Special Events/Wine Fundraiser/ Weddings
Michigan Lighthouse Festival
August 2021 was in Traverse City
Hosted by our Mission Point Lighthouse
In honor of our 150th Anniversary celebration, we hosted the Michigan Lighthouse Festival. The festival was August 6-7, 2021. The Michigan Lighthouse Festival celebrates Michigan Lighthouses and their contributions to our unique state history. Event began with a special dinner at the Turtle Creek Hotel with unique entertainment by Joseph Smith as Augustin Fresnel, inventor of the fresnel lens, and more! August 7 is also National Lighthouse Day!
August 2021 was in Traverse City
Hosted by our Mission Point Lighthouse
In honor of our 150th Anniversary celebration, we hosted the Michigan Lighthouse Festival. The festival was August 6-7, 2021. The Michigan Lighthouse Festival celebrates Michigan Lighthouses and their contributions to our unique state history. Event began with a special dinner at the Turtle Creek Hotel with unique entertainment by Joseph Smith as Augustin Fresnel, inventor of the fresnel lens, and more! August 7 is also National Lighthouse Day!
Dinner guests to the 2021 Michigan Lighthouse Festival received a unique exclusive custom wood ornament to commemorate this special event.
Blossom Day on Old Mission Peninsula
Every May, more than a million cherry trees are adorned with fragrant creamy white blossoms that are a beautiful sight to many visitors and locals. It is one of Michigan’s great secrets, because it happens a few weeks before tourists typically head to Traverse City, in the northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Blossom Day event on Old Mission Peninsula celebrates with special time of year. Traverse City proudly calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World with 75 percent of the country’s tart cherries — used in pies, pastries and jams — being produced within a few miles.
It’s home to a week long 150-event National Cherry Festival in July, and stores like the Cherry Republic sell lots of goods. It has been reported that visitors can purchase 370 cherry food and drink items in Traverse City.
The first cherry trees were planted on the Old Mission Peninsula outside Traverse City by Presbyterian missionary Peter Dougherty, who came in 1839 to work with the Ottawa tribe.
First to blossom in May are 600,000 sweet cherries. A few days later, 2 million tart cherry trees follow.
Unlike the ornamental cherries that are familiar to visitors of Washington, D.C., the Michigan blossoms are pure white. From a distance, some trees seem to have a pink hue from red twigs, while others look greenish from emerging leaves.
Every May, more than a million cherry trees are adorned with fragrant creamy white blossoms that are a beautiful sight to many visitors and locals. It is one of Michigan’s great secrets, because it happens a few weeks before tourists typically head to Traverse City, in the northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Blossom Day event on Old Mission Peninsula celebrates with special time of year. Traverse City proudly calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World with 75 percent of the country’s tart cherries — used in pies, pastries and jams — being produced within a few miles.
It’s home to a week long 150-event National Cherry Festival in July, and stores like the Cherry Republic sell lots of goods. It has been reported that visitors can purchase 370 cherry food and drink items in Traverse City.
The first cherry trees were planted on the Old Mission Peninsula outside Traverse City by Presbyterian missionary Peter Dougherty, who came in 1839 to work with the Ottawa tribe.
First to blossom in May are 600,000 sweet cherries. A few days later, 2 million tart cherry trees follow.
Unlike the ornamental cherries that are familiar to visitors of Washington, D.C., the Michigan blossoms are pure white. From a distance, some trees seem to have a pink hue from red twigs, while others look greenish from emerging leaves.
This special wine is made and sold at Left Foot Charley winery in Traverse City. We are so happy to have this fundraiser wine available to support our non-profit. You can buy it at the winery in town or the Peninsula Market on Old Mission Peninsula. This makes a great gift too.
WEDDINGS at the Lighthouse Beach
The Peninsula Town Board has determined that the Lighthouse is no longer to reserve areas in the park for any type of private event. This is a public space. You are welcome to have your wedding on the beach, but it must be a spontaneous brief event with few people in attendance (15 or less). Of course, no cost involved as well. There are, however, park regulations that need to be followed by any users seeking to hold a gathering in the property. For example, you may bring a “couple” of chairs for your guests that need a seat, but large structures such as tents, benches, and rows of chairs are not allowed. All members of the wedding party MUST respect the other park visitors and have NO authority to break park rules or control other visitors' behavior or experience. Must not block the entrance of the gift shop either. If further questions, contact the Peninsula Township Planning and Zoning Department for more information at (231) 223-7314. Police will be called for any one who chooses not to abide by these rules specified here. Keepers will immediately contact the Lighthouse Manager and/or police if wedding party does not comply with these rules.
Donations to the Mission Point Lighthouse are encouraged from the wedding party.
Personal Memorial Events at the Lighthouse
We do not encourage memorial events at Mission Point Lighthouse public park. These are very personal events and should be done in private not at our public park.
SPECIAL NEWS! New Non-profit Association in support of Mission Point Lighthouse!
See the details at the bottom of our DONATE page for all the exciting details and membership information or click here for the PDF membership form. Mission Point Lighthouse Keepers Association (MPLKA)
The Peninsula Town Board has determined that the Lighthouse is no longer to reserve areas in the park for any type of private event. This is a public space. You are welcome to have your wedding on the beach, but it must be a spontaneous brief event with few people in attendance (15 or less). Of course, no cost involved as well. There are, however, park regulations that need to be followed by any users seeking to hold a gathering in the property. For example, you may bring a “couple” of chairs for your guests that need a seat, but large structures such as tents, benches, and rows of chairs are not allowed. All members of the wedding party MUST respect the other park visitors and have NO authority to break park rules or control other visitors' behavior or experience. Must not block the entrance of the gift shop either. If further questions, contact the Peninsula Township Planning and Zoning Department for more information at (231) 223-7314. Police will be called for any one who chooses not to abide by these rules specified here. Keepers will immediately contact the Lighthouse Manager and/or police if wedding party does not comply with these rules.
Donations to the Mission Point Lighthouse are encouraged from the wedding party.
Personal Memorial Events at the Lighthouse
We do not encourage memorial events at Mission Point Lighthouse public park. These are very personal events and should be done in private not at our public park.
SPECIAL NEWS! New Non-profit Association in support of Mission Point Lighthouse!
See the details at the bottom of our DONATE page for all the exciting details and membership information or click here for the PDF membership form. Mission Point Lighthouse Keepers Association (MPLKA)
