1. Mississippi River By Curan

2. The Mississippi River comes from theIndian name Mesipi. It is the same thing as big river. 3. The Mississippi River begins in northern Minnesotanear Lake Itasca. The Mississippi River flows more than 2,300 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. 4. The Mississippi River gathers water from all the land west to the Rocky Mountains andAppalachian Mountains. 5. The Indians used light canoes made of birch bark totravel through the Mississippi.