Little Rapids Fur Post

Historical marker location:

Chaska, Minnesota

( Marker is on Chaska Boulevard (County Highway 61) 0.3 miles west of North Hickory Street (County Road 140), on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1938

Minnesota is home to the largest ball of twine ever rolled by one person. Francis A. Johnson started rolling the ball in 1950 and continued to add to it until his death in 1989. The ball weighs over 17,000 pounds and has a circumference of 40 feet.