This building that currently houses MJ's Eatery on Houghton Lake Drive in Houghton Lake, Michigan was originally built and opened as a Wendy's location around the late 1990's, only for it to close down permanently in the mid to late-2000's after only a decade in business due to a lack of customer base in this part of the area, from certain research i could find online,
A while after Wendy's left it remained vacant, and then it later became Bobber's, which didn't last long, It then became MJ's Eatery, which is still there as of 2025.
P.S: This is the first ex-Wendy's I've seen where it had the old blue tiles that had the bright neon "EXPRESS WINDOW" sign that glowed during the night, which albeit, has long since been removed
On the other side of the lake in prudenville there was a old Burger King that turned into a restaurant called baileys place which they just tore down not too long ago
Michigan represent!
I’m from downriver, have never been to houghton lake before.