Tag Archives: History
Capturing CAL History at the Grand Hotel
Michigan State University College of Arts & Letters – Arts Weekend June 28-30. Nineteen years ago, the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University took over the Grand Hotel to host what would become the first of almost a decade of yearly events devoted to celebrating the Arts. Since then, the College of [...]
Grand Hotel to Roll Into Lilac Festival
The ordinary, the safety, the tandem, the Palm Beach and the Collegiate will be featured by Grand Hotel during the 2013 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Parade at 4 pm, June 16th on Mackinac Island’s Main Street. The theme for this years parade is “Michigan History” and Grand Hotel is proud to present its entry to the parade [...]
THREE DECADES OF LIVING HISTORY OVER 18 INNINGS
The vintage base ball games at Grand Hotel on May 18th will not only include 19th century base ball but also will represent three decades of historic interpretation on Mackinac Island. Brian “BT” Thomas, a fielder for the Monitor Base Ball Club, was a historical interpreter at Fort Mackinac during the 1990s. He served faithfully [...]
Vintage Baseball 2013
BARE HANDERS TO RETURN BUT GRAND HOTEL WON’T FREEZE THE POOL There is talk of spring and baseball at Grand Hotel as March comes into view and the professional clubs play their spring training games. The talk around the maintenance department break table is of the Tigers. Painters can be heard talking about starting pitching [...]
Mackinac Island Establishes Two Historic Districts
MACKINAC ISLAND TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE NATIONAL LANDMARK STATUS MACKINAC ISLAND, MI: Two new historic districts have been established on Mackinac Island by the City Council in an effort to preserve the historic charm of one of the nation’s most popular vacation destinations. R.D. Musser III, President of Grand Hotel, and a City Council [...]
MSU Arts Weekend
Today’s guest blogger is Rob Roznowski, director of several film and theatrical productions, as well as Head of Acting at the MSU Department of Theater. Rob is the creator of Comfort Food , the play to be performed during the 2013 Arts Weekend, and this is his story of how Comfort Food came to be. Comfort [...]
Titanic Weekend 2013
Join us May 3-5, as our Titanic package offers you a “Weekend to Remember”. The 2013 season brings you a new opportunity to remember the Titanic tragedy with greater detail. The weekend kicks off on Friday with a special screening of A Night To Remember. This 1958 movie has been highly regarded by historians [...]
A Grand Tradition
A little bit of Grand Hotel history and insight into the family who makes us so Grand. Thank you Corp! magazine for sharing our story of how history and tradition make us one of the most popular resort locations in the world.
Fall is here!
Fall colors are in full bloom and there is still time to get here and enjoy it. We have some great fall packages still available throughout October. The beauty and serenity that is Mackinac Island in the fall with the brilliant reds and oranges against the bluest of blue skies is something everyone should experience. [...]
Happiness goes on for Weeks at Grand Hotel
Theodore W. Weeks served as a soldier at Fort Mackinac in his late 20s. Like many of the soldiers who served at Fort Mackinac, Weeks could not get enough of Mackinac Island during his enlistment. He enjoyed getting up early and firing the morning salute from the cannon and telling people about things in the [...]
