Old Mission American Legion Hall Post 399

The building once used as the Garland-Tompkins Post 399 American Legion Community Hall had been standing since 1898. It was built as a clubhouse for the Knights of the Maccabees. In 1926 the plot was deeded to the Peninsula Township School District and used as a community building. It served this function for nearly 40 years. In 1962, the building passed into the hands of the American Legion. Members of the Old Mission chapter have used it as a meeting hall since that time. In 1986, Members decided to do a thorough upgrading and have the building restored to its original grandeur. Not only for their own use but also for the Old Mission Community. This housed a basketball court, which doubled as a dance floor, and a stage previously used for community functions and school plays. Just before the work was completed, the hall was totally destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt into the hall that stands today. The Old Mission Post Office is adjacent to this building as of June 2006.

The American Legion Community Hall is available for rent for small weddings, graduation open houses, baby showers and other community events. The public is invited to family style dinners hosted by the Legion members on the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Appetizers are served at 6:00 P.M., and the dinners start at 6:30 P.M. but most residents arrive a little early to get together to meet and visit with friends. Stop in and meet your neighbors and make new friends.

The Legion members have been involved in sending packages to members of the Armed Services that are residents of Old Mission Peninsula as well as helping with the postage costs to the volunteers who send these packages out to our troops.

The Legion hosts an annual Pig Roast every August to help with expenses to maintain the hall and to pay off the construction of the Post Office addition.

For more information, call 231-223-4433