Charlevoix

Charlevoix Streetscape

The American Planning Association calls downtown Charlevoix's redesigned East Park on Round Lake one of America's great public spaces. It's a people magnet with a large grassy area, trees, benches, brick sidewalks and an interactive water fountain for kids. The space also features a performing-arts pavilion with natural acoustics; trout pond with pools, rapids and waterfalls; and a 65-slip marina. Surrounded by Lake Michigan, Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix, tourism feeds this picturesque port's 3,000-some population, which multiplies tenfold summer through fall. Festivals and art fairs, quaint shops, fine-art galleries, alfresco dining, sandy beaches, the famous Earl Young stone "mushroom" homes on Park Avenue and in Boulder Park, the 32-mile ferry to Beaver Island and the 1911 lighthouse are just a few attractions.

North X Northwest: Every day is for celebrating small businesses

Sam Eggleston Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Local businesses are the lifeblood of a community. Be it the gas station down the road, the mom-and-pop's diner or the painter who advertises via bulletin boards, local entrepreneurs not only work here, they often live here as well. What's even better is that dollars spent at our local businesses stay local, says managing editor Sam Eggleston.

Corbin Design makes career out of telling clients where to go

Kim North Shine Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The old Five Man Electrical Band song states that there are "signs, signs, everywhere there's signs." Mark VanderKlipp and the company Corbin Design are sure glad there are, because without them people would be lost everywhere. This is the company behind the scenes making sure that you and everyone else know exactly where they are and where they are headed.

North X Northwest: Region is a foodie paradise

Sam Eggleston Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Welcome to North x Northwest, a new column by managing editor Sam Eggleston which will be featured in each new edition of Northwest Michigan Second Wave. From food to wine to communities, businesses and people, he will discuss a myriad of topics. This week, he notes just how much of a foodie destination this region has become.

Verterra: New wines from old traditions

Michael Schafer Tuesday, January 17, 2012

When the news of another winery opening in Northwest Michigan comes around, you have to ask yourself--do we really need another? Second Wave's Michael Schafer asked that very question to the owners of the newly-opened Verterra winery. The answer? A convincing "yes!"

A look back at 2011, and ahead to 2012

Sam Eggleston Tuesday, December 13, 2011

This time of year, everyone starts to look back at the months that have come and gone and the accomplishments that they, and those around them, have achieved. Here at Northwest Michigan Second Wave, we do the same--we'll be taking a hiatus from publishing over the holidays with a return Jan. 17. We hope that makes you begin to look forward at what Northwest Michigan and our publication will offer in 2012.

The Talent Dividend: How more college grads can add to a Michigan city's bottom line

Tracy Certo Tuesday, December 13, 2011

What's the best thing a city can do to achieve more economic success? Increase its number of college graduates. Read how the Talent Dividend calculates just how much college degrees add to a city's bottom line--think billions--and cities right here in Michigan are some of 57 competing for the $1 million dollar prize to boost college attainment.

The gift of love: Paperworks Studio puts heart into each hand-crafted card

Kim North Shine Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Picking out cards to send for the holidays is never easy. But Paperworks Studios, in Traverse City, makes selecting your cards much easier, because there's no other place you'll be able to get cards that are made with the love and affection of Paperworks' employees. Second Wave's Kim North Shine is feeling it.

Hillside Homestead offers a step back in time for visitors

Christopher Diem Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Bed and breakfasts, like hotels, can often be measured by their amenities. Wireless Internet. Air conditioning. Movie channels. But what about wood-fed cook stoves? Those are the amenities you'll find at Hillside Homestead, a bed and breakfast that harks back to 1910 for a different type of place to stay while on vacation.

What's Working in Cities: Placemaking

Michelle Bruch Tuesday, October 11, 2011

We're taking a closer look at people and organizations in cities across the country that are transforming neighborhoods and driving change in urban areas. The second in our series about good urban ideas focuses on how the best city spaces are built from the ground up rather than planned from the top down.

M-22 is more than a highway, it's a state of mind for entrepreneurial brothers

Heather Johnson Durocher Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Matt and Keegan Myers don't think of M-22 as a mere highway that twists, turns and winds through Leelanau County--instead, they view it as a frame of mind. Second Wave's Heather Durocher sat down and talked with the brothers about their M-22 business, triathlon and more.

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