John Other Day

Historical marker location:

600 Main Street, Henderson, Minnesota

( Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 19) west of North 6th Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1927

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.