Street Art in Boyne City

Welcome to Boyne City

Homes along Lake Charlevoix

On Thursday, July 25 we journeyed to Charlevoix. It was a pleasant ride. You enter Round Lake through a narrow channel. There is a drawbridge that opens on the hour and half hour. We knew the municipal marina was booked due to the Venetian Festival. We called the Northwest Marine Yacht Club. Luckily they had a slip available. To get to the Yacht Club you travel through another small channel and come into Lake Charlevoix. The dock attendants were very helpful and everyone we met was very friendly. We rode our bikes into town. Charlevoix was very crowded and all decked out for the festival. Of course we found a coffee shop.  We also found a fresh fish store and purchased trout fillets. Bob and Laurel on Hawkshaw, the boat next to us, invited us for docktails and drinks at 5:00. We then had dinner with them and two other couples at the picnic tables.  It was a fun evening. The rains came overnight with a significant drop in temperature. On Friday morning we woke up early, rode to town and treated ourselves to a delicious breakfast at the Edgewater Bistro. After giving the Summer Recess a good cleaning, we went to Glenn's Market for groceries. We planned on going back to downtown to take pictures and listen to the concert, but the rains came, so we decided to stay on the boat and keep dry.  Saturday, we left the yacht club and headed down the lake to Boyne City. The homes along the coast were magnificent.  We anchored near downtown Boyne City. The day remained cold and overcast. On Sunday we took the dinghy into town. We tied up at the dinghy dock and walked the downtown. There was a coffee shop. Yea Boyne City! We did a lot of bouncing on the way back to the boat due to an increase in the waves. Today we are going to anchor in Oyster Bay, which is part of Lake Charlevoix.
 

Northwest Marine Yacht Club