Today we explored Charlevoix. Yes, it’s a French name. So it is pronounced Shar-laa-voy. Pretty sounding, isn’t it?
I think the flower box on the roof must be part of
a city beautification project.
It’s very touristy here so lots of
activity and shops. My favorite part though is what is referred to as the mushroom houses. They look like something out of a fairy tale. 
Earl Young began designing them around 1918. He used the glacial boulders of the area in all his works. 
The curved, wavy roof line is typical of all the Earl Young homes.
As is the frosted stone
cap chimneys. 
I suggest clicking on this one to enlarge the photo so you can take a close look at the garden.
We ate lunch here at the Weathervane restaurant. Originally it was a grist mill, but redesigned by Earl Young.
In the dining room is a fireplace with a 9000
pound boulder in the center of it. Located in the lower right hand corner of the hearth is a meteorite.
This meteorite is iron and weighs as much as the center boulder in the fireplace.
Stopped at another fish shop. This time they
were cleaning the day’s catch in the back. Smelly job! Perhaps that’s the reason they are so fast? They want to get out of there. It’s a popular spot and the line to purchase fish was out the door. We stood in line and bought one of the few remaining containers left of the smoked whitefish pate.
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