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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUFE_fort-beauharnois_Frontenac-MN.html
On the shore of Lake Pepin just north of here a French expedition commanded by LaPerriere and accompanied by two Jesuits in September 1727 built a substantial log fort and the mission of St. Michael the Archangel. The post was occupied periodicall…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQK3_the-g-a-carlson-lime-kiln_Red-Wing-MN.html
The G.A. Carlson Lime Kiln, built in 1882 on the northeast end of Barn Bluff (Mt. LaGrange), is typical of approximately thirty such kilns in use in the Red Wing area during the period from 1870 to 1908. Gustavus Adolphus Carlson at one time opera…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGL6_mt-la-grange-barn-bluff_Red-Wing-MN.html
This bold bluff was a landmark for French explorers who named it Mt. La Grange for its resemblance to a large barn.
Some 10,000 years ago meltwater from the glaciers carved a deep channel in this area. Barn Bluff became an island in the five-m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJ4_kiwanis-stairway_Red-Wing-MN.html
Citizens of Red Wing have long sought convenient access to the summit of Mt. La Grange (Barn Bluff) to enjoy the impressive view of the Mississippi valley.
In 1889 local civic leader C.C. Webster promoted the construction of a path up the west …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGH9_barn-bluff_Red-Wing-MN.html
"The most beautiful prospect that imagination can form," wrote 18th century explorer Jonathan Carver about the view from Barn Bluff. "Verdant plains, fruitful meadows, and numerous islands abound with the most varied trees.... But above all, reach…