Growing a Stock

Historical marker location:

845 Minnehaha Ave E, Saint Paul, Minnesota

( Marker is at the intersection of Arcade Street and Minnehaha Avenue East, on the right when traveling north on Arcade Street.)

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.