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    Old Mission Cook Book, Ladies' Aid Society of the Congregational Church, 1922
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    Vintage Old Mission Recipes: Mrs. Leighton’s Dutch Apple Pie

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    Phyllis Cooley tells stories about the Hessler Log Home; Log Cabin Day 2022 | Jane Boursaw Photo
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    Log Cabin Day 2022 Features Tours, Blacksmithing, Storytelling and More –...

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    Tim Carroll leads a tour through the Ogdensburg Cemetery on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
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    OMP Historical Society to Feature Talk by Jackie Brinkman Thomas

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    Deni Hooper's Cherry Chutney Recipe, crafted by Bernadette (Joppich) Bowker | Bernadette Bowker Photo
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    Deni Hooper’s Cherry Chutney and 7 Other Sweet Cherry Recipes

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    OP-ED: A Glimpse at Haserot Beach – Traffic, Trailers & BBQs

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    Old Mission Mystery: Where is this farm on the Old Mission Peninsula? | Photo courtesy of Mary Morgan, Local History Room, Peninsula Community Library
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    Old Mission Mystery: Where Is This Farm?

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    Peninsula Fire Department, Circa 1945; this photo was taken at the “fire barn,” located on Center Road, just north of the current fire hall in Mapleton. Pictured, standing left to right: Harry Heller, Arnold White, Roy Hooper, Claude Watson, Stanley Wood and Ray Heller. Seated in the truck are John Lardie (wearing helmet) and Ike (Isadore) Lardie | Photo Courtesy of the book "A Century of Service"
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    OMP Historical Society Moves Forward in Year of Covid – How...

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    Haserot Beach on the Old Mission Peninsula Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
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    Walking Around Old Mission Point from New York – Essay by...

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    1943-1945, Cutting Ice in Old Mission Harbor: Chum Reay and Brud Reay on the Ice-Cutting Machine
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    Old Mission History: Marty Reay on Chum’s Ice Business, Iconic Truck...

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    A Guide to Pronouncing Family Names on the Old Mission Peninsula: Kroupa Family 1920
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    The Official Guide to Pronouncing Old Family Names on the Old...

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    OMP History: Here’s the Location of the Mystery Photo

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    VIDEO: Traverse City History – Elks Club Fire in Downtown Traverse...

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    Old Mission History: Barney’s Barn, aka The One That Leaned

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    Illini Association on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo
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    Photo of the Day: The Johnson Barn Gets a New Roof

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    Maple Grove Friendship Club on the Old Mission Peninsula; Back row, left to right: Georgia Holman, Laurie Holman, Melissa Warren, Lorrie Warren, JJ Warren, Stirling Saur, Wendy Witthoeft; middle row: Wendy Warren, Nancy Heller, RuthAnn Leppala, Melissa Bullard, Barbara Overdier, Jolene Barclay, Lucy Witthoeft; front row: Debbie Andregg, Doris Young, Ella Boone, Kalynn Boone | Jane Boursaw Photo
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    Maple Grove Friendship Club Celebrates 50 Years of Mother-Daughter Dinners –...

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    Library Volunteer Mary Johnson at the Circulation Desk; Peninsula Community Library on the Old Mission Peninsula, 1960s | Bob Panter Collection
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    Library Millage 101 and Some PCL History – Including My Mom!

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    Log Cabin Day is This Weekend – Hessler Home, Dougherty House...

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    The Little Bookshop at Bowers Harbor Letterhead | Source: Terry Hooper of Hooper's Farm Gardens on the Old Mission Peninsula
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    Old Mission History: Florence Kneip’s Little Bookshop at Bowers Harbor

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