Main Street Inn
Karen Kulberg, Innkeeper & Contact
Ste. Genevieve, MO
Rabbits Everywhere!
It started simply enough — the innkeeper was seeking a logo for the inn, something people would remember, something people would have a good reaction to. A magazine article showed wallpaper designed by William Morris in the late 1800s with a rabbit motif. Although far too complex a design to use as is, the rabbit shapes were easily extracted and manipulated a bit with a computer art program to create the desired image.
The innkeeper thought she was merely creating a logo, but the logo has grown into a diverse collection of rabbits that are still multiplying. (In the interest of clutter control, the collection is never displayed in toto, and is scattered about the property.) Guests regularly bring or send rabbits — sometimes antique, sometimes handcrafted, almost always charming. One particular guest and his wife, who, after complaining that there was no rabbit in their room, left a lovely pair of white ceramic rabbits on the chest of drawers.
And, for those guests who rise early, there are often wild rabbits who come to eat the clover growing on the north side of the building.
