Snowy Owl on Eimen Road, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Snowy Owl on Eimen Road, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
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If you’ve been reading the Gazette for a while, you know I love winter. My mom’s photo archives include lots of pictures of me playing outside in the snow at our house in Old Mission.

I still love to play in the snow, whether I’m moving firewood from one place to another, snowshoeing the trail on the north end, or just driving around the OMP taking pictures. Here are a few photos from the past week, including the first Snowy Owl I’ve seen this winter — on Eimen Road.

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And yes, I will work on getting some of these available to buy in the OMP Store, along with the photos in the 2025 calendar! After I hit Send on the Gazette email newsletter later today, I plan to spend tomorrow working on store stuff.

Winter on Bluff Road, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Winter on Bluff Road, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Winter at Old Mission State Park | Jane Boursaw Photo
Winter at Old Mission State Park | Jane Boursaw Photo
Snowy Owl on Eimen Road, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Snowy Owl on Eimen Road, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Center Road near Mission Point Lighthouse | Jane Boursaw Photo
Center Road near Mission Point Lighthouse | Jane Boursaw Photo
One of the turnoffs near Mission Point Lighthouse | Jane Boursaw Photo
One of the turnoffs near Mission Point Lighthouse | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking West on Island View Road | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking West on Island View Road | Jane Boursaw Photo
Winter at Old Mission State Park | Jane Boursaw Photo
Winter at Old Mission State Park | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking North on Center Road near Swaney Road | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking North on Center Road near Swaney Road | Jane Boursaw Photo
Mission Point Lighthouse | Jane Boursaw Photo
Mission Point Lighthouse | Jane Boursaw Photo
Hessler Log Cabin at Lighthouse Park, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Hessler Log Cabin at Lighthouse Park, Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking North from the Swaney Road/Peninsula Drive intersection | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking North from the Swaney Road/Peninsula Drive intersection | Jane Boursaw Photo
Chown Barn and Horses; Becky told me her dad had the giant star on the barn welded when she was a child, "and I’m so thrilled to have it hanging on our barn!" | Jane Boursaw Photo
Chown Barn and Horses; About the star on the barn, Becky told me her dad had it welded when she was a child, “and I’m so thrilled to have it hanging on our barn!” | Jane Boursaw Photo
Debbie Bee's barn on Swaney Road | Jane Boursaw Photo
Debbie Bee’s barn on Swaney Road; I think that might be Skipper peeking out of the barn door | Jane Boursaw Photo
Brinkman Road on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Brinkman Road on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
Old Mission Congregational Church | Jane Boursaw Photo
Old Mission Congregational Church | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking south on Peninsula Drive near the Old Mission Road intersection | Jane Boursaw Photo
Looking south on Peninsula Drive near the Old Mission Road intersection | Jane Boursaw Photo

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3 COMMENTS

    • Thanks, Janis! You know, I saw that owl for several days whenever I drove by Eimen Road, and then suddenly he was gone and I haven’t seen him since. Maybe he knew the weather was going to be warming up and decided to hit the road (or rather, air) to colder lands.

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