Charlevoix, Michigan
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Charlevoix is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Charlevoix County. Part of Northern Michigan, Charlevoix is located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix
Aerial view of the downtown area with the US 31–Island Lake Outlet Bridge in the center
Portion of the historic Chicago Club, one of the several large resort communities that developed in Charlevoix around the turn of the 20th century.
Rustic Bridge over Old Channel in Charlevoix, circa 1900s
Charlevoix City Hall
Leopold and Loeb
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Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, together known as Leopold and Loeb, were two American murderers who kidnapped and killed 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United S
Charlevoix, Michigan
…through the Sears Catalog. In its heyday it was the primary employer in Charlevoix County. Loeb's son became involved in an infamous murder trial (the Leopold and Loeb trial). During the trial, Scopes trial lawyer Clarence Darrow arrived at the Charlevoix train station to visit the Loeb family at Loeb Farms. Albert…
Leopold (right) and Loeb in August 1924
Bobby Franks
The ransom letter
Defense attorney Clarence Darrow