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Free Concerts, Candle-lit Boat Parades and More at Charlevoix Venetian Festival

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More than 80 years ago, the community of Charlevoix came together to celebrate its harbor-side heritage with a simple candle-lit boat parade.

Decades later, that tradition is now a week-long festival that attracts tens of thousands of visitors every summer!

Alex Jokich, Corey and Stephanie Adkins were live there on Wednesday morning to preview some of the week's festivities.

(For more information on the Charlevoix Venetian Festival or for a full schedule of events, click on the link posted on the left.)

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