Editing Peninsula Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
[[File:Peninsula Township, MI offices.jpg|thumb|Town hall]]
*'''Archie''', a [[ghost town]] on the shore of East [[Grand Traverse Bay]], at {{coord|44|50|06|N|85|32|23|W|name=Archie, Michigan}}. Archie was given a post office in 1885, which lasted until September 1900. The post office reopened the following December, but was closed again in 1902.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History and Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=28}}</ref>
*'''Mapleton''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] roughly midway up the Old Mission Peninsula, along [[M-37 (Michigan highway)|M-37]] at {{Coord|44|53|43|N|85|30|24|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|631509|Mapleton, Michigan}}</ref> Mapleton was founded in 1859 by the Ogden family of [[New York (state)|New York state]], with a post office opening the same year. The post office lasted until 1904.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=350}}</ref> Today, despite being a small community, Mapleton is marked by signage along M-37.
*'''Neahtawanta''' is a historic summer [[Summer colony|resort colony]] at {{Coord|44|53|37.5|N|85|33|17.1|W||name=Neahtawanta, Michigan}}. The word "Neahtawanta" derives from [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]] words meaning "placid waters", in reference to [[Bowers Harbor]]. Neahtawanta was established in 1890 by the Neahtawanta Association, and a post office was established in 1907, only lasting until 1914.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year=1986 |isbn=0-8143-1838-X |location=[[Detroit]] |pages=389}}</ref> Today, Neahtawanta is still occupied by large summer resort homes, and the Neahtawanta Inn remains open.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neahtawanta Resort Association - Home |url=https://neahtawanta.wildapricot.org/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=neahtawanta.wildapricot.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neahtawanta Inn |url=https://www.neahtawantainn.com/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.neahtawantainn.com}}</ref>
*'''Ogdensburg''', a ghost town at {{coord|44|55|41.7|N|85|30|18.5|W|name=Ogdensburg, Michigan}}. Ogdensburg was founded by the same Ogden family in 1855, and was one of the region's first settlements.<ref name=":0" /> Today, all that remains is a cemetery.
*[[Old Mission, Michigan|Old Mission]] is an unincorporated community in the township near the end of the peninsula on the east arm of the bay at {{Coord|44|57|44|N|85|29|07|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|634007|Old Mission, Michigan}}</ref>
*[[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] is immediately adjacent Peninsula Township, bordering it to the south. Much of the south of Peninsula Township has [[Suburbanization|suburbanized]] due to its proximity to Traverse City. Traverse City, though, is politically independent of Peninsula Township, and the two are administered separately.
[[File:MissionVineyard.jpg|thumb|View of [[Power Island]] in [[Grand Traverse Bay|West Grand Traverse Bay]] from [[Chateau Grand Traverse]], about halfway up the Old Mission Peninsula. Power Island is politically part of Peninsula Township.]]