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

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 ...

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.

This week on Johnson Farms, weedsprayers are being built, paperwork and taxes are getting done, and grapevines are being ...

Things are going really well with Freddy, the big orange cat who moved into the house a couple weeks ago. However, I’m ...

Old Mission Tavern re-opened this week under new ownership. Check out my dining experience and take a look at the new menu.

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.

Susie Shipman is a resident of the Old Mission Peninsula, Secretary/Treasurer of the Old Mission Peninsula School Board, a founder of the non-profit Old Mission Peninsula Education Foundation, and a ...

George Boursaw grew up on the Old Mission Peninsula with his parents Garrett and Clarissa Boursaw and siblings Tug, Jim, Jack, Jerry, Shirley and Bryce. Now a retired math instructor, he lives in ...

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 ...