As of Tuesday, July 11, the Lake Itasca Public Water Access in Itasca State Park is closed through the 2023 summer season, due to the construction of a new public water access facility
The Great Loop is a circumnavigation of the eastern U.S., and part of Canada, down the Mississippi, through the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Great Lakes.
Due to Minnesota’s waterways being extraordinarily busy this holiday weekend, the Minnesota public safety officials are stepping up to keep people safe on the water as a result of Operation Dry Water.