Peacebunny Island is nestled in the Mississippi National River Recreation Area.
Photos by David Joles
August 9, 2019 — 9:48am
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Caleb Smith, 15, his family and friends transformed a private 22-acre main island as a natural, sustainable oasis for a lovable bunch of bunnies.
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Smith paddles downstream, passed one of several islands he has purchased for the Peacebunny Island endeavor.
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A rabbit gets some exercise atop the Peacebunny Island houseboat, docked at a marina where the organization keeps it.
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Smith with one of the rabbits at a marina where the organization keeps a houseboat, used to house rabbits transiting to and from Peacebunny Island, near Newport, Minnesota.
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Smith holds a rabbit on Peacebunny Island.
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Lana Krakovskiy, from Brooklyn, New York, petted a rabbit while taking a photo. She and her daughter Natalie, 13, came from New York to visit the island after Lana won a Peacebunny Island caption contest.
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Rabbits interact on Peacebunny Island.
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Lana Krakovskiy relaxed with two of the island's inhabitants.
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A rabbit gets some exercise atop the Peacebunny Island houseboat.