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mice on main
a unique way to explore downtown greenville
Goodnight Moon is the children’s book that the mice idea came from. As a senior project at Christ Church Episcopal School, Jimmy Ryan proposed the idea of placing the mice downtown for children to hunt.  He raised the funding and commissioned Zan Wells, local sculptor, to make the individual mice.
A bronzed sculpture of the book and one mouse are mounted on the fountain in front of the Hyatt Regency hotel and the other eight mice are installed along a nine-block stretch of Main Street between the Hyatt & the Westin Poinsett hotels.
hints to finding the mice

1. Begin your search on North Main where the water flowing in and out of the hotel makes a fountain on the outside. You'll find the father mouse, Marvin, reading his book. He can't hide--take a good look!

2. Mother Maggie is just across, sitting where she can see Marvin. When she looks down the street, she can see their five baby mice, placed here and there, all so sweet.

3. Cross the street and walk a bit. You'll see Marvin, Jr. at the top of the stairs where coffee lovers and computer gurus meet and poets love to count their feet.

4. Marcley's somewhere near the plaza square. Look around. You'll find him there.

5. Millie's a high "high-tech" girl. You'll really have to search, but give it a whirl.

6. Watch out! Mitch does his skateboarding in the bank's alley. You'll be lucky to find him; don't dally.
 
7. Across the street there's healthy stuff along the way. That's where Melissa loves to play.

8. You'll find Aunt Millfin where there's old money. She's looking at the flowers, honey.

9. Mifflin's husband, Uncle Miles, loves to eat Italian. He's by the rain spout. If you've found him, give a shout!

That's what a mouse hunt is all about!

 

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