Winnibigoshish

Winnibigoshish belongs to the forest and lake country at the headwaters of the Mississippi. The river passes through the broad lake of that name after leaving Lake Itasca, continuing east through a chain of waters before turning south. Winnibigoshish is derived from an Ojibwe name referring to brackish or murky water. Lakes, wooded shores and the river itself give this part of the upper Mississippi a character quite different from its great floodplain farther downstream.