Then & Now: Images of Charlevoix

Charlevoix Historical Society curator Trevor Dotson presents a glimpse at what Charlevoix used to look like in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and what has taken the place of so many vanished parts of our past. He uses photos from the Society's extensive collection, which are then overlaid with present day images, with commentary along the way.

[@stankaftan5816]

Great job, Trevor. Very informative and thoughtfully put together. If you ever do a Part 2, would love to see Castle Farms and the old and new St. Mary's Catholic Church included in the next presentation. Very enjoyable. I have been to Charlevoix many times over the years and it truly earns its title, "Charlevoix the Beautiful".

[@chasemajochthevyondboy9927]

13:39 Oh yes! it's B&O Unit leading C&O Train.
BTW, It was taken on 1979

[@chrisgenson7318]

If someone has a picture of the park with both the fish ponds in it (say early 80's) I'd love to see it

[@charlevoixhistoricalsociet5225]

Hello Chris, since both of the fish ponds were on opposite ends of the park, it would be tough to have them both in one pic. If you would like to see an aerial view we could post one to Facebook, or two different pics of each pond.

[@timothycross9870]

This is, I’m sorry, but a terrible portrayal of my hometown. Charlevoix is awesome and full of history, a lot of history that isn’t covered here

[@charlevoixhistoricalsociet5225]

Hello Timothy, thank you for your comment. We agree that Charlevoix is full of interesting history, however the main idea of this presentation was to show how the landscape has changed, and how the city has unfortunately lost many of its icon structures and landmarks (both intentionally and unintentionally). Portraying how much the landscape has changed hopefully sparks more interest in preserving our remaining historic structures. We always want to hear what topics others would like us to cover. What Charlevoix history topics would you like to hear about?

[@David53D]

@@charlevoixhistoricalsociet5225 I believe Mr Cross is simply living up to the implications of his surname.