Historical Marker
Lake St. Croix
Historical marker location:
Stillwater, Minnesota
( Marker can be reached from Lookout Trail North,, 0.3 miles south of Main Street South (Minnesota Highway 36 / 95), on the left when traveling south.)
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.