"It looks as though the Almighty had made this portion of country first and made it on a perfect system, piling the rocks up in beautiful mounds, spreading over them sufficient soil to dress and beautify and make pasture land of them, spreading out the farmland between the mounds, with pure streams of water and beautiful falls, giving abundant water power and timber convenient..."
Joel Foster, 1848 (founder of River Falls)

"Now we're down to just two dams on the Kinnickinnic...[and] they are no longer necessary. They have a use, but they're not necessary..."
Bruce Foster, 2005

"It would be good for the city of River Falls to be known for its waterfalls."
Dan Wilcox

"A city that is lucky enough to have a falls makes it a major focus of their community — for residents, for business, and for tourists. We could get those benefits."
Rob Chambers

"The Kinnickinnic River is perhaps the finest coldwater resource in the Upper Midwest, if not in the entire United States. . . . This natural gem is truly unique and the centerpiece of our community."
River Falls Comprehensive Plan