THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS FOR THE BEST 2016 SEASON WE COULD ASK FOR…. WE CANT WAIT FOR 2017!!! Winter Tours Available!! Don’t think we can do winter tours?? Think again!! Maybe not with “GiGi” the GEM car (she is in her new home at Charlevoix Mini Storage,) but we can certainly do walking tours!! Only $10 gets you a 45 minute guided walking tour of the fabulous Park Ave. section of homes in all its winter glory!! Our booking site will not be available until next May so simply call 231 445 0770 to RSVP! Much like Irene and Earl, we cant wait for summer to return!! As you can see here….they often took canoe trips through the mouth of Lake Charlevoix and Round Lake. Married 62 years, they were quite a pair!! Earl Young…
I was so excited this summer to be asked to re-design and paint a fish sculpture for a client in Bay Harbor. The fish had been a part of the Red Cross fundraiser where local artists paint whatever animal sculpture is chosen for that year. When the fish were being done years ago, I was not involved with the program. I was however involved with the “Turtle” project where I managed to come up with “Lilly Pulitzer Prize Winner” as my design for that year. I got a hugely popular response and was thrilled when the owner of a fish decided that they MUST have a Lilly Pulitzer themed fish of their very own. Took it upon myself to go through fabrics and samples of Lilly Pulitzer fabric until I found the perfect fit. Being the client loved aqua, turquoise…
Fall Tours Are Still Going Strong!!! This year has brought us record breaking, fabulous weather and the fall leaves are just hitting peak in good ole’ Charlevoix, MI!! For the past 7 years, we have offered daily tours and are the “original” Mushroom House tour company. We were also voted “Best Tour in Town”…. Can’t beat that!! Since this is our own business….we offer only the highest standards of customer service and have an impeccable record of fantastic reviews. So many that we actually have had 30% of our clients come back for a second tour with friends or guests!! Its a great way to showcase Northern Michigan and a wonderful way to spend an otherwise boring afternoon! Meet the tour guides: Edith Pair and Alex King We are both artists and creative types with an extreme passion…
FOR MORE INFO CALL 231-445-0770 Mushroom House Tours offer walking and driving in GEM car tours of the legendary architect/engineer Earl A. Young famous Mushroom Houses of Charlevoix, Michigan. We have been guiding tours for the past 7 years and would love to take your group! Our tours begin and end at Elements Gallery 211 Bridge Street, Charlevoix, Michigan 49720.
APPLEFEST in Charlevoix is one of the most popular times of the year to visit!! The city and wonderful Chamber of Commerce put their heart and soul into this wonderful weekend!!! We had over 30,000 visitors this year and heard great comments and reviews….. think caramel apples, hot cider, fabulous artwork from local and statewide artists….and of course…the fabulous ‘Mushroom Houses” of Charlevoix!! We try and give the best tour we possibly can to show these fabulous stone structures. “GG”…our always popular GEM car, worked her little “buns” off this weekend and we managed to do 19 GEM car tours and 3 complimentary walking tours. As luck would have it….the weather seems to be working in our favor and we will be providing daily tours until the snow gets too high to drive through. Go ahead and book your tour…
Edith Pair and her Mushroom House Tours are happy to be featured tonight on Hometown Tourist on TV channel 9&10 News at 6 pm. The segment is called Tourism in Northern Michigan. See Boulder Park!! Tour Michigan is the only tour company offering fabulous tours of the famous Boulder Park section of Earl Young’s houses!! Tour Guide Edith Pair with her GEM car! Feel free to schedule your fall tour! Just click the button below!
Edith Pair takes Channel 9&10 Hometown Tourist Hosts on her Mushroom House Tour! The Earl A. Young Mushroom Houses attract visitors from around the world to Charlevoix, and now there is a new way to see them all in under an hour. Hop in the GEM Car with Edith Pair for a look at these charming, fun, unique homes and see if all from the comfort of your zippy electric car. Kalin Franks and Erin Malone hopped in for a tour for this week’s Hometown Tourist.
Alex King and Edith Pair “Crazy Bitch” Voting #63762 located on the main floor of the B.O.B for ArtPrize!! On a very cloudy, rainy Tuesday morning…my wonderful significant, Alex King, and I set out on the road heading for the exciting and extremely anxious trip to Grand Rapids, MI, where we to showcase my first ever installation in ArtPrize. Recently recognized as one of the biggest and best art shows in the world, you can imagine my stress level was at an all time high and I was in full on panic mode. As luck would have it, the closer we got to Grand Rapids, the sunnier it became and by the time we got there…the clouds had all but cleared completely. I should have realized then that was a very good sign from above!! Not knowing a thing about…
Mushroom House Tours offer walking and driving in GEM car tours of the legendary architect/engineer Earl A. Young famous Mushroom Houses of Charlevoix, Michigan. We have been guiding tours for the past 7 years and would love to take your group! Our tours begin and end at Elements Gallery 211 Bridge Street, Charlevoix, Michigan 49720.
Mushroom House Tours offer walking and driving in GEM car tours of the legendary architect/engineer Earl A. Young famous Mushroom Houses of Charlevoix, Michigan. We have been guiding tours for the past 7 years and would love to take your group! Our tours begin and end at ELEMENTS GALLERY 211 Bridge St, Charlevoix, Michigan 49720.