Wide Variety Available at Lake Odessa Antique Mall

In 1996 retired schoolteacher George McClellan opened Lake Odessa Antique Mall in the small town of Lake Odessa, Michigan. The town had been settled in the mid-1800s on beautiful Jordan Lake, and was later named Lake Odessa, after Odessa, Ukraine, in combination of the town’s proximity to Jordan Lake.

Lake Odessa Antique Mall consists of three buildings and three floors housing 124 booths and 50 showcases stocked by 80 dealers. A visit to their website, lakeomall.com, reveals a gallery of hundreds of pictures of inventory from dolls and license plates to angle lamps and toys. A much wider variety would be hard to find.

McClellan is assisted in his mall operation by Diane Brooks as manager and Jane Guidi. Customers say the entire staff is friendly and helpful. Of the mall they say, "Has everything you’re (sic) looking for and more, from furniture, primitive pieces, lamps, figurines, tools, shabby chic, toys etc."

Lake Odessa Antique Mall sponsors two sales a year … the Cabin Fever Sale held every February and the Christmas Open House Sale held the first full weekend every November. In addition there is the Lake Odessa Antique Show at the Lake Odessa Fairgrounds the second Sunday in June and August.

Lake Odessa Antique Mall is located at 1014 4^th Avenue, and is open Wed. 10am – 8pm, and Sat & Sun 10 – 5. For information please call 616-374-3089. Ample parking is available. Besides that the mall offers free coffee, free popcorn, and free advice as well.