Arrive: Friday, September 10, 2010
Depart: Sunday, September 12, 2010
Includes fine wines, exceptional cuisine, and lively entertainment. Includes Friday Welcome Reception (charitable donation required) followed by dinner in the Main Dining Room. On Saturday, enjoy a wine tasting and a special dinner with wine and cordials.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception**
- Saturday afternoon wine tasting/seminar
- Saturday evening Grand Cocktail Reception
- Saturday evening special group dinner
- Wine at Saturday group dinner
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $985 per couple
- $835 single
- $299 per additional adult
Stay Thursday, September 9 and/or Sunday, September 12, 2010 for $139 per room, per night with dinner at Woods at no extra charge (based on availability)
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability. **A charitable donation will be required to attend the reception on Friday as part of the Carleton Varney’s Antique Show & Design Fall Festival.
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Arrive: Friday, September 10, 2010
Depart: Sunday, September 12, 2010
World-renowned designer and Grand Hotel Decorator Carleton Varney, President of Dorothy Draper & Company, will share his insights and expert advice. Premier antique dealers from across the country will showcase and sell their pieces. Includes Gala Preview Party (charitable donation required), receptions, Grand Luncheon Buffet, free golf green fees (cart fee required) on The Jewel and full breakfast and five-course dinner daily.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Gala Preview Party (charitable donation required)
- Saturday Grand Luncheon Buffet
- Saturday cocktail reception
- Admission to Antique Showcase
- Free golf green fees (cart fee required)
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $920 per couple
- $820 single
- $299 per additional adult
Stay Thursday, September 9 and/or Sunday, September 12, 2010 for $139 per room, per room, per night*.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Start Time: 8 Mile Run & Walk - 9:30 AM
Join us for the 40th running of this exciting, summer-ending event. You will experience Mackinac Island in one of the oldest and most scenic races in Michigan.
The Island is a unique destination that can only be reached by ferry. Step back in time to a bygone era where travel is done by foot, bicycle, carriage or horse.
With over 2,000 runners and walkers, this is definitely a race you and your family will never forget!
Visit Website For More Information >>>>
Arrive: Friday, September 17, 2010
Depart: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Radio and television show host Bill Hobson of Michigan Golf Live, the state’s leading golf program, coordinates Saturday’s golf event complete with prize giveaways and a boxed lunch. Also includes unlimited golf on The Jewel, and private receptions on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday evening reception
- Unlimited golf on The Jewel on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Box lunch Saturday
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $819 per couple
- $719 single
Stay Thursday, September 16 and/or Sunday, September 19, 2010 for $139* per room, per night.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. Regular additional adult and children’s rates apply. *Dates subject to availability.
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Arrive: Friday, September 17, 2010
Depart: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Bob Tagatz, Grand Hotel’s historian and concierge, will take you through the history of Mackinac Island and Grand Hotel, complete with tidbits about the hotel’s celebrity guests, milestones and history. Includes accommodations, full breakfast and five-course dinner daily, Friday evening Welcome Reception, Saturday Grand Luncheon Buffet, Architectural Cottage Tour and more.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday morning lecture by Grand Hotel Historian
- Saturday Grand Luncheon Buffet
- Saturday afternoon Architectural Cottage Tour
- Admission to Fort Mackinac
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $809 per couple
- $709 single
Stay Thursday, September 16 and/or Sunday, September 19, 2010 for $139 per room, per night.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. Regular additional adult and children’s rates apply *Dates subject to availability.
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Arrive: Friday, September 24, 2010
Depart: Sunday, September 26, 2010
Designed especially for women. Includes Friday’s Wine and Champagne Welcome Reception, Saturday morning’s work out with a professional instructor, Saturday afternoon wine tasting, specials at all Grand Hotel shops, free golf green fees (cart fee required) on The Jewel, and a full breakfast and five-course dinner daily.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Wine and Champagne Welcome Reception
- Morning workout session with professional instructor
- Saturday afternoon wine tasting
- Free golf green fees (cart fee required)
- 20% discount at Grand Hotel shops
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $459 per person, double occupancy
- $818 single
- Add 3rd or 4th person - just $199 each
Stay Thursday, September 23 and/or Sunday, September 26, 2010 for $139 per room, per night.*
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Join us October 1-3, 2010 for the Detective Reily Mystery “Death Casts a Vote”
It is 1928… America will soon elect a new president. Unhappy with the choices persented by the Democrats and Republicans, a new political party has been formed. The Moderate Action party is about to select its nominee and your vote may be critical at an event that promises to be exciting in unexpected ways.
Enjoy mingling with the rich and famous during evening cocktail receptions and gourmet dinners where you can share your thoughts and ideas about this “who-done-it” mystery. Join a team or gather clues and try to decipher the events of the weekend on your own. Either way, it is a fun “mystery” filled weekend for young and old alike.
Arrive: Friday, October 1, 2010
Depart, Sunday, October 3, 2010
Package includes receptions, Grand Luncheon Buffet, Murder Mystery activities and entertainment, free golf green fees on The Jewel (cart fee required), and a full breakfast and five-course dinner daily.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday Grand Luncheon Buffet
- Saturday evening reception
- Murder Mystery activities and entertainment
- Free golf green fees (cart fee required)
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $915 per couple
- $815 single
- $299 per additional adult
Stay Thursday, September 30 and/or Sunday, October 3, 2010 for $139 per room, per night*
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Arrive: Friday, October 15, 2010
Depart: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Somewhere In Time was filmed at Grand Hotel and on Mackinac Island in 1979 and released in 1980. This special anniversary edition of the weekend includes a screening of the film, discussions of the movie’s production process, visit with cast and crew that are invited back, and hotel guests are invited to make a cameo appearance in costume at the cocktail receptions, costume promenade, and Grand Luncheon Buffet. A full breakfast and five-course dinner are included daily.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Thursday evening Welcome Reception
- Friday evening reception
- Saturday Grand Luncheon Buffet
- Saturday evening reception
- Special showing of Somewhere in Time Thursday and Friday evenings
- Free golf green fees (cart fee required)
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $975 per couple
- $875 single
- $299 per additional adult
Stay Thursday, October 14; Sunday, October 17; and/or Monday, October 18, 2010 for $139 per room, per night.*
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Arrive: Friday, October 22, 2010
Depart: Sunday, October 24, 2010
Features dancing in two rooms to The Grand Hotel Orchestra and the Guy Lombardo Orchestra. Dance instructors will be on hand to help refine your moves. Includes a full breakfast, Grand Luncheon Buffet, and five-course dinner daily, two receptions and free golf (cart fee required) on The Jewel.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday Grand Luncheon Buffet
- Saturday evening reception
- All entertainment and dance instruction
- Free golf green fees (cart fee required)
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $899 per couple
- $799 single
- $299 per additional adult
Stay Sunday, October 24, 2010 for $139 per room, per night.*
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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This year marks the 15th running of one of the most scenic trail events in the state. Join over 1,500 participants to run and walk the inside trails of Mackinac Island during the last open weekend of the season.
Come enjoy special race features - commemorative medals, a high performance long sleeve embroidered race shirt, special Halloween events for adults and kids, great end-of-season sales - plus the beauty of late fall on the Island. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
Start Time: Half Marathon - 11:30 AM, 5.7 Mile Run & Walk - 11:30 AM
Visit Mackinac Island Great Turtle Website >>>>
Arrive: Monday, October 25, 2010
Depart: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Another grand season ends with this special package, which includes a casual dinner on Monday evening and continental breakfast Tuesday morning. Enjoy yourself as we clean out our pantries and wine cellar. Feel free to roam the hotel and watch the staff prepare the hotel for winter. And attend a lecture on the process by Grand Hotel historian Bob Tagatz.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Casual buffet dinner Monday evening
- Continental breakfast Tuesday morning
- Monday afternoon hotel tour
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets: The Arnold Line will run a special schedule to Mackinaw City on Tuesday at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm.
- 10:00 am check out time
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $199 per couple
- $150 single
Subject to 19.5% added hotel charge, Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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In the celtic world, Samhain marks the end of summer and the beginning of the new year or winter and a time to commemorate the souls of the blessed dead. With the rise of Christianity, it was changed to Halloween and remains a joyous time of family reunion.
Celebrate Samhain on Mackinac Island the weekend of October 23 - 25. Meet Miss Michigan USA at the Wishing Stone Toss, Trick or Treating and great grown up Halloween parties at the pubs.
For more event info, click here
Weekend Activities Include:
Grand Hotel - Ballroom Dancing Weekend
Featuring The Jan Garber Orchestra
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday Grand Luncheon Buffet
- Saturday evening reception
- All entertainment and dance instruction
- Half-off golf greens fees on The Jewel
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
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Mackinac Island Great Turtle Trail Run - October 24
This year marks the 14th running of one of the most scenic trail events in the state. Join over 1,300 participants to run and walk the inside trails of Mackinac Island during the last open weekend of the season.
Come enjoy special race features - commemorative medals, a high performance long sleeve embroidered race shirt, a post-race pasta party, special Halloween events for adults and kids, great end-of-season sales - plus the beauty of late fall on the Island. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
Start Time: Half Marathon - 11:30 AM, 5.7 Mile Run & Walk - 11:30 AM
Visit Mackinac Island Great Turtle Website >>>>
For more weekend event info, click here.
Guinness Book Record holder Russ “Rock Bottom” Byars won the 2010 Mackinac Island Stone Skipping Tournament with a throw of 30 skips. Second place went to Todd “Mussels” Callewaert with 26 skips & rounding out 3rd was Glenn “Hard Luck” Loy with a 22 skips. (Note: Video is the third round throw and is not the tournament winning 30 skip throw.)
The tournament is open to all ages and always occurs at Windermere Pointe Beach (Located next to Iroquois Hotel) every year at 10:00 am on the 4th of July. Professional skippers compete at high noon, often skipping 20+ skips.
The Honorable Judge Glen Allen Open Tournament (July 4th)
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Judges Tribunal - Windemere (8:30ish am)
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Stone Skipping Clinic - 10ish on the beach hosted by several
world champion skippers -
Opening Ceremonies - Fudge Canoe arrives (10:00 am)
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Amateur Tournament - 13 years old and up (10:00 am to 12:00 pm)
committee may ask for credentials -
Pebbles Tournament - 12 year olds and under (10:00 am to 12:00 pm)
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Awards Ceremony for Amateurs (12:00 pm)+
Wilmer T. Rabe International Stone Skipping Tournament
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Professional Tournament (12:00 noon to 1:00 pm)
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Awards Ceremony for Professionals (1:30 pm)
Visit Mackinac Island Stone Skipping Website >>>>
6:30 p.m. - dusk
“An American Picnic”, held at the Fort Mackinac parade ground, is a tasty way to celebrate Independence Day. With Grand Hotel’s all-you-can-eat baby back ribs, grilled chicken breast, hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob, salads, and desserts, patriots will satisfy their hunger while celebrating the nation’s birthday. Stay for the fireworks!
Advance tickets purchased before 6:00 p.m. on July 4 include picnic and Fort Mackinac admission:
Adults $42.00, Youth (5-17) $21.00, Children 4 and under free
Tickets purchased after 6:00 p.m. on July 4 include picnic and Fort Mackinac admission:
Adults $52.50, Youth (5-17) $27.50, Children 4 and under free
Mackinac Associates tickets purchased anytime include picnic and Fort Mackinac admission:
Adults $31.50, Youth (5-17) $14.50, Children 4 and under free
Visit Fort Mackinac Website >>>>
Friday- July 2
· Prince of Persia 8pm
· Grand Opening of the Walking Stick 9am-9pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win a premium bike!
· The Point 7am -10pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win a iPad!
· Lakeside open 7am -11pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win an Xbox 360!
· Lobby Bar 11am-9pm
· Glow Golf starting at dusk
· Round Island Bar & Grill Dinner Special- Prime Rib!
Saturday- July 3
· Prince of Persia 8pm
· Beer Tent on the front lawn 2pm-5pm $5 Beer Tasting fee
· Grand Opening of the Walking Stick 9am-9pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win a premium bike!
· The Point 7am -10pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win a iPad!
· Lakeside open 7am -11pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win an Xbox 360!
· Glow Golf starting at dusk
· Story time with Mac the Moose at 830pm in the Lobby
· Family Game Night 7pm-10pm in Johnson Hall
· Rock’n’Roll Pool Party 2pm-4pm
· Street Party 11pm-2pm at Lakeside Marketplace
Sunday- July 4th
· Lakeside Summer Grillade- Steaks, Brats, Hot Dogs and more from 12pm-5pm
· Old Fashioned Independence Day Buffet in Round Island Bar & Grill 5:30pm- 9pm
· Grand Opening of the Walking Stick 9am-9pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win a premium bike!
· The Point 7am -10pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win a iPad!
· Lakeside open 7am -11pm
All weekend long stop by to register to win an Xbox 360!
· Glow Golf starting at dusk
· Rock’n’Roll Pool Party 2pm-4pm
· Ice-cream Social 12pm-5pm in the Lakeside Marketplace
Visit Mission Point Resort Website >>>>
Join Chris Brantley for an outdoor acoustic concert from 5:00 to 9:00 daily on July 2-5 at Bistro on the Greens located on the Mission Point Resort grounds.
There is no cover and this event is open to the public.
Click Here For More Information >>>>
The Zoo-de-Mack is a weekend of huge parties with great bands, one of the most scenic bicycle rides in the country, a lot of sunshine, views of the mighty Mackinac Bridge, and one magical island.
THIS IS NOT A RACE!!! The Zoo-de-Mack is a gathering of outdoor enthusiasts (2,500+ last year) who want to enjoy a little physical exercise together in one of the most beautiful areas in the state of Michigan. The bike ride starts Saturday morning at Boyne Highlands Resort and spans 51 miles along Lake Michigan on a paved road with very little automobile traffic. Riders pedal through rolling countryside and trillium covered forests, along sandy beaches, and are surrounded by breathtaking views of Lake Michigan from 400′ high bluffs. We stop approximately half way, at a unique place called the Legs Inn for a leisurely lunch and to swap stories. The ride continues on to Mackinaw City for a finish line party and where Arnold Ferry boats have been chartered for the ride over to Mackinac Island. Once on the magical island, check into your hotel and stroll into town to forget the aches and pains from the day’s ride. As the evening wears on, the island comes alive with The Gatehouse, Pink Pony, and Horns hosting post-ride parties with incredible live bands! New for 2010- a huge post ride party at The Crossings in Mackinaw City!
ENTRY FEE:
$50.00 through May 8th, 2010; $65.00 from May 9th, 2010 through May 22nd, 2010. Entry fee includes the pre-ride party Friday night at the Zoo Bar at Boyne Highlands, luggage transportation to Mackinaw City on Saturday, lunch at the Legs Inn on Saturday, finish line party in Mackinaw City, round trip ferry transportation to and from Mackinac Island on Arnold Ferry and post-ride parties on Saturday afternoon at The Crossings and evening on the Island.
Visit the Zoo-De-Mackinac Website >>>>
RUN THE MIGHTY MAC
7th Annual Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race - Saturday May 29, 2010
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Visit Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race Website >>>>
Arrive: Sunday, June 20, 2010
Depart: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Radio and television show host Bill Hobson of Michigan Golf Live, the state’s leading golf program, coordinates Monday’s golf event complete with prize giveaways and a boxed lunch. Also includes unlimited golf on The Jewel, and private receptions on Sunday and Monday evenings.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Sunday evening Welcome Reception
- Monday evening reception
- Unlimited golf on The Jewel
- Box lunch Monday
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $819 per couple
- $719 single
Stay Tuesday, June 22, 2010 for $139* per room, per night.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. Regular additional adult and children’s rates apply. *Dates subject to availability.
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Arrive: Friday, June 25, 2010
Depart: Sunday, June 27, 2010
With musical performances—including Broadway Music featuring Sandra Joseph from Phantom of the Opera—recitals, theatrical productions and informative seminars. Join faculty from Michigan State University-College of Arts and Letters during receptions on Friday and Saturday evenings. Package includes a full breakfast and five-course dinner daily and all events.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday evening reception
- All theater, art, music performances and seminars
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $869 per couple
- $769 single
Stay Sunday, June 27, 2010 for $139 per room, per night. *
A donation of $50 per reservation is made to Michigan State University College of Arts and Letters.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. Regular additional adult and children’s rates apply. *Dates subject to availability
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Arrive: Saturday, May 29, 2010
Depart: Monday, May 31, 2010
Enjoy a Memorial weekend of old-fashioned island fun with nightly live musical entertainment, free golf on The Jewel (cart fee required), and evening receptions on Saturday and Sunday. A full breakfast and five-course dinner daily are included.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Saturday evening Welcome Reception
- Sunday evening reception
- Free golf green fees (cart fee required)
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $749 per couple
- $699 single
Stay Monday, May 31 and/or Tuesday, June 1, 2010 for just $139* per room, per night. Regular additional adult and children’s rates apply.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Celebrating Mackinac’s lilac collection began in 1949 after a conversation with Evangilene “Ling” Horn and Nurse Stella King who encouraged the then teen and today’s Mackinac Island Carriage Tours veterinarian Dr. Bill Chambers to have a parade on Lilac Sunday.
The idea was to bring people to the Island to enjoy a great horse drawn parade amidst the lovely lilacs that fragrance the Island in June. What began as a one day event called the Mackinac Island Lilac Day has blossomed into a ten day festival.
The Lilac Festival Queen
The Lilac Festival Queen and her court are selected from the student body at the Mackinac Island Public School. The opening ceremonies for the festival commemorate our Queens of the past passing the crown to the new Queen each season. Former Lilac Festival Queen, Mayor Margaret Doud introduces the new Queen each season and welcomes her to her new duties as a student representative of Mackinac Island.
The Grand Parade
The Lilac Festival Grand Parade is the finale of the festival and has been recognized as a local legacy event by the Library of Congress.
Click here for a list of events from the Lilac Festival Blog >>>>
Visit Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Website >>>>
Arrive: Friday, May 7, 2010
Depart: Sunday, May 9, 2010
Treat Mom to a truly special weekend while we handle all the details. Includes a Friday evening Welcome Reception, Saturday evening Grand Cocktail Reception, the Grand Luncheon Buffet on Mother’s Day, a Grand Hotel History Lecture and free golf green fees (cart fee required).
Package Includes:
- Accommodations for up to 5 people
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday evening reception
- Saturday Grand Hotel History Lecture
- Mother’s Day Grand Luncheon Buffet
- Free golf green fees (cart fee required)
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $649 per room, per room, per night
Stay Thursday, May 6, and/or Sunday, May 9, 2010 for $139 per room, per night.*
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Nightly reservations July 14 and July 15, 2010.
This package is in conjunction with the Grand Mackinac Antiques Appraisal Show, in the Grand Hotel Theater on July 15. Guests can have items professionally appraised (registration and a fee are required) . Lecturers include the Keno Brothers—Leslie and Leigh—from PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow.” Includes attendance to the lectures ; accommodations; a full breakfast and five-course dinner daily; and an invitation to the grand opening celebration of The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- A full breakfast and five-course dinner daily
- Antique lectures by the Keno Brothers & Peter Rathbone
- Appraisal of up to 2 items per person (fee required)
- Invitation to the Grand Opening of the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $349 per couple, per night
- $274 single, per night
- $299 per additional adult
Regular children’s rates apply.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Come join us on beautiful Mackinac Island for a spring caching adventure! We will gather on the island in the morning at 10:30 am in the lobby of the Grand Hotel for a brief get-together prior to venturing out to visit the island caches. Coffee and tea will be provided for attendees, along with a few other goodies to get your engines up and running! Please feel free to wear your sweatshirts and jeans, as there is no dress code in effect at this time of the year! There is also no admission charge into the hotel.
The Cyclops family has about 70 caches on the island, many of which have been placed in remote areas of the island where tourists would not normally go. It is advisable to bring your bike, as the cache locations will take you traveling several miles around the perimeter and interior of the island. The ferry company charges $8.00 per bicycle to bring your bike over to the island. It is possible that there may be places on the island that offer bikes to rent, but I am unable to confirm this at this early date. Dinner will be on your own. There are several restaurants on the island which are open at this time of the year.
Overnight accommodations for this event can be made at the Grand Hotel (1-800-33-GRAND), which is offering a special “Early Opening” price of $160.00 a night per room (tax not included). A continental breakfast is included in your room rate. Lodging at the Grand will be in the Millenium Wing (east end) of the hotel, and most rooms are furnished with two double beds. If you book a room at the Grand, please mention that you are part of the “Michigan Geocaching Organization” group, to get the above listed rate.
For More Information visit the geocaching.com website and search for the Mackinac Island event using this code: GC230J1
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Arrive: Friday, July 9, 2010
Depart: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Friday’s welcome reception includes sampling of domestic and imported vintages from our own award-winning wine. On Saturday, learn to select vintages during a special wine tasting event. Afterward, enjoy a cocktail reception before a special dinner and an evening of entertainment.
Package Includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday afternoon wine tasting/seminar
- Saturday evening Grand Cocktail Reception
- Saturday evening special dinner
- Wine and cordials at Saturday group dinner
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping within Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $999 per couple
- $849 single
- $299 per additional adult
Stay Thursday, July 8 and/or Sunday, July 11, 2010 for $139 per room, per night* with dinner at Woods at no extra charge (based on availability)
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. *Dates subject to availability.
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The Mackinac Bridge Authority, the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Mackinaw Area Chamber of Commerce would like to make your BRIDGE WALK as pleasant as possible and offer the following information:
Bridge walk starts at 7:00 a.m.
The walk begins at 7:00 a.m. You may START walking anytime after the Governor’s party starts the walk at approximately 7:00 a.m. NO ONE WILL BE PERMITTED TO START AFTER 11:00 a.m., so ARRIVE EARLY.
Walk Route, Transportation and Parking
The walk begins in St. Ignace, at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge in the UPPER PENINSULA, and ends in Mackinaw City at the south end in the LOWER PENINSULA. To begin the walk you may:
Drive to St. Ignace, park your vehicle, walk the bridge and then return to St. Ignace on school buses provided by the Mackinac Bridge Authority. There is limited parking space available west of the Mackinac Bridge Authority plaza area. Parking is also available at Little Bear East Arena with shuttle service provided. The bus loading area is located at Conkling Park and the State Dock on South Huron Avenue in Mackinaw City, or
Buy your tickets in Mackinaw City at the bus loading area, board a bus to St. Ignace, walk the bridge and then return to your vehicle. The buses are hired for your convenience by the Mackinac Bridge Authority. The Authority strongly advises walkers to arrange for their own transportation to the starting point because of the increasing demand on the buses. Tickets go on sale and buses begin transporting walkers at 5:30 a.m. from Mackinaw City. Bus service from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace will end at 2:30 p.m. Handicap buses will be available. A limit of two people may accompany the handicapped person on the handicap bus.
Visit Mackinac Bridge Walk Website >>>>
Arrive: Friday, September 3, 2010
Depart: Monday, September 6, 2010
Please Call 1-800-334-7263 for availability
Jazz and Grand Hotel: Two American classics. Scheduled to perform: The Manhattan Transfer, The Four Freshmen, The Sun Messengers and Marion Hayden. Package includes receptions, cookout luncheon in the Tea Garden Saturday and Sunday afternoons, musical performances and a full breakfast and five-course dinner daily. Stay a fourth night free.
Labor Day Jazz Festival Schedule via The Grand Blog >>>>
Package Includes:
- Accommodations (fourth night free)
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday evening reception
- Sunday evening reception
- All entertainment
- Cookout luncheon in Tea Garden Saturday and Sunday afternoons
- Special discount on ferry boat tickets
- No tipping withing Grand Hotel
Package Price:
- $1,775 per couple
- $1,485 single
- $599 per additional adult
Stay the fourth night free, Thursday, September 2, or Monday, September 6, 2010*.
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax and a $7.50 per person baggage handling charge. Regular additional adult and children’s rates apply. *Dates subject to availability.
For Grand Hotel Lodging Packages Click Here!
Monday 1:15pm EDT Update: Racers will be crossing the finish line all afternoon and into the evening.
You can follow twitter updates at: http://twitter.com/RacetoMackinac
And Facebook Updates at: http://ow.ly/2gJqa
Good luck to all and safe sailing!
11:19pm EDT Update: Windquest reported in as finished @ 11:19pm EDT http://ow.ly/2gnQS
10:57pm EDT Update: Mackinac Bridge call in for Windquest 10:57 EDT http://ow.ly/2gnGF
10:43pm EDT Update: Beau Geste reported in as finished @ 10:43 EDT http://ow.ly/2gnQS
10:31pm EDT Update: Mackinac Bridge call in for Beau Geste 10:31 EDT http://ow.ly/2gnGF
10:10pm EDT Update: Beau Geste and Windquest are approaching the Mackinac Bridge and with a little luck - and wind - they should cross the finish line soon. Here’s a screensave from the online tracking taken at about 10:07pm EDT. (Note: This is extremely unofficial.)
8:18pm EDT Update: - DogDayz: Finish 19:16:28 CDT http://ow.ly/2glRl
7:10pm EDT Update: We have DogDayz heading toward the Mackinac Bridge and leading the way in the Cruising Division according to the online tracking at 7:04pm EDT. (Note: This is extremely unofficial.) DogDayz and other boats in the Cruising Division should be sailing past the finish line before the sun sets.
3:45pm EDT Update: We have DogDayz leading the way in the Cruising Division according to the online tracking just off the coast from Harbor Springs at 3:40pm EDT. (Note: This is extremely unofficial.) If the wind holds it looks like some boats will be sailing past the finish line this evening.
12:15pm EDT Update: Beau Geste and Windquest are approaching the Manitou Passage (which is currently very crowded with boats in the cruising division.) Here’s a screensave from the online tracking taken at about 12:10pm EDT. According to online tracking Beau Geste is slightly ahead of Windquest. The Natalie J is the third boat in the screensave.
The Cruising Division with 39 boats set sail Friday for Mackinac Island in the 2010 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot. This group of boats started the race the night before the racing boats. Because of the typically heavy boat design, it takes them a bit longer to sail to Mackinac Island. The first gun was at 3:00 p.m. CDT.
The remaining 315 boats in the racing fleet will begin on Saturday starting at 11:30 a.m. (CDT) You can follow the cruising division and all of the other boats in this year’s Mac, as every boat is tracked by GPS transponder. This technology enables friends, families, and millions of spectators on shore to follow the race as it unfolds on the web at http://www.cycracetomackinac.com. Chicago Yacht Club is proud to host this world-famous event in sailing, and we welcome you to follow all of the action.
Sailors from 15 different U.S. states as well as Ontario, Switzerland, and as far off as Hong Kong, are preparing for the race of a lifetime – the 333 mile Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot.
The Mac, as it is affectionately known, kicks off Saturday, July 24th, 2010 with 3,000 sailors competing in this world-class sporting event. Although The Mac remains primarily an amateur event, this race has a proven track record of attracting some of the finest sailing talent in the sport.
Joining the fleet this year from the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is Karl Kwok sailing the new Reichel-Pugh designed sloop “Beau Geste.” Kwok and his talented crew, including Americas Cup sailor Gavin Brady, have added the Chicago Mac to their impressive 2010 campaign of regattas, including the Transatlantic Challenge , Caribbean 600 in Antigua, the Newport Bermuda Race, and last weekend was the first to finish in the Port Huron to Mackinac Race.
The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is the longest, annual freshwater sailing race in the world. It takes place on Lake Michigan.
In 2009, sailors and spectators from around the world descended on Chicago to celebrate the 101st running of “the Mac.” The race departs from Chicago and finishes at Mackinac Island in Michigan, near the upper peninsula.
The race will depart from a starting point just off the shores of downtown Chicago, east of Navy Pier. The finish line is located between the Round Island lighthouse and the race committee trailer on Mackinac Island.
In 2010, the race will begin on Friday, July 23 with the Cruising Division. On Saturday, July 24 the racing division get under way between 11:30am and 3pm. Entrants race continually until they arrive. Most finish the race between 40 and 60 hours after their start, but the fastest race time on record is just under 19 hours.
The 102nd Race to Mackinac Awards Ceremony & Mount Gay Rum Party at Grand Hotel Tea Garden is scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, 2010 from 2:00pm to 6:30pm.
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Mackinac Island has been known as a gathering place for centuries and musicians from across the country will gather August 17-19, 2010 for the Mackinac Island Music Festival.
Presented by the Grey Goose-the World’s Best Tasting Vodka, Classic Rock THE BEAR and Great Turtle Festivals, performances abound around the car-less Island’s quaint pubs, historic theatres and includes a tribute to the mega concert Festival Express.
Veteran blues musician/comedian DC Malone will headline on August 18, incorporating some incredible guitar work and a great blues voice. Malone relates “I love to perform; to form an instant rapport with a live audience is a great feeling.” With his slightly warped take on life, relationships, drinking and with great music to back it up, DC Malone is very entertaining. Opening the show is Detroit Music Award Winner Audra Kubat, one of the Motor City’s most well known voices. Incorporating folk, rock, alternative and indie styles, her instrumental ability is only overshadowed by her unique and unforgettable voice.
This season the festival will pay tribute to the 1970 mega concert/rockumentary “Festival Express” which was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. Musicians included Janis Joplin, The Band, Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, Traffic, Sha Na Na and more. It is considered “one of the best performance films of all time” by Hollywood Reporter.
Detroit Music Award winning blues/folk singer extraordinaire Barbara Payton (Bob Seger/Kid Rock vocalist) will perform with guitarist Chris Brantley (Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels) and take on the tunes of Janis Joplin while Billy Brandt and his band of musicians will take on the Grateful Dead. Island musician Mary McGuire and friends will interpret the music of Traffic while the Forbes Brothers, recipients of over 25 Detroit Music Awards, will revive the tunes of The Band.
Island musician and festival director Mary McGuire shares “performing with friends immersed in the beauty of Mackinac Island makes this festival something special. We all get to live together on a beautiful Island and jam before and after all the gigs.” She adds “the Mission Point Theatre is charming, it was built with fifty foot trusses made of Norway Pine from nearby Bois Blanc Island and forty-five tons of native stone so not only is it beautiful, the sound quality is amazing.”
Tickets are available from the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau (800) 454-5227, at the door and online from www.ticketriver.com
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The Mackinac Island Music Festival was created to celebrate the musicians living and working on Mackinac Island as well as to support regional and national touring musicians.
Genres have included folk, country, rock, blues, bluegrass, classical, jazz and country. What started as a one day event began has now expanded to a three-day festival and has become one of Mackinac Island’s most exciting festivals of the season.
We hope you will join us as we celebrate those who have dedicated their lives to music and the music scene here on Mackinac Island.
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