Draped in nostalgia, young Michigan diner feels like it’s been around for decades

PLAINWELL, MI — About a decade ago, Barb Bechtel was having a mid-life crisis. Burned out by her job as a traveling saleswoman, marketing industrial products, she decided to change careers and bought the Plainwell Diner in downtown Plainwell — and promptly fell in love with Gary Bechtel, who delivered her the diner’s orders from Ed’s Breads.

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