Peninsula Township, Michigan
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Peninsula Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township had a population of 6,068 at the 2020 census, an increase from 5,433 at the 2010 census.
Mission Point Lighthouse
A replica of the Old Mission for which the peninsula is named.
View of Power Island in West Grand Traverse Bay from Chateau Grand Traverse, about halfway up the Old Mission Peninsula. Power Island is politically part of Peninsula Township.
A pastoral farm scene located on the peninsula.
Omena, Michigan
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Omena is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Leelanau Township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 295. Overlooking Omena Bay, on the western side of Grand Traverse Bay, Omena is home to wineries and farms including a thriving organic farming movement that includes cherries and hops. The area has several wineries featuring some of the region's cherry and grape crop, for which the Grand Traverse and Leelanau areas are known. The nearest substantial city is Traverse City, 23 miles (37 km) to the south.
Looking northeast along M-22