State Approval Sought for Kelley Park Boat Launch
By Beth Milligan | June 11, 2026
Peninsula Township trustees hope second time’s the charm as they prepare to submit a new design for a proposed boat launch at Kelley Park after the state rejected their first concept last year.
Trustees voted Tuesday to pay just under $22,000 to Beckett & Raeder for additional design and permitting services for the new launch at Kelley Park on Mission Road across from the Old Mission Inn. Peninsula Township has been working for years to establish a new launch to serve the north end of Old Mission Peninsula, an effort that intensified after a launch at nearby Haserot Beach was destroyed in a 2019 storm. Rather than rebuild at Haserot …
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