[Rhodes22-list] Charlevoix Michigan

[cowie]

Charlevoix has some great beaches and places to explore as described by Mark. 
My brother in law lives during the summer on his classic looking Carver
power boat with twin chevy engines that he keeps docked in East Jordan. He
met us for lunch in Ironton and then took us for an afternoon cruise along
the Southern fork of lake Charlevoix.  Enclosed is a picture from my sketch
book showing the lake layout, Lakeside Restaurant in Ironton (this is were
the ferry moves cars back and forth across the lake) and my brother in laws
classic looking boat.

http://old.nabble.com/file/p32201691/IMG_0845.JPG IMG_0845.JPG 


mdozone wrote:
> 
> Attached are a few photos of Charlervoix marina, Round Lake, and Lake
> Charlevoix.
>   Happy Sails,
>   Mark
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Mark Osterbrock
> <mark.osterbrock at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> Chris,
>>     Always enjoy your sketches very much keep the Charlevoix sketches
>> coming. My wife and I spent a week on our Rhodes 22 at Lake Charlevoix in
>> July. It is about a 9 hour drive from our home in southern Ohio but was
>> well
>> worth the drive.If anyone is still looking for a vacation destination we
>> fell in love with the area and would recommend it as a great destination
>> for
>> a Rhodes 22.
>> We spent 5 nights at the Charlevoix marina on Round Lake which is a
>> beautiful natural harbor between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix. From
>> the
>> marina you can head west 1/2 mile under the drawbridge into Lake Michigan
>> or
>> head east 1/2 mile through the canal into Lake Charlevoix. Lake
>> Charlevoix is about 15 miles long and about 2 miles wide and spans from
>> Charlevoix to Boyne City. The water is cool, deep and crystal
>> clear.Another
>> arm of the lake stretches 8 miles to East Jordan and is an interesting
>> sail
>> when the wind pipes up on the main lake.
>>      You can make reservations online for the Charlevoix City Marina by
>> going to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources website. There is
>> also
>> a smaller  marina at Boyne City on the other end of the lake. Of the 5
>> nights we spent at the Charlevoix Marina there was live music 3 nights at
>> the pavilion which we were able to enjoy while lounging in the
>> cockpit.You
>> can easily walk to the grocery, pizza parlor, and several restaurants. We
>> enjoyed the Weathervane restaurant near the drawbridge.( expensive but
>> great
>> food great view). I would recommend spending a few nights at Charlevoix
>> then sailing down to Boyne City to spend a night or two. Head back to
>> Charlevoix in the morning before the waves build. Usually this would be a
>> 15
>> mile beat so you may want to do some motoring.
>>     There is a great launch ramp about 1 1/2 miles from Charlevoix Marina
>> next to Irish Boat Works. I will try to send some photos later once I
>> find
>> out how . Oh, and the best part of all, we spent 6 days on the boat and
>> my
>> wife loved it and wants to go back!
>>
>> Happy sails,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:32 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I had a chance to get out on the Chesapeake Bay last Saturday before
>>> starting
>>> my Sunday 13 hour drive from Washington DC to Charlevoix Michigan for
>>> our
>>> annual summer vacation up North.  I have been making this trip for about
>>> 25
>>> years and will need to bring my Rhodes one of these years.  While
>>> without
>>> sailboat I am enjoying the cool weather and water views around Lake
>>> Charlevoix and Lake Michigan.  The following is a link to some of the
>>> sketches I have completed so far along with some music and audio sound
>>> effects.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uLxfrTNEyE
>>>
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