Odessa, Minnesota is situated near the Minnesota and South Dakota border in Big Stone County in lower eastern Minnesota, just north of the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. US Route 75 and Minnesota Highway 7 run together, serving the chief route through the city. Ortonville, Minnesota and Big Stone City, South Dakota are northwest of Odessa, and Correll, Minnesota is east of the city. The Minnesota River makes up a portion of the southwestern border of the city. The first white settler of the area is believed to be A.D. Beardsley, who managed the Milwaukee Railroad depot there in 1879, and opened a general store there. There are three possible sources for the town’s name: the city in Russia from which early settlers imported seed wheat, Beardsley’s daughter Dessa, or an early settler by the name of John Desso. The town grew up along the railroad track. Never a large town, Odessa’s population peaked at 316 in 1940 and, except for an increase of 19.5% in 2010, it has been in decline, its 2010 population being lower than its population in 1900.
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The rural insurance company has been serving the farm and home insurance needs of residents of the west-central town Minnesota town of Odessa for more than a century. Offering property insurance, liability insurance, inland marine coverage, and equipment breakdown coverage for farms and homes, its services are highlighted, along with staff contacts, office location, and its hours of operation. Policyholder and agent logins are included.
https://www.aomutualinsco.com/
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
Established in 1975 and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and part of the Big Stone-Whetstone River Project of Minnesota and South Dakota, the refuge near Odessa, Minnesota consists of 11,586 acres of tallgrass prairie, wetlands, granite outcrops, and river woodlands, as well as eleven miles of the Minnesota River. Maps, information about its habitat management services, and contacts are included.
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Big_Stone/
The photographer moved to Odessa, Minnesota when he was a year old, and he has never felt the need to move. Showing a focus on images of west-central Minnesota and eastern South Dakota, galleries of photographs are featured, and information about purchasing a print, and determining the most appropriate print size to order, are included. A telephone number is posted, and a contact form is also available.
http://www.robrakow.com/
With experience in MacIntosh and PC computers, Pagemaker, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, and Corel Draw, the Odessa, Minnesota proprietor specializes in graphic design on paper, glass and ceramic tile, producing custom business forms, brochures, fliers, posters, and other paper products, as well as hand-engraved or sandblasted glass items, and signs made from wood or metal. Services, awards, and qualifications are specified.
http://www.signaturedtpublishing.com/
Located in the small town of Odessa, on the western border of Minnesota, the lodge is on along US Highway 75. Directions, office hours and contacts are posted, along with a gallery of photographs of the lodge, the guest rooms and surrounding area, a description of the guest accommodations, and an availability calendar.
http://www.stoneyrunlodge.com/
