Editing Charlevoix, Michigan (section)

===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.