"Habitat"

Historical marker location:

Bigelow, Minnesota

( Marker can be reached from U.S. 59 (State Highway 60) ¾ mile north of 300th Street (County Highway 6), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2008

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.