Roadside Oddities

Sara’s Restaurant

Presque Isle

🍔 Where the pavement ends and the beach begins, Sara’s stands like a neon mirage of Americana—equal parts roadside retro and lakeside legend. With its checkerboard booths, orange swirl cones, and hot dogs that taste like summer vacation, this Presque Isle gateway is more than a pit stop—it’s a pilgrimage. Bikers, beachgoers, and birdwatchers all converge here, drawn by the siren song of curly fries and the scent of sunscreen. It’s loud, it’s lovable, and it’s just weird enough to feel like home.

The exterior of Sally's Diner with a red bench in the foreground displaying the website URL. The diner is decorated with red and white accents and has a large sign reading 'Diner' on top. There are small signs and an modeled car outside the building.
Decorative statue of Betty Boop dressed as a waitress holding a tray inside a restaurant or diner with red chairs and tables, and a Coca-Cola sign in the background.
A large cartoonish balloon figure of a person with a big nose and smiling face, dressed as a newsboy or delivery person, sitting with one leg crossed over another, with a
A whimsical statue of a hot dog dressed as a person, holding a bottle of mustard, with a playful face and eyebrows, standing outside a restaurant with red picnic tables and a red awning.
An old red and white public telephone booth with a glass front, located outdoors on a gravel surface, with a parking lot and trees in the background.
A vintage Texaco gas station with Coca-Cola vending machines and cat statues.