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WEBOld Mission Gazette is a reader-supported news magazine covering the Old Mission Peninsula, Old Mission Village, Traverse City and Northern Michigan.
Is It Genevieve Stickney’s Ghost? - Old Mission Gazette
WEBOct 31, 2018 · OMP resident Linda Seibel worked at Bowers Harbor Inn (now Mission Table) and The Bowery (now The Jolly Pumpkin) from 1981 to 1993, and she believes that the ghost is Mrs. Stickney. “There were many odd events that happened to the staff in those years,” says Seibel. “Stories about her pranks of lighting candles after all the guests were ...
Old Mission History: Ogdensburg UMC Church Choir, 1960s
WEBJul 17, 2017 · The Rev. Charles L. “Chuck” Manker, 91, a long-time Petoskey resident and former pastor of the Petoskey United Methodist Church, passed peacefully at Hiland Cottage on Friday evening, February 17, 2017, surrounded by family. Chuck was born on August 9, 1925, in Ellsworth, MI to the late Bernard and Lila (Cairns) Manker.
People of Old Mission: Bob Begin and the Chateau Chantal Crew
WEBJan 6, 2018 · Pictured in the photo, left to right, is Kyle Brownley, Marie-Chantal Dalese, Marissa Boursaw and Bob Begin. I’ve interviewed Chateau Chantal founder Bob Begin many times over the years for local publications like Northern Express, Traverse City Business News and Traverse City Record-Eagle, dating back to 1993 when they first opened the doors ...
Farm Stand Fare: Bern Kroupa’s Apples Across from Old Mission …
WEBSep 18, 2020 · Fall has definitely arrived on the Old Mission Peninsula, and not just because of those lovely grape sweaters covering all the vineyards. Apples are starting to pop up on all the roadside farm stands, including these at Bern Kroupa’s rock wall – a.k.a. Old Mission Fruit Company – across from Old Mission Tavern on Center Road.
Old Mission History: Building Center Road, 1940s – Photos
WEBDec 3, 2018 · This next group of photos, I’m unclear as to their exact location. The ones with trees lining the road – and the straight nature of the road – makes me wonder if they’re out near Mission Point Lighthouse, but since these were presumably taken in the 1940s, they could have been in other locations on the Old …
Old Mission Peninsula Farm Couple Buys Garden Goods
WEBFeb 20, 2021 · Old Mission Peninsula farmers Cory and Elise Holman have purchased Garden Goods, the beloved Traverse City garden center founded and owned by Julie and Gordy Sovereign for the past 26 years. Elise said they closed on the deal about a week ago, and she and Cory are excited to jump in and learn the ropes of running the business.
Old Mission History: That Time in 1947 When We Had a …
WEBApr 19, 2018 · Sure, emotions are running high over this April snowstorm we’re in the midst of, but back in 1947, northern Michigan got hit with snow in May. While looking through my mom’s scrapbooks, I came across this clipping from the Traverse City Record-Eagle dated May 8, 1947. “May Snowstorm Whitens Traverse,” blares the headline.
Winery Lawsuit Opinion: WOMP’s Lawyer is the Only One Winning
WEBOct 5, 2021 · Editor’s Note: The Peninsula Township Board is holding a special informational meeting on the winery lawsuit on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Click here for more details and to read the Amended Complaint filed by the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula (WOMP)…jb . The only person who will come out ahead in the WOMP lawsuit is the wineries’ expensive lawyer ...
Peninsula Township Elections 101: Everything You Need to Know
WEBJul 23, 2024 · (Editor’s Note: Thanks to Paula Kelley for giving us the scoop on how the elections work for us here in Peninsula Township.Read on for her notes. -jb) I am so pleased that Ann Swaney submitted the article to Old Mission Gazette on the voting process for the August and November elections. For the first time that I can remember, we have a full slate of candidates running for four open Trustee ...
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