Lighthouse Explorations: Old Mission Point Lighthouse

location-Traverse City, MI

built-1870

deactivated-1933

stamp-yes
players-Jen, John, Lincoln, Spencer, Jackson, Manya, Grandpa and Hershe

John had a meeting Friday morning in Traverse City. The boys don't have school on Friday's, so we decided to make a long weekend out of it. John and I lived in Traverse City for four years and our first two boys were born there. We love it and try to go back any chance we get. I was talking to my mom on the phone and mentioned that we were going that weekend and she said that she and my dad were already planning on going that same time. How perfect. The boys would get to see Manya and Grandpa and we would have extra help. Yeah!

Another cool thing that happened was that I was reading our local Sunday paper and there was an article about the lighthouse on Old Mission Peninsula. As long as I've been going to TC, this lighthouse has been closed to the public . The grounds have always been open, but the lighthouse has always been inhabited by the park's manager. According to the article the lighthouse is now open for tours through October. The weekend was coming together perfectly.

Old Mission Point Lighthouse painted on the wall in Scalawags

John's meeting was early Friday morning, so we ended up going up Thursday evening. So, Friday by the time the I was done getting the whole family ready for the day John was done with his meeting and we were all ready for lunch. We get so excited to visit some of our old favorite restaurants every time we get to Traverse. We decided on Scalawags. They opened their Traverse City location about a year before we moved. I used to eat there a lot when I was pregnant (it was one of the few things that stayed down). It just so happened that the lighthouse we were going to visit after lunch was painted on the wall there. The boys thought that was really exciting.