Fort Renville

Historical marker location:

Churchill, Minnesota

( Marker is on 140th Avenue West near 10th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Lac qui Parle Mission.

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.