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Saturday, May 25, 2013  Dozens of community members came out for a special blessing and ground breaking for St. Joseph's new building expansion on Saturday evening.

Friday, May 24, 2013  The Traverse City Wine&Art Festival is less than a month away so 7&4's Holly Baker took a tour of some of the restaurants and wines that will be featured.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  With overwhelming support from community members, Peninsula Township board members unanimously approved a new boat launch in East Grand Traverse Bay and to expand Bowers Harbor Park.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  7&4 News Classroom Salute- Ms. Smith's 3rd grade class at Old Mission Peninsula School.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  7&4 News Classroom Salute- Mrs. Archer-Vanderford's 3rd grade class at Old Mission Peninsula School in Grand Traverse County.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  7&4 News Classroom Salute- Miss McConnell's 4th grade at Old Mission Peninsula School

Friday, November 02, 2012  This Classroom Salute goes out to Mrs. Banton's Kindergarten/1st grade class at Old Mission Peninsula School.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  7&4 News Classroom Salute- Mrs. Dopke-LaCourse's 2nd grade class at Old Mission Peninsula School in Grand Traverse County.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The beautiful Bowers Harbor Inn sits peacefully along Grand Traverse Bay on Old Mission Peninsula. But one wandering soul that lies within sometimes makes this seemingly peaceful place, not so peaceful.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Old Mission Peninsula was the first permanent settlement in all of Northern Michigan. A strip of land outside of Traverse City that was settled by the Presbyterian minister Peter Doughtery who came to establish a mission.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  30 year old Florida man who was wearing a helmet was ejected from the motorcycle.

Sunday, May 20, 2012  Friends and family of a well-known priest in the Grand Traverse Area came together Sunday, to celebrate his new title as a Monsignor in the Catholic Church.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  A unique spring wine tasting event is being held on Old Mission Peninsula.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  It's a look back at history and even a walk through time on Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City.  That's because Kennard Weaver of Traverse City originally wanted to enhance the local history curriculum at two elementary schools on Old Mission.  He soon realized the task would become much more than that.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Henry Ford owned it. U.S. Presidents visited it. Babe Ruth was kicked off it. They are the lost stories of a Northern Michigan island, but not the one you are probably thinking of.