Historic Morrison, Colorado · 201 Bear Creek Avenue
A building that has stood at the heart of Historic Morrison for more than 140 years.
A family story rooted in Morrison, carried forward in a small shop for beautiful, thoughtful things.
The Building
A landmark with memory
The building at 201 Bear Creek Avenue was built in 1880 by Tom Morrison — son of the town's founder George Morrison — and first occupied by Judge Babcock. It carried its share of Morrison history long before it became the Morrison Country Store.
Ginny took over in 1984, working first alongside Tom Hicks before taking the reins fully on her own. Beth Loya was by her side as buyer and decorator for nearly the entire run — her exceptional eye and decades of experience central to the shop's curation and character. Together they ran the Morrison Country Store for more than 30 years, making it a fixture of Morrison life that drew people from across the Front Range, crossing beyond the hogback into the doorway of the Rockies to find something worth finding.
The Shop & The People Who Made It
Three decades of partnership behind that counter. Beth Loya worked alongside Ginny as buyer and decorator for nearly the entire 30-year run of the Morrison Country Store. The same eye that shaped the Morrison Country Store for thirty years is shaping this one. This reopening would not be possible without her — her experience, her eye, her care. That she said yes is treasured.
Ginny with her granddaughters Vivian (older) and Caroline (younger) at the Morrison Country Store. Every visit to Grandma meant five pieces of candy, dropped into little paper bags, followed by hugs. Later, the twin boys Aaron and Zac joined the lineup — four grandkids, oldest to youngest, waiting their turn. That same candy counter, now more than 50 years old, stands in The Little Wren Shop. Caroline now works full time on opening this shop.
Mayor Rolf Paul riding through town in the 4th of July parade, arms wide open — his daughter Krista beside him. A hand-lettered “MAYOR” sign was taped to the side of the car (just out of frame here). Small-town governance, no frills. This is who he was in the town.
Where the Name Came From
The Legacy
What runs through this family is not just a love of beautiful things — it is a love of Morrison itself. Rolf's nearly 30 years as mayor and trustee. His town logos, still on the signs today. Ginny's service on the Town Board. Krista continuing that tradition as a Board member herself.
Rolf served nearly thirty years on the Morrison Town Board. Ginny ran the Morrison Country Store for thirty-four. Krista serves on the Town Board today. Caroline, the third generation, is deeply involved in what this shop is becoming. Morrison is not just where this story takes place. It is what this story is about.
Ginny ran the Morrison Country Store for more than 30 years, hand-selected by the Hicks to carry it forward. Rolf — fine artist, foil embosser, near-30-year mayor and trustee, designer of Morrison’s town logos — served, created, and cared, quietly, and well. Their names are part of Morrison’s story. This shop is part of theirs.
Beth Loya worked alongside Ginny as buyer and decorator for nearly the entire 30-year run of the Morrison Country Store — her exceptional eye central to everything the shop was. The same eye that shaped the Morrison Country Store for thirty years is shaping this one. This reopening would not be possible without her. Krista, Rolf and Ginny's daughter, serves on the Morrison Town Board and has returned to this building to carry her parents' legacy forward.
Krista’s daughter and Rolf and Ginny’s granddaughter. She spent her earliest years at her grandmother’s candy counter — that same counter now stands in The Little Wren Shop. Caroline is the third generation of this family’s love for Morrison, joined by her siblings Vivian, Aaron, and Zac, each of whom brings their own care to what this shop is becoming.
The shop is coming back. Boxes arrive. Hutches are moved in. Fresh paint is applied. Beth is back in the building, working alongside Krista now. Caroline — who used to sit on top of the candy counter as a little girl — is here every day. The work is real, the building is full of life, and the shop is, slowly, becoming itself.
Atlanta Market, January 2026
Shortly after Ginny bought the shop, she took her thirteen-year-old daughter to her first Atlanta Market — January 1985. Beth joined shortly after, and for thirty years the January trip was theirs — Ginny and Beth, as a pair. This year, the three of us made it again.
The Next Chapter
A new shop, shaped by the same eye that made the Morrison Country Store beloved.
Beth Loya was Ginny’s buyer and decorator for nearly the entire run of the Morrison Country Store. Her instinct for warmth, balance, color, texture, and discovery helped define what people remembered when they walked through the door.
Now Beth is helping shape The Little Wren Shop with that same eye — not by recreating the past exactly, but by carrying forward the feeling that made the shop worth returning to.
Krista is returning to the building her family has cared for for more than forty years, and Caroline is stepping into the work full time as the next generation of the story.
Together with Beth, they are buying for what comes next: pieces for the home, the table, the people you love, and the quiet moments that make a place feel personal.
Outside Our Door
At the east side of the shop, two cast iron stags stand on a ledge — a small tribute area dedicated to Rolf and Ginny Paul, and an open invitation for families to sit and take their picture. We call it The Sanctuary. It is the quietest part of this building, and the part closest to the people who made it possible.
The Little Wren Shop is not trying to be everything. It is a small shop, carefully stocked, for people who appreciate the difference between something ordinary and something worth keeping. Things for your home, your table, the people you love — chosen with intention, presented with the warmth this building has always deserved.
We believe the best shops feel like a discovery. We hope this one does.
Rooted in History. Curated for Today.