Peninsula Township

Take Peninsula Drive.
Imagine the lake shoreline meandering alongside you as you drive.
Imagine the reds, yellows, greens, and browns of the tree leaves cradling the sky.
Imagine deserted sand and the setting sun.
Imagine just the right amount of chill in the air.
Imagine the radio crooning Adele and Keith Urban.
Imagine the window half down.
Imagine stopping and sitting on the beaches, watching the water.
Imagine the wind blowing in your hair.
Imagine the cyclists rocketing past you.
Imagine doing 90 up the empty roads, chasing remaining sunlight.
Imagine dusk creeping up on you as you arrive at the lighthouse.
Imagine the peninsula, and blue water all around the rocky beach.
Imagine your shoes sinking in the damp sand.
Imagine the wind, again.
Imagine the quiet, the kind of quiet that makes you remember who you are.
Imagine the quiet, the kind of quiet that makes you realize the beauty of silence.
Imagine the ending scene of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Think about the time that he drove you to the beach in the dead of winter.
Imagine apple orchards and vineyards guarding the gathering dark on the drive back.
Imagine the Michigan stars.
When they tell you that the drive to Mission Point is worth it, believe them.

This is the Mission Point Lighthouse and also part of the state park district. This is a quaint little lighthouse, situated at the end of the Old Mission Peninsula. The drive up here is absolutely beautiful and well worth the trip. The lighthouse is on a little hill that overlooks the lake with a couple nice places to sit and enjoy the scenery.
The charge is $ 4 to go up the top, which we declined to do, as the place is tiny and super cramped inside. We did though, walk all the way out to the end of the peninsula. It is a bit of a hike, so wear some good shoes. The walk is worth it though, and there are some cool things to see along the way. It takes about an hour there and back, and make sure to stop and throw a rock on the pile!