Charlevoix revisited

A few posts ago we made reference to the beauty of the village of Charlevoix. Due to circumstances we were not able to get photo's during that trip. This necessitated a return trip!

As previously noted, the main street is lined with flowers, so to save a thousand words here are the pictures.
The marina in Charlevoix is second to none in my book. The marina sits in Round Lake between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix. The west exit of Round Lake takes you out the cut to Lake Michigan and the east exit of Round Lake has you exiting into Lake Charlevoix, which is a substantual lake itself (15 miles long and over 2.5 miles wide). I've tried to capture some of the water sights here. The picture with Linda is the water front area immediately adjacent to the marina.

Of course there are some fantastic homes near the marina, here is one example.

This is the cut from the marina/Round Lake to Lake Michigan.

The Emerald Isle, a passenger and vehicle ferry, heading out onto Lake Michigan to go to Beaver Island thirty five miles away.

The next picture is the exit of Round Lake to Lake Charlevoix. The exit is in the backround of the photo.

Lastly, we include a sailboat that is coming in from Lake Michigan to the marina. There are many fine sailboats all around the state. This one is even equipped with solar panels which indicates to me that the crew spends a significant amount of time on board.

All this maritime stuff here has me (Terry) wanting to buy a good used boat (with galley, head, and sleeping quarters) and keep it in Michigan for our use in the summers!