The mailing address here is Lake Odessa, Michigan. Sylvia and I live 5 miles north of the village and a couple of miles west. The village is located on the north shore of Jordan Lake. The name of the village comes from Odessa Township, where it is located. “Lake” is added to recognize Tupper Lake and Jordan Lake. There is no body of water here called Lake Odessa.
The main street is called Fourth Avenue, and it is the heart of the business district. A decade ago, there were two rival pizza restaurants on Fourth Ave. And then the rivals fell in love and got married. He closed his shop and together they run Penny’s Pizza.
The busiest restaurant in town is located next to Penny’s. It is C&R’s Home Style Cafe. A great place to eat. Ask anyone from the Lake Odessa area. We’re sure to see someone we know when we stop here. It may be difficult to find a convenient place to park on Sunday, but you can probably find room at a table. Good food nice folks.
Just off of Fourth Ave on M-50 (state highway) is the oriental restaurant, Chee Peng. It is one of our favorite places to eat. That’s our car parked there last Sunday. We had spicy pork and chicken. Yummy! We go for that — big time!
Chee Peng serves Chinese and Thai cuisine. It can be difficult to choose an item from the menu. It is all good! I always go for something spicy. To make it more interesting, I sometimes have Chinese and sometimes I go for a hot Thai dish. Never a disappointment here.
Looking north up Fourth Ave. I took this shot through the windshield while we sat in front of Central United Methodist Church, which is located across from the Post Office. Notice the grain elevator on the left.
Atop the elevator you can see an array of antennas.
These antennas are of interest to me, because they belong to my ISP, Reliable Internet, LLC. By radio waves this is about 6 miles from our house. We connect into this site on a microwave link and from there we are connected at high speed to the Internet.
Next time I’ll show you some more of the Village of Lake Odessa. I hope to see you again.
Thank you for giving us a peak into your "world" and a mighty nice world it seems. I see and feel the silence and harmony of such a place. Your description surely indicates there is "goodness" there. Small towns and wide open spaces have always appealed to me. My heart yearns for those simple places devoid of noise, bumper to bumper traffic, cement driveways, and people who are not always as kind or courteous as they could be or should be.
Having traveled to other states, I can easily compare the differences. Perhaps, that is why my husband and I fell in love with a small town in NC and have made it our second home. Counting down the days…we are going home in two months!!!!! Even Woody, our dog, is excited. ;>)
Always a pleasure to visit here.
Oh, funny how there is no lake there! What’s with that??
Nice little tour of the town and sights. Love Thai food–the spicier the better!
oh, thanks for touring us in your great place, Chuck^-^ There’s no place like home, indeed:)) Now that I had started my roots in our place, I can now appreciate the places and restaurants that serve great foods. I’m a big Thai food fan and it gets me worried when they’ll close due to the economy:(
I love new pizza places. That one looks like a good one!
Great post, Chuck. I’d always been amused and confused about the name Lake Odessa since it’s on the shore of Jordan Lake. Thanks for clearing that up!
All of those photos (in a general sense) could have been taken of a small town here in Missouri, or in Arkansas or Texas or California or Florida or Maine or even New Jersey. This is one of things that was the most shocking to me when I first started traveling all around this great country of ours in a big truck. For I had it in my head that no place was like Cassville, MO when the truth is that so much of this country is really no different than the rest.
Of course, none of that takes anything away from the uniqueness of a particular community, and this is what makes each one special in the eyes of their beholders. Thank you for sharing some of what makes your own community so special.
Wonderful photos. Interesting post about your world. Thanks for sharing..