Editing Charlevoix, Michigan (section)

===Festivals===
*'''Petunia Planting'''- Petunia planting began in 1982 when "Keep Charlevoix Beautiful" organization member Dale Boss had a vision to line the streets of the city with thousands of petunias from the north side of the city limit all the way to the south and "Operation Petunia" began. Now, every Thursday before [[Memorial Day]] hundreds of residents gather to plant over 60,000 petunias up and down Main Street.<ref>"The Petunia Story. " Keep Charlevoix Beautiful. Oct 29, 2008 <http://www.keepcharlevoixbeautiful.org/petunia-story.html> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212060646/http://www.keepcharlevoixbeautiful.org/petunia-story.html |date=December 12, 2008 }}.</ref>
*'''Venetian'''-The Venetian Festival began in 1931 with a very simple boat show in Charlevoix's Round Lake and has now grown into a week-long festival bringing in tens of thousands of people and costing $200,000. Venetian now includes two nights of some of the best fireworks in Northern Michigan, big name concerts, a parade, athletic events, a carnival, a boat parade, and many more family friendly and adult activities.<ref>"Home. " Charlevoix Venetian Festival. charlevoix Venetian Festival Inc.. Oct 29, 2008 <http://www.venetianfestival.com/>.</ref>
*'''Apple Fest'''- The 30th annual Apple Festival was celebrated in October 2008. The Apple Festival celebrates one of Northern Michigan's most prominent fruits, the apple. It gives local farmers the chance to sell their harvest right in the downtown Charlevoix area. The festival also includes pony rides, face painting, a craft show and many more activities to draw in tourism.