Our Story

Deb Willaredt & Don Johnson had a huge impact on our little rivertown of LeClaire Iowa. My mother, Deb owned Artswork, a beautiful and unique boutique here in LeClaire for just over 20 years. Mom imported furniture, clothing, art, all kinds of things using fairtrade from all over the world. Deb had AMAZING taste and a good sense of timing. She was also very involved in building LeClaire as a tourism destination, and marketing LeClaire. Don, her husband, was the general contractor for a major downtown development that included three, three story buildings. Don also helped us transform this amazing historic property into this amazing restaurant. We opened the Crane & Pelican Cafe in 2009 (the American Pickers show would launch that same year). Our vision was to make real handcrafted food, with a fullservice top-shelf bar, in this beautiful location. Any changes we have made to the property have been to restore it to it’s original glory.

I have watched LeClaire change and evolve alot in our time & I love this great community. If you are looking for a great place to launch your small business dream THIS IS THE PLACE where small business dreams come true.

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