Pride. It's obvious when you see it. Grand when I toured it as a kid, just as grand when I toured it as an
adult. The artwork, the geranium carpet, real geraniums blooming in boxes, so vivid in my mind. Author Patricia Schultz lists "Mackinac's Grand Hotel" as a must see site in her book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die. She recognizes the local pride, "The first thing ferry passengers spot as they approach Mackinac Island is the rambling white Grand hotel, perched larger than life, high atop a hill sheathed in emerald green lawns and untold thousands of blooming flowers...local authorities tout as the largest summer resort in the world (with some 380 rooms)."
As an adult, perhaps I spent a little more time noticing the artwork and decorations. My kids noticed the gigantic porch and the numerous white painted rocking chairs, just waiting for a rocking kid.
adult. The artwork, the geranium carpet, real geraniums blooming in boxes, so vivid in my mind. Author Patricia Schultz lists "Mackinac's Grand Hotel" as a must see site in her book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die. She recognizes the local pride, "The first thing ferry passengers spot as they approach Mackinac Island is the rambling white Grand hotel, perched larger than life, high atop a hill sheathed in emerald green lawns and untold thousands of blooming flowers...local authorities tout as the largest summer resort in the world (with some 380 rooms)."
As an adult, perhaps I spent a little more time noticing the artwork and decorations. My kids noticed the gigantic porch and the numerous white painted rocking chairs, just waiting for a rocking kid.
Here's a few fun facts
385 rooms, and no two are the same
660 ft. front porch makes it the world's largest
2,500 geraniums decorate the porch in 260 planing boxes
1 million people visit Mackinac Island every year, but only 600 year round residents
Tip: The overnight stay cost may be expensive, but if you eat at one of their restaurants, your reciept works as a pass to enter the hotel. Unless you are wearing formal wear in the evening, visit before dinner.
Open since 1887. May we all take such great care of places for the next generation.
If you would like to travel back in time, take the ferry to Mackinac Island. You will step off the ferry onto a magical place filled with horses, natural beauty, and fudge shops. The island bans automobiles, so you enter a place where everyone walks, bikes, or takes a carriage or horse ride to the next natural or historical site.
Travel tip: To appreciate this timeless island, watch movies filmed on Mackinac Island. First watch the movie "Somewhere in Time". Second watch the movie "This Time for Keeps" which features the Esther Williams swimming pool on the Grand Hotel property.
http://www.somewhereintime.tv/
For more photos, check out my flickr set "Mackinac Island, MI" http://www.flickr.com/photos/krenda/sets/
If you would like to travel back in time, take the ferry to Mackinac Island. You will step off the ferry onto a magical place filled with horses, natural beauty, and fudge shops. The island bans automobiles, so you enter a place where everyone walks, bikes, or takes a carriage or horse ride to the next natural or historical site.
Travel tip: To appreciate this timeless island, watch movies filmed on Mackinac Island. First watch the movie "Somewhere in Time". Second watch the movie "This Time for Keeps" which features the Esther Williams swimming pool on the Grand Hotel property.
http://www.somewhereintime.tv/
For more photos, check out my flickr set "Mackinac Island, MI" http://www.flickr.com/photos/krenda/sets/
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