One of the best small-town
marathons in America.
Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K · 5K — starting and finishing on Park Avenue in downtown Charlevoix, with miles of Lake Michigan shoreline in between.
Welcome to Year 20
Two decades of footsteps along the lake.
For 20 years, runners from every state and a few continents have made the trip north for race weekend in Charlevoix. The course is famously flat and fast — the kind of day that turns Boston dreams into Boston entries.
Everything starts and finishes on Park Avenue in downtown Charlevoix. In between: Lake Michigan, the South Pier Lighthouse, the Mushroom Houses, and a stretch of crushed-granite trail through Fisherman's Island State Park — with the most spectacular views imaginable.
Why runners come back
A small town that knows how to throw a marathon.
Boston Qualifier
Flat, USATF-certified course with a roughly 18% BQ rate year over year.
Best-in-class spectating
Downtown turns, out-and-backs, and a town that genuinely shows up to cheer.
Medals & shirts worth wearing
Custom finisher medal and a shirt that won't end up in the donate bin.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Ready to run Charlevoix?
Marathon, Half, 10K and 5K are all open.