While our holiday events look different this year, your Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce and Charlevoix Area Businesses still want to spread their holiday cheer and wish the community a happy holiday season! Click above image to watch the cheerful video!!

For more information, call the Chamber office at 231.547.2101 or email sbergmann@charlevoix.org

We know were a bit late, we can blame the pandemic, right? Anyway, you can now get your Apple Fest 2020 T-Shirt! Every shirt sold will help stock the Community Food Pantry thanks to 4Front Credit Union!

Check out www.charlevoix.org for more details on how to get your 2020 Apple Fest Keepsake!

Now through January 2nd

Shop the Charlevoix Circle mARkeT now through January 2nd! Enjoy festive, handmade shopping from 40 local artists and makers. Give the gift of unique, one of kind, and hand crafted this year! ​

You can shop with us Monday-Fridays 11am-4pm, Saturdays 11am-3pm, OR you can make an appointment for private shopping any time!  Sponsored by Charlevoix State Bank. Visit CharlevoixCircle.org for more info!

November 15-December 24

3. New this year: online purchases at participating downtown Charlevoix businesses (see list to the right) count toward an entry! If you feel safer shopping this way you can submit your email receipts by forwarding them to charlevoixmainstreet@gmail.com.

Receive one entry for each $50 spent on gifts in downtown Charlevoix. Food purchases at restaurants and grocery stores do not qualify, but gift cards to these businesses do. 4,000 entries available. Winners will be announced and contacted via phone on January 5th. 

December 23

4-7pm

Come visit a socially distanced Santa at Stafford's Weathervane. There will also be hot cocoa and deck events.

December 24 & 25

Thursday, December 24th Christmas Vigil Masses at 4pm, 7pm and 10pm. *Reservations will be available on December 7.

Friday, December 25th Christmas Mass at 9am and Extraordinary Form Latin Mass at 11am.

December 23 & 24

4-8pm

Join Stafford's Weathervane for Christmas on The Deck! A perfect socially distanced celebration! Complimentary hot cocoa, drink features, festive music, Christmas sweater contest, full to go menu available.

This is held in an outdoor space, not enclosed. Dress according to weather.

December 28

12-7pm

For an appointment, please call 1-866-642-5663, visit www.versiti.org/mi. All blood will be tested for COVID-19 Antibodies. ALL donors will receive a FREE $10 E-Certificate! Thank you for saving lives with us!

December 31

4-8pm

Stafford's Weathervane Socially Distanced NYE on the Deck! Come join us on the deck for Chef Hunters chili, white chili, spiced wine & hot cocoa with a ball drop @ 8pm. Our togo menu will be offered as well. Limited seating and social distancing must be maintained. Click HERE to see flyer!

January 4, 2020

6 Sessions | Online

January 15, 2020

12-1pm | Online

For Submissions and more info please visit: CharlevoixCircle.org/juried-exhibit or call 231-547-3554!

The Charlevoix Community Foundation has awarded $2,100 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan (Bigs) for its one-to-one mentoring program for Charlevoix County middle school students. This funding will allow recruitment of 10 new student mentees in grades 7-8 at the Charlevoix Middle/High School and Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts.

The Charlevoix Community Foundation strives to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Charlevoix County, now and for generations to come and are dedicated to improving and enriching life for all who live in the area. For more information about the Charlevoix Community Foundation, please visit c3f.org.

Charlevoix Cinema III offers advertisement reels to play before the movies, and is offering that opportunity as an extended perk for businesses able to purchase those slots now. Choose from two packages, either 2 months or 3 months of prime on-screen time in the months of June, July and August, FOR THREE YEARS! That’s right, your sponsorship now includes 2021, 2022, and 2023! PLUS: 10 free movie passes! Make your advertising dollars two-fold: promote your business, and support your home-town theater. Call Tom to discuss in more detail at 231.547.2661. Click HERE to see the fundraising campaign.

PMP Personnel Services, has offices in Petoskey, Gaylord, Gladwin, Traverse City, Charlevoix, and Grand Rapids. They are dedicated to maintaining the highest level of service to their clients: those looking for employees, and those looking for a job. PMP Personnel Services will match the right job to the right person by providing extensive interviewing, testing and training by the only nationally Certified Staffing Specialists (CTS), in northern Michigan.

The video below features the founder of PMP Personnel Services, Dr. Gilbert Mosher. Clerical, Industrial, Technical and Medical Staffing Services, temporarily and permanently for businesses. Watch the brief video by clicking HERE to hear from Dr. Mosher.

But that’s not all! All Conservancy nature preserves and reserves are open to the public for exploration. The recently updated nature preserve map can be picked up outside of the Conservancy office at 3264 Powell Road, Harbor Springs. Other ways to discover the trails are to visit the online interactive map at www.landtrust.org/nature-preserve-map/ or download the free app, “LTC Explorer” on Google Play or Apple App Store.

Nathan “Barry” Driggers GROOMED TRAILS

Susan Creek GROOMED TRAILS

The Hill (Clute Rd.) GROOMED TRAILS

Dr. Kennedy is welcoming new patients of all ages. To learn more or make an appointment, please call McLaren Northern Michigan Orthopedics at 231-487-5400. To see the full announcement click HERE.

North Central Michigan College has a great job platform resource! Employers can follow this link https://www.collegecentral.com/ncmich to create a company profile and begin to post jobs and connect with students, alumni and community members. While this is a job platform designed to get students, alumni and community members into career employment, all jobs are welcome. This process takes very little time. If you have any questions about this process let us know and we can connect you to the right person!

Click HERE to view Raven Hill's weekly updated. It is filled with information about what they have been working on while being closed to the public.

Fall In Love Events is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a 2021 winner of The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot, a leading wedding planning and registry brand and app. This is the 2nd year Fall In Love Events has been named a winner of The Knot Best of Weddings awards.

Despite COVID-19 interrupting many 2020 weddings and social events, wedding professionals around the nation continued to support to-be-weds throughout their wedding planning journeys. From adjusting future schedules to make way for postponed weddings, to helping couples host socially distanced weddings following state and local guidelines and restrictions with an increased focus on health and safety, wedding pros—and the industry as a whole—rallied together in 2020, ultimately helping couples continue to celebrate life and love. The Knot 2021 Best of Weddings recognition honors the vendors who went above and beyond to help to-be-weds navigate the global pandemic.

In 2021, five percent of hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals listed on The Knot received this distinguished award. In its fifteenth annual year, The Knot continues its long-standing tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with The Knot Best of Weddings 2021, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. This comes as the industry prepares for an increase in upcoming celebrations due to postponed events throughout 2020.

To determine the winners, The Knot analyzed its millions of user reviews across various vendor categories—including venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more—to find the highest rated vendors of the year. These winners represent the best of the best wedding professionals that engaged couples should consider booking for their own unique weddings.

“Autumn is fantastic to work with! She truly cares about her clients and it shows. She invests a lot of time and energy into each event she plans. She is diligent yet flexible and she treats other vendors with respect which is very beneficial to her clients.,” Kate Walski, Owner, 307 Events.

To see the full write up click HERE. To learn more about Fall In Love Events click HERE.

Have a business or member success story? We want to hear it! Hitting a growth landmark, meeting a personal or financial business goal, being awarded industry certifications or recognition's… we want to share that accomplishment. Member Success is a new section in our Biz Blast where we will highlight stories of member businesses and employees. Submit your information for the newsletter on our website submission form. 

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Seasonal Retail Associate

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Part-time Licensed Massage Therapist

Airport Attendant

Automotive Technician

Assistant Office Manager

Multiple Positions

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Certified Lifeguards

Swim School Coordinator

Caregivers 2nd and 3rd Shift

Sign on Bonus

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