A Michigan Treasure - The Grand Hotel

tGreenWay wrote:I just asked the help to press my khakis. Need to be ready when the summer residence is open for the season.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:I just asked the help to press my khakis. Need to be ready when the summer residence is open for the season.

I'm thinking about a new seersucker suit for the 2019 season..

looking forward to strolling the windswept veranda.. and the clippity-clop of horses.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

SawGreen wrote:Well damnit, I'd love to stay at the joint. I can afford it, but it's not like it's a bucket list thing (I'd personally rather sleep in a tent). Unless, there is something super compelling... like a fucking awesome meal, or an escort service (for my wife). It seems like a very un-Michigan experience.

Sell me !!

I think the lunch buffet is only $50.

Frank Ricard wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

I think the lunch buffet is only $50.

That's what I thought until we ate there.  It was $40 just to pay to get in, then the buffet was on top of that.  Don't remember what we paid.  Sorry, but I loved going there.  

I lived on the island for a summer many years (and years and years) ago after High School.  All the pot, pussy and party anyone could take for a summer.  Great memories.  

Back then you could play golf for free on the Jewell after 4 pm if you worked anywhere on the island.  Tried many a time to hit the Governor's Mansion on the 7th hole.  (they've moved the tee over a lot now.  It used to be much closer)

I get the mocking of the place, but I had some great times up there.

Originally built in 1887, the hotel had dormers sticking out of the roofline along the 3rd floor. Those were eliminated after the 1915 season to expand the third floor rooms, Hayward said.

The Cupola Suite project has brought them back.

"In a way, while they're a floor higher, we do feel architecturally this (expansion) is taking the hotel back to the way it was when it was originally constructed," said Hayward, who has worked at Grand Hotel since 1985.

It was a challenge, he said.

"Any time you take the roof off a 130-year old building you never know what you're going to find," Hayward said.

LooseGoose wrote:Cupola Suites project completed in 2019 to restore Grand Hotel's original 1887 roofline

Originally built in 1887, the hotel had dormers sticking out of the roofline along the 3rd floor. Those were eliminated after the 1915 season to expand the third floor rooms, Hayward said.

The Cupola Suite project has brought them back.

"In a way, while they're a floor higher, we do feel architecturally this (expansion) is taking the hotel back to the way it was when it was originally constructed," said Hayward, who has worked at Grand Hotel since 1985.

It was a challenge, he said.

"Any time you take the roof off a 130-year old building you never know what you're going to find," Hayward said.

Senior Dickfist wrote:Bob, why wait? I hear it's beautiful in January!

Senior Dickfist wrote:Bob, why wait?  I hear it's beautiful in January!

tGreenWay wrote:

Senior Dickfist wrote:Bob, why wait? I hear it's beautiful in January!

Welcome back. Now, where the hell have you been?

Senior Dickfist wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:

Welcome back. Now, where the hell have you been?

Thanks, I've been in your bushes spying on you.

tGreenWay wrote:

Senior Dickfist wrote:

Thanks, I've been in your bushes spying on you.

Unpossible. I shave it bald down there.

DWags wrote:Team 133 Bob.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:apparently there are a bunch of self-important politician/journalist types at a conference on Mackinac Island and, I'm assuming, at the Grand Hotel.

can you imagine the pastel-colored living hell that would be like?

I generally don't like to curse, but holy hell.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:apparently there are a bunch of self-important politician/journalist types at a conference on Mackinac Island and, I'm assuming, at the Grand Hotel.

can you imagine the pastel-colored living hell that would be like?

I generally don't like to curse, but holy hell.

Pretty sure the Governor was there signing the insurance bill and all the self-important people had to witness it.

MiamiSpartan wrote:Just to save you guys the trouble, the upcoming series on ABC called The Grand Hotel is not about Mackinac Island.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Just for Bob... LOL.

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AvgMSUJoe wrote:Sounds like someone might get himself canned on the island:

"The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference draws a well-heeled crowd of business people, elected officials, lobbyists and philanthropists. And a whole herd of reporters, which is one reason your columnist was super surprised to round a corner in a very public Grand Hotel hallway and come across a lobbyist for an oil company loudly expounding on negotiations with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel over the company's plans to replace an aging pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. "


https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2019/05/31/enbridge-line-5-negotiations/1287592001/

Robert J Sakimano wrote:


seems like the types that would just love the delicate splash of the waves, the clippity-clop of the horse as they carelessly stroll along the windswept veranda.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:


seems like the types that would just love the delicate splash of the waves, the clippity-clop of the horse as they carelessly stroll along the windswept veranda.

You underestimate the ever prevalent smell of horse shit. (literal)

"Windswept" at least move the stench around.

ONAWAY, Mich. — Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry is having another vessel constructed to take passengers to and from one of Michigan's top tourist destinations.

The company says the $4 million ferry is being built by Moran Iron Works of Onaway. It's scheduled to start operating in summer 2020.

The 210-passenger boat will be wheelchair accessible and have an aft deck for luggage, bikes and strollers. Instead of propellers, the vessel will have four jet drives intended to provide a quieter, smoother and faster trip.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:great news! A new ferry is coming this season to get more of us to the Island..

ONAWAY, Mich. — Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry is having another vessel constructed to take passengers to and from one of Michigan's top tourist destinations.

The company says the $4 million ferry is being built by Moran Iron Works of Onaway. It's scheduled to start operating in summer 2020.

The 210-passenger boat will be wheelchair accessible and have an aft deck for luggage, bikes and strollers. Instead of propellers, the vessel will have four jet drives intended to provide a quieter, smoother and faster trip.

you know what this means... more efficient trips to hear the clippity-clop of the horses, the splish-splash of the waves.. to stroll carelessly along the windswept veranda and.. most importantly, MORE FUDGE!!!  

Click Here to Read About All Of Your Dreams Coming True

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:great news! A new ferry is coming this season to get more of us to the Island..



you know what this means... more efficient trips to hear the clippity-clop of the horses, the splish-splash of the waves.. to stroll carelessly along the windswept veranda and.. most importantly, MORE FUDGE!!!  

Click Here to Read About All Of Your Dreams Coming True

FTR, another huge minus to the island... You know it's like $25 just to GET to the island? A family of 4 can be out over a hundo before vacation even begins. And (of course) its a govt created monopoly for the ferrys back and forth. So there is no real shopping around for deals.

But the scenery is nice.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:Do they still charge people money to just walk on the porch of the Grand?

Non-Hotel Guests

We offer non-hotel guests a variety of ways to enjoy the Grand Hotel experience. To enter the hotel and explore our grounds, there is a $10.00 admission fee.

Guests can enjoy the tradition of Afternoon Tea daily between 3:30-5:00 p.m. The cost is $56.00 per person, plus 6% Michigan sales tax. Reservations are not currently accepted for Afternoon Tea, simply find a seat in the Parlor and a server will be happy to assist you. For group reservations, please contact our staff at groups@grandhotel.com.

Since every evening at Grand Hotel is a special occasion, after 6:30 p.m. dresses, skirts, blouses, dress sweaters and dress slacks for ladies are preferred, while gentlemen are required to wear a suit coat, necktie and dress pants; no denim or shorts. This applies for all areas inside the hotel with the exception of the Cupola Bar. Children 12 years and older are expected to be in dress similar to the adults. Click here for more information.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:for those of you with questions about Afternoon Tea..

Guests can enjoy the tradition of Afternoon Tea daily between 3:30-5:00 p.m. The cost is $56.00 per person, plus 6% Michigan sales tax. Reservations are not currently accepted for Afternoon Tea, simply find a seat in the Parlor and a server will be happy to assist you. For group reservations, please contact our staff at groups@grandhotel.com.

Every season on Mackinac Island is unique and beautiful in its own colorful way. Tulips typically bloom in the early spring around mid-May, followed by lilacs in the first few weeks of June. Grand Hotel gardens are always blooming with seasonally appropriate flowers. The fall colors in Northern Michigan can be hard to predict as it depends on the temperature of the season. If we have a warmer summer, the colors tend to change later in October than usual. Michigan weather makes everything on Mackinac Island and throughout the state unpredictable, but that is what makes visiting here a Pure Michigan experience no matter what month it is.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:for those of you with questions about Afternoon Tea..

WTF kind of tea is $56

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

WTF kind of tea is $56

you should go.. you'd really enjoy it. I mean, really REALLY enjoy.. have you ever been? Why haven't you been?? What is the matter with you? You'd LOVE it.

DWags wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:


you should go.. you'd really enjoy it. I mean, really REALLY enjoy.. have you ever been? Why haven't you been?? What is the matter with you? You'd LOVE it.

This family just kept trying for a girl, but couldn't make that happen. I wonder how many those golfers they had if they kept trying for a girl.