Historical Marker
Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
131 South Main Street, Stillwater, Minnesota
( Memorial is at the intersection of Chestnut Street (State Highway 36) and Main Street (State Highway 95), on the left when traveling east on Chestnut Street.)
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.