News About Old Mission Peninsula

This page is simply sharing news about our beautiful peninsula found north of
​downtown Traverse City, in northern Michigan.

Kudos to our neighbor Brys Estate Winery!

Brys Estate on the Old Mission Peninsula has landed on the annual list of top 10 Hot Brands as selected by Wine Business Monthly magazine. The top 10 list is compiled from 8,000 wineries across the country.


Migrating Birds

. . . Lighthouse Park at the tip of the Old Mission Peninsula is a fantastic place to find shorebirds during spring migration, when exposed mudflats attract a spectacular variety of sandpipers and plovers. The trails in the park’s interior are home
to large numbers of forest birds, including pewees, phoebes, Red-Headed Woodpeckers, Black-Throated Green Warblers, and both Warbling and
​Red-Eyed Vireos.

March 2016 - Pure Michigan

Photo taken by a keeper March 2016 on the lighthouse fence - our Winter resident snowy owl

View the availble video of our lighthouse and keeper program by 9&10 news here: http://www.9and10news.com/2017/05/12/hometown-tourist-mission-point-lighthouse/

Mission Point Lighthouse Wine

Mission Point Lighthouse wine with the 2nd Annual Art Label design is available now at Bowers Harbor Vineyards and to order at their website. Prints and coasters with the beautiful watercolor artwork are also available. It's a limited release Pinot Grigio (to benefit Mission Point Lighthouse preservation-our non-profit Mission Point Lighthouse Friends).

Story here - Feb. 2017 (click link below):

Peninsula Vineyard Uses Art To Preserve History
http://www.9and10news.com/story/34529238/peninsula-vineyard-uses-art-to-preserve-history

Check out the June 2016 issue of Traverse magazine for an article about being a keeper at Mission Point Lighthouse! Get the inside scoop about being in charge of this unique Lake Michigan getaway. 

Proof that the pilated woodpecker was busy finding bugs in the dead trees in our park. Several dead trees along the trails look like these. 

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