Orange City

Dwight and I went on a date tonight. George had recommended The Hatchery as a good place to get a burger and so we went there. The Hatchery is a little place in an old brick building off the square in Orange City. Eating there is like what I imagine eating at your neighborhood pub to be like. There can't have been more than ten tables in the whole place and most of them were pushed together for larger groups of people. The food was good and we enjoyed the leisurely atmosphere. Then we walked around the downtown area in Orange City, which is much more Dutch and kitchy than Holland, Michigan. There are lots of false store fronts in the Dutch gable style. There are Dutch bakeries, Dutch goods for sale, and an impressive looking meat market with signs in Dutch for various delicacies. The park in the center of the square is littered with windmills. I'm sure it is all quite lovely in the spring when the tulips are blooming. Tonight it was pretty much deserted and everything was closed. It was a pleasant night for a walk, though, and we enjoyed our evening.