Monthly Archives: March, 2010
Grand Hotel bikes, tour the island in style
It’s that time of year, when the bikes at Grand Hotel come out of storage and are brought up to speed. While bike maintenance and upkeep are all season long tasks each Spring the bicycles are all given a tune up. Chains are lubed, brakes, fenders, baskets and miscellanious parts are replaced as needed. This season we have added 50 new adult bicycles [...]
Murder Mystery Fun
It’s 1928…America will soon elect a new president. Unhappy with the choices presented by the Democrats and Republicans, a new political party has been formed.. Sounds like the makings of another great Detective Reilly Mystery. Always entertaining, Detective Reilly Mysteries allow our guests to get involved in finding out “Who Done It”. This year’s Murder Mystery [...]
The Grand Opening Approaches
It is hard to imagine that it was 145 days ago that this sign was placed in the front window of Grand Hotel. Just 46 short days from now the sheets will be removed from the furniture, carpeting will be rolled out on the front steps and the first guests of the 2010 season will be [...]
Spring has sprung a little early
It is not officially spring yet but someone forgot to tell the tulips on Mackinac Island! While seeing the daffodils and crocus poppoing thier little heads through is normal, the tulips have decided to join the party a little early. Everyone loves the sunshine and seeing the first signs of spring but seeing these little heads too early can mean [...]
Winter Stories – Front Office Manager
As Holly mentioned in her Convention Manager’s blog, it would be nice to say we sit around and eat bon-bon’s all winter, however that is not the case. While the days may be a bit less hectic, there is still a lot of work to be done. Today’s blog includes some of the “Off Season” [...]
Winter Stories – Reservations
Each October our Reservations Department moves down state to our Okemos Sales Office. We pack up everything but the kitchen sink and in 3 days time we move from the island, unpack and set up the office to begin taking reservations the beginning of November for the following season. It takes a while to get [...]
