Tag Archives: Transportation
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 [...]
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. [...]
Snyder reappoints Gnodtke and Musser to Mackinac Bridge Authority
Snyder reappoints Gnodtke and Musser to Mackinac Bridge Authority – Official Press Release LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the reappointments of William Gnodtke, of Charlevoix, and Dan Musser, of Petoskey and Mackinac Island, to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. Established in 1950, the seven-member Mackinac Bridge Authority authorizes the employment of legal and financial [...]
Shepler’s Team Meeting
Yesterday the crew from Shepler’s Ferry Company made the 4 hour trek to our winter sales office in Okemos. This annual meeting is something our team looks forward to because it means that winter is winding down and, in just a few short days (61) we will be seeing all the smiling faces of the Shepler’s team [...]
Mackinac Island Airport closing for repair
This coming Tuesday, September 6th, the Mackinac Island Airport will be closing for a major runway remodel. For years, the runway has had issues beyond unique wind shifts coming from Lake Huron and weather that changes at the drop of a hat that, in many pilot’s words, made it one of the most challenging [...]
History in a Box
Great-Grandson of John Plank, Builder of The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan, Donates Invaluable Records of Hotel’s History By William F. Ast III, The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Mich.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sept. 07, 2010–ST. JOSEPH — If there’s an iconic image of Michigan, perhaps it’s the majestic sight of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. St. [...]
Transportation Then and Now
Friends: The Grand Hotel is abuzz with activity. Legislatures, the Press, Lobbyists, and Captains of Industry and those that wish they were converged on Grand Hotel for the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference, some 1400 movers and shakers predicting and pontificating about the future of the great state of Michigan. Visionaries such as T. [...]
