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Charlevoix, Charlevoix County

Well-Known Places in Charlevoix

Round Lake harbor, Charlevoix South Pier Light Station, Earl Young Mushroom Houses.

Charlevoix Business Districts

• Downtown Charlevoix (Bridge Street)
• US-31 Corridor

Major Employers in Charlevoix

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital, Charlevoix Public Schools, Charlevoix County government, Harbor Industries.

About Charlevoix, Charlevoix County

History of Charlevoix

• Named for Fr. Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix, an 18th-century French Jesuit explorer who, by tradition, sheltered on nearby Fisherman's Island during a storm.
• European-American fishermen settled the Pine River mouth in 1852; the 1853 'Battle of Pine River' was a clash between townspeople and Strangite Mormons from Beaver Island over jury duty.
• The town plat was completed by John S. Dixon in 1866; Charlevoix County was organized in 1869 with Charlevoix as county seat.

Landmarks and Places in Charlevoix

• Earl Young's 'mushroom houses,' 31 curved stone-and-boulder structures built over five decades; a local historic district protecting many of them was established in 2016.
• The Charlevoix South Pier Light Station marking the channel from Lake Michigan into Round Lake.
• The US-31 bascule drawbridge over the Pine River channel, which halts downtown traffic for passing boats.

The Charlevoix Economy

• Tourism and resort/second-home business anchor the modern economy, drawing visitors to the harbor, beaches and boutique downtown.

Community Life in Charlevoix

• The Venetian Festival, dating to 1930 when it began as a parade of candle-lit boats on Round Lake, is the signature summer event, now featuring a lighted boat parade, fireworks, free concerts, a carnival and street parades.
• Downtown's annual petunia planting, begun in 1982, puts tens of thousands of petunias along the streets each Memorial Day week.
• Ernest Hemingway spent boyhood summers in the area and set several Nick Adams stories on and near Lake Charlevoix.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.visitcharlevoix.com, en.wikipedia.org