On Park Avenue west of Bridge Street (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west.
This was the address of Amos Fox from the late Eighteen Seventies until the late Eighteen Nineties. Mr. Fox was a pioneer business man of Charlevoix. He and his partner, Hiram Rose, built the wooden dock that ships on Lake Michigan used before a . . . — — Map (db m215864) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Mason Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
He survived the sinking of USS Perch (SS-176) and more than 3 years as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II
He was a native of Charlevoix and was instrumental in building and maintaining this Memorial — — Map (db m98059) HM WM
On Palmer Circle, on the left when traveling west.
This flagpole once stood at the site of Consumers Energy's Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant, about 4.5 miles northwest of Charlevoix off of U.S. 31. The plant set several industry records throughout its operating life from 1962 to 1997 and was named a . . . — — Map (db m98098) HM
On U.S. 31, 0.8 miles west of Airport Drive (Marion Center Road) (County Highway 65), on the right when traveling west.
The pie crust measured from 14 feet, 4 inches in diameter, 2 feet deep and weighing a total of 7 tons. A total of 1,730 lbs. for the pie crust 850 lbs. of flour 325 lbs. of water 15 lbs. of salt 110 lbs. of milk 375 lbs. of shortening 55 . . . — — Map (db m154653) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Bridge Park Drive, on the left when traveling south on Bridge Street.
Fishing and Lumbering - Round Lake, North ShoreTug Loaded with Lake Trout
ca. 1900
When Charlevoix was permanently settled in 1854, Lake Michigan teemed with millions of tons of fish, called "finny . . . — — Map (db m215844) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) north of Antrim Street, on the left when traveling south.
Clarence "Odie" Odmark
Charlevoix Band Director
1946 - 1975
"The music that resonated
throughout my life,
Now resounds from my spirit." — — Map (db m98090) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Mason Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II.
A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines
still on "patrol"
Albacore ·
Amberjack ·
Argonaut ·
Barbel ·
Bonefish ·
Bullhead · . . . — — Map (db m98057) HM WM
On State Street at Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north on State Street.
The First Congregational Church was formed in 1882. Members purchased this lot in 1883, and the building was completed in 1885. Church women held social fundraisers to help finance its cost. The building features rare Stick style motifs. The . . . — — Map (db m98093) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
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Round Lake Harbor, 1950s
Shuffleboard Courts in East Park, 1940s
First Waterfront Art Fair, 1959
North American in Round Lake, 1950s — — Map (db m98031) HM
On Bridge Park Drive at Bridge Street (U.S. 31), on the left on Bridge Park Drive.
1859-1864 Bridge #1
Built wide enough for two pedestrians to pass, this wooden structure was four feet across and two feet above the water, with removable planks in the middle. If someone wasn't nearby to help, those in a boat . . . — — Map (db m215863) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 31) at Mason Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
We the US Submarine Veterans of WWII
Michigan Chapter
proudly dedicate this memorial
to the gallant men of the
USS Escolar (SS294)
Lost by enemy action on or about
17 October 1944
while on her first patrol
with the loss of her . . . — — Map (db m98060) HM WM
Wharfside Building Acquisition
The 2002 purchase of the Wharfside Building (formerly known as Neff Brothers Quality Food Store) culminated the City of Charlevoix's one hundred and six year dedicated effort to purchase properties along the . . . — — Map (db m98056) HM
On Green Sky Hill, 0.2 miles east of Old U.S. 31, on the right when traveling south.
Here in the 1840's the Chippewa Indian missionary, Peter Greensky, established a Protestant mission in an area where legend says Indian chiefs once held their councils. New trees have been planted in an arrangement similar to that of the trees that . . . — — Map (db m215921) HM
