Historical Marker
The Monument
Historical marker location:
18777 Riverwood Drive, Little Falls, Minnesota
( Marker is on Riverwood Drive, 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the left when traveling south.)
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.