John Karst Block

Historical marker location:

125 South Main Street, Stillwater, Minnesota

( Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 95) south of Myrtle Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Stillwater National Historic District.

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.