Pigeon Falls

Get to know Pigeon Falls through its local history, Pigeon Creek, and events around Memorial Day weekend. The creek runs close to the village. When water levels are higher, it offers an option for canoeists looking for calm water and a short trip along a narrow creek. You can also learn about the village’s early development and attend events with different connections to Ekern Park. These topics give you different ways to shape a stay in Pigeon Falls around your interests.

How Pigeon Falls Began

The local history is closely connected to Pigeon Creek. Hine found a suitable site there at a fall that he believed was a natural waterfall. He then began building a house, a gristmill, and a fulling mill at that location. In the fall of 1865, he became the first resident at the site of today’s Village of Pigeon Falls. This sequence shows how closely the early settlement was tied to the creek and to plans for living and working at that location. You can make this historical background a focus of your exploration of Pigeon Falls.

The history of the church also follows a clear timeline. The original Norwegian Lutheran church in Pigeon Falls was built in 1888. In 1949, it was replaced by the church now known as Peace Lutheran. These are two specific milestones in the village’s history: the construction of the original church and its replacement in 1949. If you are interested in the village’s development, these dates add another local institution to the story of Hine and the early mills.

Pigeon Creek and Ekern Park

Pigeon Creek is not only part of the village’s history; when water levels are higher, it also offers the option of a short canoe trip. The water is described as calm, along a narrow creek. This makes for a clearly defined outing for canoeists: the focus is not on a long route, but on a short trip along the creek, provided water levels are higher. If you want to take these conditions into account when planning your trip, distinguish this activity from the historical interest in the creek.

Ekern Park is a named park in the Village of Pigeon Falls and is available to residents of the Town of Pigeon. It also features in several different contexts. The 2025 Major 12u Softball League schedule lists Ekern Park in Pigeon Falls as a league venue. This information specifically refers to the 2025 schedule. The Falls Four Memorial Day Run/Walk also takes place at Ekern Park. These different connections show the park as a venue for sports and a running event, without implying that they share a date or are part of a single program.

Plan Events and Your Stay

The Pigeon Falls Lions Club Memorial Day Weekend Celebration takes place every Memorial Day weekend, from Saturday through Monday. The dates of this celebration are therefore clearly specified. The Falls Four Memorial Day Run/Walk is another event held at Ekern Park; no specific date is given here. When planning your trip, it is therefore worth distinguishing between the celebration weekend that is mentioned as an annual event and the separately mentioned run-and-walk event, rather than automatically treating them as the same program.

For the broader travel overview: Trempealeau County.