flush toilets but they're a little walk from the picnic area.

Park and visitors center, park, small "museum" of Paul Bunyan "artifacts" like his baby booties. Plenty of sculptures and walking distance from downtown.

This is a picnic shelter where you can find water, toilet, facilities and some nearby shops for supplies, right along the trail.