Historical Marker
Chisago Hotel
Historical marker location:
361 Bench Street, Taylors Falls, Minnesota
( Marker is at the intersection of Bench Street (State Highway 95) and 1st Street (County Route 20), on the left when traveling north on Bench Street.)
1852.
The first European to explore Minnesota was French explorer Jean Nicolet in 1634. He traveled along Lake Michigan and the Fox River and likely reached the present-day state of Minnesota.