Pilot Knob

Historical marker location:

2151 Pilot Knob Road, Mendota Heights, Minnesota

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Pilot Knob Road (County Road 31) and Acacia Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1922

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.