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CHARLEVOIX
, a See also:village and the See also:county-seat of Charlevoix county, See also:Michigan, U.S.A., 16 m
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E.S.E. of See also:Petoskey, on See also:Lake Michigan and See also:Pine Lake, which are connected by Pine See also:river and See also:Round Lake
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Pop
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(189o) 1496; (190o) 2079; (1904) 2395; (1910) 2420
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It is on the See also:main See also:line of the Pere See also:Marquette railway, and during the summer See also:season is served by lake steamers
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The village is best known as a summer resort; it is built on bluffs and on a See also:series of terraces rising from Round and Pine lakes and affording extensive views; and there are a number of attractive summer residences
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Charlevoix is an important hardwood See also:lumber See also:port, and the See also:principal See also:industries are the manufacture of lumber and of See also:cement; fishing (especially for lake See also:trout and See also: |
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