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.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

View all candidate responses here, and read on for thoughts from David Sanger, who is running for re-election for the position of Township Trustee. I am running for re-election because I care about ...

Feel free to share this post... To view or leave comments on this story, click HERE. In a 75-page Bench Opinion released July 7, 2025, Judge Paul K. Maloney awarded nearly $50 million in damages to ...

In the last 20 years, I have rescued and rehabilitated dogs and spent more than 30 years working in the budgeting and accounting arena in a variety of industries (private, government, and non-profit).