Tour Mission Point Lighthouse, Traverse City, Michigan

Connie Attractions & Events, Michigan June 19, 2014June 11, 2015Mission Point Lighthouse, old mission lighthouse, Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, Traverse City lighthouse, Traverse City MI, traverse city michigan 0 Comment

In the 1860s a ship sank after hitting a shallow reef near the tip of Mission Bay Peninsula. The event prompted Congress to finance construction of a lighthouse, which was lit in September 1870. The Mission Point Lighthouse served as a beacon for passing ships until 1933, when an automated buoy light was installed offshore. Today you can tour the building, climb up to the tower and explore the area around it.