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Seventeen years ago when Rick and Peggy Johnson got married their family
and friends came to the wedding event and found themselves scattered
around the area because there was no hotel in or close to Holmen. Since
Peggy's parents owned a resort north of Green Bay, they were both
qualified and prophetic when they said to their daughter, "There should
be a hotel here."
In early 2005, Rick and Peggy visited with
Brickl Bros. about that original hotel idea; they came in with no
pre-conceived idea about what it should look like, but knew they wanted it
to be unique and different from other hotel properties. Jim Brickl spent
the quality time to make suggestions and to help them choose an
architectural style and motif that would be both distinct and
cost-effective. A "prairie style" look was selected and the Prairire Inn
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Pictures and scenes of the Coulee Region, the Mississippi River, and, of
course, the natural local prairies have been selected for the wall
hangings and accents. Peggy commented, "We want our Prairie Inn to reflect
the clean, fresh and natural beauty of the area. We didn't want to go to
an outlet and just buy bulk pictures and scenes to put on the walls."
Peggy says, "it will be a clean place, too" as she recalls how as a young
girl she asked, "Mom, do we really have to do all this mopping and
cleaning?" "Yes," her Mom told her. "The customers expect
that." Rick adds, "I traveled a lot in my work and have stayed in many
hotels. I know there's nothing worse than a bad bed, so one thing we will
have at Prairie Inn is good quality beds and bedding."
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