Discovery Sites
How to get there: At the intersection of Highway 23 & 67 in Granite Falls.
What you will find: A county museum next to the Minnesota River with granite outcrops on the grounds.
Services at this site: restrooms, interpretation, and staff
The museum displays geology, archaeology and Native American artifacts. Items exhibited show the life of the early settlers and their progress through the pioneer years. An authentic log cabin and church are onsite.
The Dakota named the river to the south of Granite Falls Peżihutazizi’api (“where they dig the yellow medicine”) in reference to that river’s abundant plant with a yellow root that the Dakota used for medicinal purposes. The river is known today as the Yellow Medicine River, which the county and the county museum was named for.
Things to Do: Discovery Site, Museum
Location
98 Minnesota 67
Granite Falls, MN 56241
