News About Old Mission Peninsula
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Here is a link to a recent story about our 150th Anniversary and changes at the lighthouse. https://www.9and10news.com/2020/08/18/mission-point-lighthouse-celebrating-150-years/ 
Our 1950s garage came down in July 2020 and a historic replica barn will be built in this location. ($ donations needed)
We've been voted #2 for the top 10 Northern Michigan Most Scenic Lighthouses by Traverse Magazine's Red Hot List! Old Mission Peninsula is fortunate to have a lovely little lighthouse at the end of the peninsula that is visited by many lighthouse geeks! We ranked on the list of favorites Northern Michigan lighthouses for 2019. Second place 2 years in a row! 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 Click to view the video of our lighthouse and keeper program produced by 9&10 News.
For more about Mission Point Lighthouse, here is a link to a TC Tourism video on Facebook.
Photo taken by a keeper March 2016 on the lighthouse fence - our Winter resident snowy owl.
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Our new supportive non-profit, Mission Point Lighthouse Keepers Association (MPLKA) is seeking new members. MPLKA supports the lighthouse with volunteers and funding projects for visitors to enjoy their experiences at our lighthouse park. Become a member today! See their website link here https://mplka.com/
Winning contestant Robert was wearing his lucky Mission Point Lighthouse hat! (Show aired June 12, 2019 - and he won!)
Proof that the pileated woodpecker was busy finding bugs in the dead trees in our park. Several dead trees along the trails look like these.
Gardens to enjoy Spring to Fall.
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Photo of a snowy owl viewing our holiday lights in the tower.
From local resident Katie G. January 2019
From local resident Katie G. January 2019
