 In 1866, early settler John S. Dixon completed plats of the entire town (then called "Pine River"), showing that he owned most of the land.By 1867, Charlevoix had its first boarding house, the Fountain City House  Charlevoix became the county seat in 1869 when Charlevoix County was formed.In 1869, the Charlevoix Sentinel was founded, which became a major newspaper of record for the area for the next 60 years.