About
Charlevoix Main Street DDA is making a real difference.
Charlevoix Main Street DDA is at the heart of a movement to develop downtown Charlevoix as a beautiful, green, year-round community with a demonstrated commitment to the health and well-being of residents and visitors alike, and sustainable economic opportunities that invite active participation in all that Charlevoix has to offer.
Downtown’s Goals
- Create the physical layout and amenities, and sustaining resources that demonstrate Charlevoix’s commitment to year-round walkability and access to resources in the downtown.
- Develop a sustainable downtown that provides year-round economic opportunities to the greater Charlevoix community.
- Establish the foundation for a year-round economy by identifying opportunities to add year-round housing units to the downtown and establishing resources to encourage private investment.
- Bring businesses together to cooperate and coordinate resources to market downtown.
Highlights from 2020:
- Coordinated a cooperative advertising campaign to increase brand awareness and highlight business owners to target consumers in the region with over 6.4 million impressions thus far.
- Junior Main Street created the Pine River Hammock Park to encourage passive recreation and partnered with the library to lend hammocks for use at the park.
- Awarded over $70,000 in grants to 17 small businesses to assist with the economic impacts and losses related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
