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Jane Boursaw's blog about growing up on a cherry farm, marrying the boy next door, and raising two kids on the Old Mission Peninsula.

Vintage Old Mission Peninsula farm photos; Johnson Farms on Center Road

Happy Labor Day: Vintage OMP Farm Photos and Hardworking Farmers

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Old Mission Peninsula School, 8th Grade Graduation Photo, 1967 | Panter Collection at Peninsula Community Library

Vintage OMPS Photos: 8th Grade Graduation Photo, 1967

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Vintage photos from Old Mission Peninsula School from Bob Panter | PCL/Local History Room Photo

Boxes of Vintage OMPS Photos Given to Library

Mary Morgan - July 15, 2023 4

Michigan Girls are very resourceful | Jane Boursaw Photo

Jane’s World: Deer Tales – A Plastic Sled, Some Duct Tape,...

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Jane Boursaw and Kathy Hardy on a hike at Lighthouse Park | Jane Boursaw Photo

Celebrating Kathy Hardy – Rest in Peace, My Dear Friend

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Johnson Family Portrait taken by Bud Moyer, 1968 | Jane Boursaw Photo

The Clutter Files: A 1960s Johnson Family Portrait by Bud Moyer

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A Brief History of Mexican Migrant Workers on the OMP

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The Saga of ‘Misadventures Aboard the Metropolis’

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Vintage OMPS Photos: left to right, Alex Galligan, Norm Crampton, Bernie Carroll, Bill Welhusen and Bob Panter | Panter Collection at Peninsula Community Library

Vintage OMPS Photos: Mr. Galligan Having Coffee With the Bus Drivers...

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Charley loves her catnip; the wheatgrass, not so much | Jane Boursaw Photo

This Week With Jane and Charley: A Box of Catnip and...

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Snowy Woods on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

Photo Gallery: Snowy Woods on Bluff Road

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Planting apple trees on Ward Johnson's farm on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

This Week on the Farm: Moving Bees, Planting Trees and Johnson...

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Jane at the top of The Watchman Trail at Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah | Jane Boursaw Photo

This Week With Jane and Charley: Hiking at Zion National Park

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Old Mission Post Office boxes | Jane Boursaw Photo

Thank You and a Post Office Update

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Mary’s College Days: Jan. 3, 1945 – No Mail – Heck!

This Week With Jane & Charley: Bats, Duct Tape and Bad Timing

Vintage OMPS Photos: Mrs. Hilt and the Girls Basketball Team, 1960s

This Week With Jane and Charley: Daddy Spot, Collateral Damage, and a Trip...

Top Stories of 2022: Bear Sightings, Farmer Warren, Mrs. Wilson and More