Smurfs Have To Live Somewhere

When Martin and I were considering buying a house, we looked at a few out in the Fonda Island Briggs Lake area.  While Livingston County doesn't have any bad areas, like the mean streets of Fowlerville, oh look out, this area is definitely one of the more downscales ones, aesthetically.

There is a collection of tiny houses near Island Lake that can't be more than 400 square feet.  These are actual year round houses that someone must live in, as they are inhabited.  This one happens to be one of the larger ones. 

I don't imagine they are models of efficiency like Tumbleweed Tiny Homes are, either.

Comments

[Martin]

We used to call that area "Smurf Village" when I was a Domino's driver at age 18. It's full of tiny houses and mostly impassable dirt roads. It's a surreal area of our little community.

- MG

[Chip]

HEEYYYYYYY!!!! Whats wrong with Fowlerville? Mean streets HAAAAA! ok, besides the fact I live in Fowlerville, whats wrong with it? I didnt think I was ever going to feel "at home" when we moved here in 99' I had always lived in larger towns n cities. But I have since relaxed and glad we landed here.

[Shannon]

I lived by Island Lake when I was a kid. I always remember how close together the houses were..

[Shannon]

I lived by Island Lake when I was a youngster. I remember sneaking into the Lakes Drive-Inn. Good memories there... Is that sign still there from the old disco that burnt down?

[Lisa]

The Main Event! OHHH! Photo blog opportunity! I'll have to check. I was just out that way last week and I don't remember if I saw it or not. I was too busy concentrating on not passing the entrance to Ritter's Frozen Custard, which is where the Lakes Drive In used to be, among other businesses now.

[Martin]

Oh yeah, at one point in highschool I drove a giant Ford 1970s station wagon. I used to ferry 8 or so friends to the Lakes drive-in and the wagon even had the secret compartment under the floor in the back that we would fill with ice and beer for the double feature.

-M