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July 1, 2021
However, disaster struck in 2019 when their gift shop caught fire.
“They don’t know what caused it, maybe electrical is their best guess,” said Plesscher.
Plesscher’s daughter Cherith Meyer said after dealing with the insurance company who didn’t pay near the amount needed for repairs, they weren’t sure if they wanted to reopen the gift shop at all. “We were kind of up in the air about whether or not we wanted to reopen the gift shop or just keep the greenhouse open, but just the community and the words of encouragement and just them telling us that they miss us was a huge reason we decided to reopen,” she said.