Barn Quilts by Order of Installation

Begin at "True Lovers Knot" and "Snail's Trail" (23620 Olinda Trail North in Scandia).

Head south on Olinda Trail and take a right (west) onto Oren Road North. See "Around the Corner" (14363 Oren Road North in Scandia) and "Bear Paw" (also at the same address). Head back to the east.

Follow Oren Road to the stop sign at Olinda Trail/County Road 3. Take a right (south).

Continue to 220th Street and take a left (east). Continue on 220th until the stop sign. Take a right (south) onto Highway 95. (Please use caution turning onto Highway 95. Vehicles are traveling fast on this road. It's better to wait until they pass rather than pulling out in front of them.)

Take Highway 95 to Quinnell and turn onto 205th Street in Scandia. Go to the end of 205th Street towards the St. Croix River. Two small "Rosebud" barn quilts are on the carriage house. Turn around and head back up to Highway 95.

Turn left (south) and head towards Copas. In Copas, stop at Garden Gate at Crabtree's at 19713 Quinnell Avenue to see "Hen and Chicks."

Continue on Highway 95 to downtown Marine on St. Croix. Turn left onto Oak Street and then take an immediate right onto Judd Street (the main street of Marine on St. Croix). Follow this along past the General Store, Town Hall/Library, Marine Mill, and to Burris Park where there is an historic log cabin. "Birds in the Air" is located to the right (north) of the cabin.

Go back towards the Town Hall and take a left onto Maple Street which leads back up to Highway 95. Cross Highway 95. The road now is Broadway Street/County Road 4. Follow the road up the hill to Christ Lutheran Church. "Windblown Square" is located at the church (150 Fifth Street in Marine on St. Croix).

Continue to Stone House Museum - about a half a block from Christ Lutheran Church at 241 Fifth Street to see "Toad in a Puddle."

Get back onto Broadway Street/County Road 4 and follow it to the cemetery. There is a road to the right (Ostrum Trail North) that goes by William O'Brien State Park, through a tunnel, and to Olinda Trail/County Road 3. After Old Guslander Road, Ostrum Trail North changes to 170th Street North.

At Olinda Trail/County Road 3, take a right (north). Drive until the Lions Picnic Shelter and take a right. "Peace and Plenty" will be at the Erickson Log Home which is behind the Hay Lake School.

Drive back towards Olinda Trail to see the Hay Lake Monument and part of "King's Highway." Once on Olinda Trail, "King's Highway" can be fully viewed (2/3 of the quilt is on the north side of the barn and 1/3 of the quilt is on the west side of the barn).

Continue towards Scandia. Take a right onto 197th Street and follow it to 14858 197th Street North to see "Spools."

Continue on 197th until it intersects with Oxboro Avenue. Take a right (south) and drive to 19540 Oxboro Avenue in Scandia. "At the End of the Day" will be on the right-hand side of the road. Continue to follow the road around until you return to Olinda Trail.

Take a right (north) and head towards Scandia. On the right side of the road (about 1/4 mile south of Gammelgarden) is a white barn with "Friendship Star" on it.

(Note: "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul" is temporarily not installed, so skip this paragraph and continue with the directions below.) Stop and get out of your car or take a look back at the blue barn in the pasture at 20543 Olinda Trail North in Marine on St. Croix. It has "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul" on the north side of the building.

Rounding the corner into Scandia, "Log Cabin" comes into full view at Gammelgarden Museum.

Continue north on Olinda Trail through the four-way stop. Go through the intersection to the parking lot on the right-hand side of the road at 21079 Olinda Trail North. On the Hilltop Water Company, "Follow the Leader" is displayed on the south-facing white door.

We hope you enjoy this beautiful rural, historical, and artistic trail through the communities of Scandia, Marine on St. Croix, and the Town of May!

The Kings Highway barn quilt is a 6.5'x6.5' quilt that has two-thirds on the north side of the barn and one-third on the west side of the barn. It was installed on May 30, 2015; and is located in Marine on St. Croix. The Hay Lake Monument is within close walking distance of the barn.

Location:

19703 Olinda Trail North

Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047

Latitude : 45.234159 | Longitude : -92.81795

The twelfth barn quilt is called "Windblown Square" and is located by the parking lot at Christ Lutheran Church. This 4'x4' quilt is on posts across from the street from the historic church.

To learn more about the history of Christ Lutheran Church, please visit its website.

Location:

150 Fifth Street
Marine on Saint Croix, MN 55047

Latitude: 45.1987010 | Longitude: -92.7726750

The eleventh barn quilt is called "Follow the Leader" and is located at Hilltop Water Company in Scandia. This quilt is 2'x2' and is on the site

of the barn. The photo shows how it was first installed on the building. It is now moved to the south side of the building on the white door.

To watch a video about the history of the Hilltop Water Company and the deconstruction of the original barn at the site, please see this VIDEO.

Location:

21079 Olinda Trail North

Scandia, MN 55073

Latitude: 45.2535226 | Longitude: -92.8058485

Bear Paw was the fourth barn quilt that was installed on June 19, 2015. It is 7'x7' and weighs over 100 pounds. This barn quilt is located on the northeast corner of a small, ten-acre farm in Scandia.

The farm home was built in 1890; and there is a barn that once held a variety of livestock including: cattle, sheep, chickens, turkeys, and horses. Currently, there is a horse and miniature pony that call the barn their home.

Location:

14363 Oren Road North

Scandia MN 55073

Latitude : 45.279856 | Longitude : -92.814149

Virtual Tour and Map

The Washington County Barn Quilt Trail brochure and map is on the Barn Quilt Trail Brochure page. This file can be downloaded so visitors can take the brochure and map with them as they explore the 16-mile trail.

The eighteenth and final barn quilt is called "Spools" and is located on the Sand Lake

Bike Trail. It is a couple blocks north of the

"At the End of the Day" barn quilt.

This quilt is 4'x4' and is on the south side

of the barn facing the road.

Location:

14858 197th Street North

Scandia, MN 55073

Latitude: 45.2336249 | Longitude: -92.7639312

The seventeenth barn quilt is called "At the End of the Day" and is located on a former dairy barn on Sand Lake.

This quilt is 4'x4' and is on the north side of the barn.

Location:

19540 Oxboro Avenue North

Scandia, MN 55073

Latitude: 45.2331360 | Longitude: -92.8033220

The seventh barn quilt is called "Birds in the Air" and it is located next to the Early Settler's Cabin in Burris Park in downtown Marine on St. Croix. This quilt pattern is 4'x4' and is on posts next to the 160+ year old cabin which is open on weekends during the summer. To learn more about the cabin, please visit this page.

Location:

200 Judd Street

Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047

Latitude: 45.196986 | Longitude: -92.768903

This barn quilt, called Around the Corner, is situated in a pasture that literally is at the corners of Oren Road, Oldfield Avenue, and 230th Street in Scandia. This 4'x4' quilt was installed on June 19, 2015.

Location:

14363 Oren Road North

Scandia MN 55073

Latitude : 45.279856 | Longitude : -92.814149

The third barn quilt that was installed is called Friendship Star and it is on the south side of a historic barn in Scandia. It is approximately one-quarter of a mile south of Gammelgarden Museum. This barn quilt is 4'x4' and was installed on May 30, 2015.

Location:

20621 Olinda Trail North

Scandia, MN 55073
Latitude : 45.247669 | Longitude : -92.813254

The thirteenth barn quilt to be installed is called "Toad in a Puddle" and is located at Stone House Museum in Marine on St. Croix. The Museum is only a half block away from Christ Lutheran Church, so these two quilts are within easy walking distance from one another.

This quilt is 4'x4' and also is on posts. The ground was so rocky that even an auger on a Bobcat was challenged by all the stones in the soil.

To learn more about the Stone House Museum, please visit its website.

Location:

241 Fifth Street

Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

Latitude: 45.2000950 |Longitude: -92.7716440

The sixth barn quilt, Peace and Plenty, is displayed at the Erickson Log Home which is behind Hay Lake School in Marine on St. Croix. This quilt pattern is 4'x4' and is on posts next to this home that is on the National Register of Historic Places.

To learn more about the home and school, please visit the Washington County Historical Society's website.

Location:

14020 195th Street North

Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

Latitude : 45.231521 | Longitude : -92.82232

Olivia Nienaber and Lynne Moratzka (the director of Gammelgarden Museum in Scandia) by the Log Cabin barn quilt. This was the first quilt painted and installed on the Washington County Barn Quilt Trail. It is 7'x7'. This quilt was installed on May 20, 2015.

To learn more about Gammelgarden Museum, please

visit its website.

Location:

20880 Olinda Trail North

Scandia, MN 55073

Latitude : 45.251713 | Longitude : -92.806936

The ninth and tenth barn quilts are called "Rosebud" and are located at the Log House Landing in Scandia. These quilts are each 2'x2' and are on the front of the carriage house. For more information about the Log House Landing, please click HERE.

Location:

End of 205th Street (off of Quinnell) at the St. Croix River

Scandia, MN 55047

Latitude: 45.248885 | Longitude: -92.761035

Suggested Tour Route to see the Barn Quilts:

The sixteenth barn quilt is called "Snail's Trail" and is located on another barn on the same farm where "True Lovers' Knot" is installed.

This quilt is 4'x4' and is on the east side of the barn. It is visible as one is traveling both directions on Olinda Trail.

Location:

23620 Olinda Trail North

Scandia, MN 55073

Latitude: 45.2908970 |Longitude: -92.8022840

The eighth barn quilt is called "Hen and Chicks" and is located at Garden Gate at Crabtree's in Copas. This quilt pattern is 2'x2' and is on the south side of the store by the entry.

Location:

19713 Quinnell Avenue

Copas, MN 55047

Latitude: 45.2339892 | Longitude: -92.7642096