Near North Broadway (U.S. 59) south of 1st Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
This tablet is placed here to commemorate the arrival of the railroad at Pelican Rapids, Minnesota July 4, 1882
Dedicated by the Otter Tail County Historical Society May 17, 1932 — — Map (db m261114) HM
Near County Highway 3 east of Skunk Hill Road, on the right when traveling east.
Churches Were the Center of Social life as Well as Spiritual Life.
Churches Dot the Countryside
In early days, churches were the heart of the settlers' community, with congregations made up of friends and family. Both . . . — — Map (db m260282) HM
On County Highway 9 north of U.S. 59, on the right when traveling north.
Dakota and Ojibwe Homeland
Archaeologists have documented human activity within Minnesota to at least 11,000 years ago. By the 1600s, when the first French explorers reached present-day Minnesota, the two main groups of people now occupying . . . — — Map (db m261165) HM
On Park Entrance Road 0.9 miles south of Minnesota Highway 108, on the right when traveling south.
Glaciation created the park's rolling typography, lakes & wetland basins.
Ice Leaves Its Mark
Maplewood State Park lies on a series of hills near the eastern edge of the Red River Valley. These hills, part of the . . . — — Map (db m260375) HM
Near North Broadway (U.S. 59) south of 1st Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
A Great Idea
This suspension bridge project was developed by the local Rotary Club and in 1968 the Club approached the Park Board of the Village of Pelican Rapids. The Rotary Club offered to lead the fund raising effort. Their goal was to . . . — — Map (db m261111) HM
On County Highway 9 north of U.S. 59, on the right when traveling north.
Used by flour and grist mills for grinding all kinds of grains. Taken from the old Spring Creek grist mill built by P. S. Peabody about 1872 and later operated by Frank LaCross. Use of mill stones was discontinued about 1881. The mill was in Sec. 2, . . . — — Map (db m261167) HM
Minnesota woman - the skeleton of a girl about fifteen years of age -- was discovered at this point in 1931 by a highway repair crew. Although the skeleton has not been dated exactly, based on the site geology scientists believe it to be perhaps . . . — — Map (db m278735) HM
On East Mill (State Highway 108) east of North Broadway (U.S. 59), on the right when traveling west.
Driving the total length of the byway, the traveler will pass through 21 townships, all of which have their own unique stories surrounding the early frontier.
What's In a Name?
Many of the township names (Dane Prairie, . . . — — Map (db m260288) HM
On North Broadway (U.S. 59) north of County Highway 9, on the left when traveling north.
Pelican Rapids Village
First settler: Harrison Harris, 1869
Village platted 1872
Village incorporated May 16, 1882
First church organized: Congregational, May 10, 1882
First school district organized, No. 10, Nov. 17, 1871
First . . . — — Map (db m261161) HM
Near East Mill (State Highway 108) west of 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Most Photographed Site
The "world's largest pelican" is no doubt the most photographed object in Pelican Rapids and continues to draw attention at the base of the Mill Pond Dam along the Pelican River in downtown Pelican Rapids.
The . . . — — Map (db m261102) HM
