Harbour

Charlevoix Marina

Name: Charlevoix Marina
Address: Charlevoix, US
Telephone: +12315473272

Charlevoix, United StatesGreat Lakes

Type: Harbour

Municipal marina of 77 berths on Round Lake in downtown Charlevoix, Michigan, between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached from Lake Michigan through the Pine River Channel, a 90 ft wide cut dredged in 1870. The US 31 double-leaf bascule bridge crosses the channel and opens on the hour and half-hour for pleasure craft. Round Lake then opens to the south. VHF channel 9.

Practical

Floating pontoons with 15 ft alongside depth. 12 visitor berths, booked through the Michigan DNR reservation system up to six months ahead. Water, 30 and 50 amp shore power, petrol and diesel, pump-out, showers, laundry and WiFi. Berths fill in summer during town festivals.

Ashore

The marina sits at the foot of East Park in the town centre, with restaurants and shops within a short walk. Public beach on Lake Michigan about 600 metres north. Bicycle hire at the marina for reaching the Mushroom Houses, the Earl Young stone cottages built between 1918 and 1950.

History

The Pine River Channel was cut in 1870 to link Lake Michigan to Lake Charlevoix through Round Lake. By 1897 the Charlevoix Sentinel reported more shipping tonnage passing here than at any other port on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.