Hello, Dear Readers! Just a quick update to let you know that my eye surgery (a vitrectomy for vitreomacular traction) took ...

Right on schedule - April 1st - the Great Lakes Whale Migration has begun on the Old Mission Peninsula. Read where the first ...

Peninsula Township Supervisor Maura Sanders reports on happenings in the community, including updates on the WOMP lawsuit, the fire station land offer, election news, a parks donation and more.

Molly Stretten writes that small farms are vital to preserving Old Mission Peninsula’s rural character, but current ordinances make it difficult for them to remain viable. She outlines key barriers ...

Jim and Fran Krupka are residents of Old Mission Peninsula.

Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula (WOMP), more recently known as the Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail, consists of ten wineries, including 2 Lads, Black Star Farms, Bowers Harbor Vineyards, Brys ...

Michael Delp is a resident of northern Michigan and the author of several collections of poetry and a collection of short stories from Wayne State University Press. He is the former director of ...

Ann Swaney is on the board of the Grand Traverse Area League of Women Voters, has worked several Peninsula Township elections as an Election Inspector, and is a long time resident of the Old Mission ...

Marty Lagina is a resident of Old Mission Peninsula and the owner of Mari Vineyards.

John Wunsch is a lifelong OMP resident who helped to draft the first Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program and continues to work on that program today. He is also the owner of Strings by Mail.

Born during a blizzard on Jan. 12, 1923, on the Johnson "home farm" just north of Mapleton, Walter Johnson (Jane's dad) was a local historian, devout cherry farmer, founding member of the OMP ...