Editing Charlevoix, Michigan (section)

==Transportation==

===Water===
[[File:2009-0619-Charlevoix-lighthousepine.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The short Pine River flows through downtown, past the [[Charlevoix South Pier Light Station]], and into [[Lake Michigan]]]]
The town is situated between [[Lake Michigan]] and the western end of [[Lake Charlevoix]], which drains into Lake Michigan through the short Round Lake/Pine River complex in the heart of downtown Charlevoix. The [[Charlevoix South Pier Light Station]] marks the opening of the channel onto Lake Michigan. Charlevoix's Round Lake has been called the best natural harbor on Lake Michigan. The only way to get from Lake Michigan to [[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]], [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]] and other sites on Lake Charlevoix by boat is via Charlevoix. As a result, much commercial, industrial, and recreational boat traffic passes through Charlevoix.

===U.S. Coast Guard Station===
The town of Charlevoix has a [[U.S. Coast Guard]] station located in its vicinity. Station Charlevoix has served the waters of Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan for over one hundred years. The station was first sited in 1898 on the south break wall of the Pine River Channel, leading into Lake Michigan. It was officially commissioned as a [[United States Lifesaving Service]] Station July 5, 1900. During the early 1960s, the station was relocated to its present-day location along the Pine River Channel's Lake Charlevoix end. The area of response for Station Charlevoix runs from [[Cross Village Township, Michigan|Cross Village]] down to [[Leland, Michigan|Leland]], extending into Lake Michigan through [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]] and the North and South Fox Islands, and covers numerous inland lakes and [[waterways]]. Spring through late fall the 41' UTB and the 25' RB-S are in operation and during the winter months, the 14' ice skiff is put into operation. There is also a U.S. [[Coast Guard Auxiliary]] Flotilla based at the Station. Some [[USCG Auxiliary]] surface facilities are occasionally moored at Station Charlevoix.

===Major highways===
[[File:US-31–Island Lake Outlet Bridge.jpg|thumb|The [[US-31–Island Lake Outlet Bridge]], a [[bascule bridge]] in Charlevoix that carries US&nbsp;31]]
*{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} is a major highway running through the heart of the city. It continues southerly toward [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] and [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] and northerly toward [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]] to a terminus near [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]].
*{{jct|state=MI|M|66}} terminates at US 31 in Charlevoix and continues southerly through [[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]] and [[Kalkaska, Michigan|Kalkaska]] en route to the southern part of the state.
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-56|county1=Charlevoix}} begins at US 31 just northeast of the city and continues east-southeasterly toward [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]].
*{{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-65|county1=Charlevoix}} ends at US 31 immediately west of the M-66 junction on the south side of the city. This route continues southerly toward [[Ellsworth, Michigan|Ellsworth]] and [[Central Lake, Michigan|Central Lake]].

===Bus===
*The Charlevoix County Transit System provides [[demand responsive transport]], or dial-a-ride, bus service Monday-Saturday for the entire county. Fares are distance based.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlevoixcounty.org/transit.asp |title=Charlevoix County Transit System |access-date=2013-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325011448/http://charlevoixcounty.org/transit.asp |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>
* [[Indian Trails]] provides daily intercity bus service between [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] and [[Petoskey, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=GRAND RAPIDS-CADILLAC-TRAVERSE CITY-PETOSKEY |publisher=[[Indian Trails]] |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=2013-02-28 |url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1484.pdf }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:2009-0619-Charlevoix-Depot.JPG|thumb|right|Charlevoix Depot Museum is housed in the original train station; it is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlevoix County, Michigan|National Register of Historic Places]].]]

Regular intercity passenger train service ended on September 1, 1962, after the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] (C&O) discontinued [[Traverse City, Michigan]] – Charlevoix – [[Petoskey, Michigan]] service. Freight rail service ended between Charlevoix and [[Williamsburg, Michigan]] in 1982 after C&O Railroad abandoned the track. The tracks were removed in 1983. The state of Michigan purchased the track between Charlevoix and Petoskey from the C&O Railroad and contracted [[Michigan Northern Railway]] to operate it. This section of track was removed in the 1990s because of a series of washouts and no rail freight customers in Charlevoix. Sections of this rail line now serve as a bicycle trail. The Charlevoix railroad depot has been adapted as a museum of the [[Charlevoix Historical Society]].

===Air===
*[[Charlevoix Municipal Airport]] is a public airport. In addition to private planes, the airport offers charter flights to [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]] and other locations (via [[Island Airways]] and [[Fresh Air Aviation]]).