Annie Doyle

CHARLEVOIX — The 95th annual Charlevoix Venetian Festival launched over the weekend with the return of the beachside celebration Aquapalooza — even if the weather didn't fully cooperate.

Carrie Leitner first created artwork for the Venetian Festival in 2000 at just 23 years old.

Northern Michigan is poised to receive $50 million in federal disaster relief to aid in the recovery from a devastating ice storm that swept through the region in late March.

CHARLEVOIX — Eight local students with ties to the Belvedere Club and Belvedere Golf Club were honored this month as recipients of the 2025 Belvedere Club Scholarships, continuing a nearly three-decade tradition of supporting college-bound employees.

CHARLEVOIX — With a beaming smile and bouquet of roses in hand, Brooklin Schwenke was crowned the 2025 Miss Charlevoix Venetian Queen on Wednesday, July 23 during a packed coronation ceremony at East Park's Odmark Performance Pavilion.

Police had been searching for Bradford James Gille, the suspect in the Traverse City mass stabbing, the day before the incident.

The Petoskey News-Review CHARLEVOIX — The sounds of fireworks have faded, the carnival rides packed away and Bridge Street traffic has returned to its usual summer shuffle.

CHARLEVOIX — Mary Grace McCaskill has joined the Charlevoix Public Schools Board of Education, filling the vacancy left by former board treasurer Sarah Sheaffer, who resigned earlier this summer.

The commission voted unanimously at a special meeting on Friday, Aug. 1 to begin the hiring process for Cole. Their decision follows interviews with three finalists: Cole, current interim city manager John Matthews and public policy consultant Scott Czasak.

CHARLEVOIX — A major reorganization of public service buildings in Charlevoix could include relocating the headquarters of the Health Department of Northwest Michigan from its longtime home on Garfield Avenue.