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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Charlevoix

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Charlevoix, Michigan

Updated May 9, 2025

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Charlevoix, Michigan

Earl Young Mushroom Houses

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."
Charlevoix’s pie pan

Charlevoix, Michigan

Former World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
A side view of the fireplace and capstone.

Charlevoix, Michigan

Weathervane Restaurant Boulder Fireplace

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.
The local catch is delicious fried as well.

Charlevoix, Michigan

Terry's of Charlevoix

Line up for ample portions of freshly caught whitefish, walleye, and perch from the Great Lakes.
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Stock up on picnic supplies with a side of history.

Boyne City, Michigan

Horton Bay General Store

Ernest Hemingway used to frequent this general store, which appears in several of his short stories.
8 miles from Charlevoix
Sunset Park Ice Pole.

Boyne City, Michigan

Sunset Park Ice Pole

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
13 miles from Charlevoix
The Lake Michigan crucifix under water and ice.

Petoskey, Michigan

Lake Michigan Crucifix

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.
14 miles from Charlevoix

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Charlevoix

Charlevoix’s pie pan

Charlevoix, Michigan

Former World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
A side view of the fireplace and capstone.

Charlevoix, Michigan

Weathervane Restaurant Boulder Fireplace

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.
The local catch is delicious fried as well.

Charlevoix, Michigan

Terry's of Charlevoix

Line up for ample portions of freshly caught whitefish, walleye, and perch from the Great Lakes.
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The Explorer’s Guide to Road Tripping Around the Great Lakes

While it might not be the first place that comes to mind when asked about bucket-list destinations, northern Michigan is no stranger to visitors. In-the-know “resorters”—as seasonal residents were called at the turn of the last century—have been flocking to this bucolic, rural region to escape the summertime heat of Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, and other Midwestern cities for generations. Part of the allure of any trip “Up North,” as the northern swath of Michigan’s lower peninsula is known, is to retreat to a bygone era long before cell phones and laptops—a time when the lakeside communities that sit near the 45th parallel halfway between the equator and the North Pole were mining for copper or iron, a time when those wealthy resorters arrived by steamship, train, or Model T. Just as those early travelers were escaping the heat, modern visitors deserve to escape hustle, and there is no better place to do so than certain iconic, nostalgia-steeped stops that remain suspended in time. That includes a fifth-generation fishing shanty where you can grab smoked whitefish to take home, the still-operating printing press of a beloved mid-century nature artist, and a lakeside cabin that’s served a Polish immigrant’s family recipes for 100 years.

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Michigan is home to 129 lighthouses, more than any other state in the nation.

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