Lake Odessa is a small village of a little over 2000 people on the southern edge of Ionia County in Michigan. It has an interesting history, as it was once about 1/2 mile North of its present location and known as Bonanza. When the railroad came through, the entire village moved, including entire merchandise stores and goods to establish themselves closer to the train depot and railroad. Bonanza was eventally lost to history, and Lake Odessa was born.
This area once had a German POW camp outside of the village during WW II. These and other interesting stories are explored in this episode.
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