Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel is a Michigan historical marker in Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, dedicated 1958.

Mackinac County · dedicated 1958 · West Bluff, Mackinac Island

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Opened on July 10, 1887, the Grand Hotel was built by the Grand Rapids and Indiana and the Michigan Central Railroads and the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company through the efforts of Senator Francis B. Stockbridge. It is built of Michigan white pine. With its magnificent colonial porch, longest in the world, it is a classic example of gracious living in Victorian days. One of the outstanding landmarks on the Great Lakes, it is the world’s largest summer hotel.

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