Area Attractions and Things To Do in Maiden Rock, WI

Lake City 35.4 Miles
Red Wing 18.9 Miles
Pepin 12.8 Miles
Welch Village 29.3 Miles
Prescott 35 miles

HISTORY OF MAIDEN ROCK
Maiden Rock began as a logging settlement in 1854 and was named after a bluff four miles away. The Indian legend of the bluff, tells of a young Dakota Indian woman, Winona, who leaped to her death from the top of the most prominent bluff rather than marry the Indian Brave her father, Chief Red Wing, had chose for her. Today Maiden Rock is a small village of less than 120 people.

LAURA INGALLS WILDER BIRTHPLACE
Just a few miles from Maiden Rock, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum is located in Pepin, Wisconsin, and features a recreation of the log home on the very land owned by Charles and Caroline Ingalls (Ma & Pa). Laura was born in Pepin in 1867 and the site memorializes the book “Little House in the Big Woods.” The museum is open 10am-5PM. May 15th thru Oct. 17, then stays open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until November 1st at which time it closes for the season. For more information visit lauraingallspepin.com.

ANNUAL EVENTS

Spring Flood Run ….. April – Third Saturday. Non-motorcyclists may want to avoid the spring benefit Flood Run, when thousands of bikers circle Lake Pepin
85 Mile Garage Sale ….. May – First Weekend, Friday ~ Sunday
Spring Fresh Art Tour …..Friday – Sunday following Mother’s Day
Maiden Rock Summerfest … June – Third Saturday
Swedish Midsommer Festival …..June 23
Stockholm Art Fair …..July – Third Saturday
Dog Days of Summer …..August – First weekend
Fall Flood Run…..September = Second Saturday. Non-motorcyclists may want to avoid the fall benefit Flood Run, when thousands of bikers circle Lake Pepin
Laura Days …September 8-9
Fall Fresh Art Tour….. October – First Friday ~ Sunday
Flyway Film Festival …..October – Third Thursday ~ Sunday
Women’s Weekend …..Nov. 5-6
Old Fashioned Country Christmas Maiden Rock …..Dec. 1 10-4pm TBA horse drawn rides, photos with Santa
Stockholm Country Christmas …..Dec. 1-2
Medieval Feast & Wassailing …..December – First Saturday