This September, raise a glass to extraordinary wines at our Fall Wine Appreciation Weekend. Join Trefethen Family Vineyards and Grand Hotel Master Sommelier Elizabeth Schweitzer for an array of themed events, including a Friday Welcome Reception, Saturday afternoon wine tastings with food pairings, culinary demonstrations, and a Saturday evening special Wine Pairing Dinner.
About Elizabeth Schweitzer, Master Sommelier at Grand Hotel The eighth woman Sommelier in the world, Elizabeth enjoys sharing her vast knowledge every season with our guests during this special themed weekend. You can also find her in our Main Dining Room helping you choose the perfect wine with your meal.
Grand Hotel’s Salle à Manger was recently awarded an Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator for the third consecutive year. It recognizes Grand Hotel’s well-chosen assortment of quality wines that will satisfy discerning wine lovers.
About Trefethen Family Vineyards As our sole source of grapes, our estate vineyards define our wines. Everything begins here. For over fifty years, we have been students of this land, and the more we learn, the more questions we have. Today, we farm at a level of detail that would have been unimaginable three generations ago. And yet, every harvest reveals more about the singular characteristics of each individual vineyard block, and the vine rows within it. Our awe for this place, and its unending complexity, is undiminished and we hope that you can taste the vineyard and the vintage in the wines that we craft. Learn more.
Package Includes:
Grand Hotel accommodations
Breakfast and dinner daily
Welcome Amenity
Friday evening Welcome Reception
Saturday afternoon wine tastings with food pairings and a culinary demonstration
Saturday Pre Dinner Reception
Saturday Evening Pairing Dinner (adults only)
Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
The Fall Wine Appreciation Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.
View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.
View the Tentative Agenda below. Please note that the events, times and locations listed in the Tentative Agenda are subject to change.
*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.
Grand Hotel’s Labor Day Weekend promises an unforgettable retreat filled with family-friendly entertainment and relaxation. Guests can look forward to basking in the sun and cool off with refreshing dips at Saturday’s Esther Williams Swimming Pool Party with Bell’s Brewery, where the atmosphere will be alive with laughter and fun. There will be something for everyone this weekend, to Jazz Concerts each evening, a drive in movie set on The Jewel Golf Course, and elegant meals served in our Main Dining Room. Upgrade the weekend by attending a Jazz Concert each evening, featuring multiple performances from world renowned artists.
Package Includes:
Grand Hotel accommodations
Breakfast and dinner daily
All resort amenities
Friday evening welcome reception
Friday Glow Stick Movie Party at the Esther Williams Swimming Pool
Saturday afternoon Esther Williams Swimming Pool party with Bell’s Brewery
Saturday and Sunday afternoon music at Lantern Lounge, located at The Jockey Club
Saturday evening reception
Saturday drive-in movie on Grand Nine at The Jewel Golf Course
Sunday evening reception
Evening music in the Cupola Bar and Terrace Room
Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
Labor Day Weekend Jazz Concerts
Tickets available for purchase.Headline artists to be announced soon.
Friday, Aug. 29, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM
Saturday, Aug. 30, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM
Sunday, Aug. 31, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM
$50 per concert or $135 prepurchase bundle price for all three concerts. Purchase can be made online when reserving your Labor Day Weekend package.
The Labor Day Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.
View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.
*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.
The 2025 Annual Bridge Walk is currently scheduled for Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. Any updates will be posted here as the event approaches.
The Mackinac Bridge will be closed to public traffic from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025 to accommodate the 2025 Annual Bridge Walk.
No bus transportation across the bridge will be provided as part of the event. Walkers who decide to walk across the entire bridge will need to arrange their own transportation back to the end of the bridge where they started after the bridge reopens to public traffic at noon. There is limited parking space available west of the Mackinac Bridge Authority plaza area.
For those seeking alternative transportation during the event, the local Mackinac Island ferry companies offer transportation between St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, and Mackinac Island, as well as between St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. Local transportation companies also offer shuttle service between various locations.
There is no fee or registration required to participate in the walk. The walk begins at 7 a.m. You may start walking any time after the governor’s party starts the walk at approximately 7 a.m. No one will be permitted to start after 11:30 a.m., so make sure you arrive early.
The walk begins in St. Ignace at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge in the Upper Peninsula, and in Mackinaw City at the south end of the bridge in the Lower Peninsula. To participate in the walk you may:
– Walk form either end of the bridge, turning around at the midpoint and returning to the city you started from, where your transportation is located. The turnaround points will move towards the ends of the bridge beginning at 10 a.m., but walkers can walk at least a portion of the bridge if you start by 11:30 a.m. Walkers must be on the side of the bridge they wish to return to before 10 a.m. or you will be turned back.
– Walk from either end of the bridge and continue across to the other side. This option is most like previous bridge walks. However, since bus transportation across the bridge will not be provided, walkers who choose this option will need to arrange for their own transportation back across after the bridge reopens at noon. Walkers who do not reach the midpoint of the bridge before 10 a.m. will be turned back.
– Walk from either end of the bridge, continuing across to the other side, then walking back to the end of the bridge you started from. This option will mean a 10-mile round trip for participants. If walkers in this option do not reach the midpoint of the bridge on their return trip by 10 a.m. will be turned back.
Walkers will use the left-hand outside paved lane as they walk onto the bridge, regardless of which end of the bridge they start from. Walkers who turn back at the midpoint will turn right, then return using the opposite side outside paved lane. Walkers who choose to cross the entire bridge will stay in the left-hand outside paved lane all the way across.
The Michigan State Police and other official personnel will be available in the event of an emergency.
Please note, there are no restrooms on the bridge and the average length of time to walk the bridge is about two hours. Portable toilets will be available in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City.
Baby strollers and wheelchairs are allowed on the bridge during the walk. Prohibited items include signs, banners, umbrellas, bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, wagons and similar types of devices. With the sole exception of working service dogs, no animals are allowed. Walkers must stay away from bridge railings. The inside lane in both directions will remain open for emergency vehicles.
Except for pre-qualified, registered participants in the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness Run, no running or racing is permitted on the bridge. Playing tag on the bridge is not permitted and no smoking on the bridge, please. For information on the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness Run, please go to www.michiganfitness.org or contact the Governor’s Council at 517-347-7891.
You will receive a numbered bridge walk certificate at the completion of your walk. Certificates will be distributed at both ends of the bridge. Individuals under the age of 18 should have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate in the walk. Any two or more people walking together should make plans for a meeting place in the event that they become separated during the walk.
Disclaimer of liability: Before beginning the walk, all participants should carefully determine that they are physically fit and medically able to participate in the annual walk since the physical strain of the walk could lead to serious health problems. Participants should also understand that walking involves risks of injury from falls due to the surface condition of the bridge, contact with other participants, and the effects of weather including high heat and/or humidity.
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, MACKINAC BRIDGE AUTHORITY, ST. IGNACE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MACKINAW CITY CHAMBER OR COMMERCE, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS ASSUME NO OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO SUCH RISKS AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM ANY WALKER’S PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL WALK.
Photos by Detroit Free Press staff photographer ryangarza Ryan Garza. A group of women hold hands for stability as they walk across slippery ice against gusts of wind to get a closer look at the ice formations on the frozen Lake Huron near the Mackinac Bridge on Friday, March 5, 2021. Travelers stopped to view the blue ice that stacked in some spots along Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
Photos by Detroit Free Press staff photographer ryangarza Ryan Garza. A group of women hold hands for stability as they walk across slippery ice against gusts of wind to get a closer look at the ice formations on the frozen Lake Huron near the Mackinac Bridge on Friday, March 5, 2021. Travelers stopped to view the blue ice that stacked in some spots along Lake Michigan and Lake Huron....
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It's not Halloween, but it looks straight out of a horror movie: The Mackinac Bridge looked like it disappeared into some scary-looking fog Wednesday afternoon.
"Unfortunately, what you're seeing today is not fog surrounding the mackinacbridge but smoke coming from the wildfires and our neighbors to the North," the Mackinac Bridge Authority posted on Wednesday.
Check the link in our bio for more.
#detroit #michigan #mackinacbridge #wildfires #canada #canadianwildfires #fog
It's not Halloween, but it looks straight out of a horror movie: The Mackinac Bridge looked like it disappeared into some scary-looking fog Wednesday afternoon. "Unfortunately, what you're seeing today is not fog surrounding the mackinacbridge but smoke coming from the wildfires and our neighbors to the North," the Mackinac Bridge Authority posted on Wednesday. Check the link in our bio for more. #detroit #michigan #mackinacbridge #wildfires #canada #canadianwildfires #fog...
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The Mighty Mac and blue ice catching some morning sunlight.
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The Mighty Mac and blue ice catching some morning sunlight. . . . . . #puremichigan #uptravel #mackinac #mackinacbridge #blueice #mackinacblueice #bestofthegreatlakesstate...
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Mackinac's brilliance never ceases to amaze.
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by lightbender_photo Last night’s sunset over Lake Michigan! ❤️ • • • • • #mackinawcity #michigan #michiganunsalted #visitmackinacisland #uptravel #mackinacbridge #thegreatlakesstate #naturalmichigan #michiganers #michigandnr #michiganoutdoors #michiganoverboard #only_in_michigan #visitmichigan #upnorth #bealpha #sonyalpha #sonyalphaclub #beautifuldestinations #earthfocus #earthpix #usaprimeshots #natgeoyourshot #prime_optiqx...
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Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer
10 Fun facts about Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel
1. No two guest rooms are alike
2. Five U.S. Presidents have visited Grand Hotel
3. Grand Hotel is a family business
4. Grand Hotel has the world’s longest porch at 660ft.
5. Grand Hotel maintains over125,000 flowers.
6. The movie “ Somewhere in Time” was filmed here.
7. Grand Hotel has a pool named for a star.
8. Sadie’s ice cream parlor features Grand Hotel Pecan Ball Ice Cream.
9. More than 6,000 pounds of pecans are used annually.
10. A Grand way to golf, this is the only golf course in the world where players are transported between front and back nine via horse drawn carriage.
Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer 10 Fun facts about Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel 1. No two guest rooms are alike 2. Five U.S. Presidents have visited Grand Hotel 3. Grand Hotel is a family business 4. Grand Hotel has the world’s longest porch at 660ft. 5. Grand Hotel maintains over125,000 flowers. 6. The movie “ Somewhere in Time” was filmed here. 7. Grand Hotel has a pool named for a star. 8. Sadie’s ice cream parlor features Grand Hotel Pecan Ball Ice Cream. 9. More than 6,000 pounds of pecans are used annually. 10. A Grand way to golf, this is the only golf course in the world where players are transported between front and back nine via horse drawn carriage....
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Heading South. Where are you going this year? #michigan #puremichigan #travelgram #mackinacbridge #lakeice #earthpix #beautifuldestinations #moodygrams #bridge #naturelovers #welivetoexplore #depthsofearth #agameoftones #traversecity #stayandwander #lifeofadventure #ipulledoverforthis #fatalframes #passionpassport #artofvisuals #roamtheplanet #folkscenery #puremittigan
Mackinac Blues - will we get them this winter. Hope so. #mackinacbridge #puremichigan #blueice #mightymac...
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The view from the top of the Mighty Mac really never disappoints
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The view from the top of the Mighty Mac really never disappoints . . . . . #water_perfection #igersmidwest #puremittigan #puremittenpride #mittenlove #awesomemitten #awesomemitten #water_shots #pocket_water #upnorthlive #upperpeninsula #upnorth #naturalmichigan #midwestsnaps #sonyalpha #sonyimages #sonya7iii #rsa_water #mittenstatelove #mackinacbridge #straitsofmackinac #straitsstatepark #mightymac...
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✨Thank you to all who entered the Mackinac Island Fall Getaway Giveaway 🍂 ✨ Keep following us for more!
✨WIN✨ a magical Mackinac Island 🍂 Fall Getaway 🍂 for two!
PRIZE PACKAGE >>>
🏡 A two-night stay at the Historic award-winning Island House Hotel on October 1st & 2nd, 2021
💥 A cannon firing at Fort Mackinac on October 2nd, 2021
☕️ Coffee & muffins at the Tea Room
🌳 Two-day admission to all Mackinac State Historic Parks
📖 Two signed Mackinac State Historic Parks’ publications
🍔 906 Reward dining credit
💝 A goodie bag filled with sweet treats from Ryba’s Fudge Shops
To enter you must:
1️⃣ - Follow mackinac_parks islandhousemackinac rybasfudge
2️⃣ - Like this post
3️⃣ - Tag 3 friends you’d like to Fall for Mackinac with
❇️ - BONUS ENTRIES for tagging mackinac_parks & mackinacisland906 in your shared stories
This giveaway is not affiliated or endorsed by Facebook or Instagram and will be chosen at random. Open to residents of the U.S. who are 21 or older. All entries must be submitted by midnight on AUGUST 16, 2021. The winner will be announced on August 17.
⚠️ mackinac_parks will DM the winner. Do not click any links sent to you from any other accounts. ⚠️
🍀 Good Luck 🍀
✨Thank you to all who entered the Mackinac Island Fall Getaway Giveaway 🍂 ✨ Keep following us for more! ✨WIN✨ a magical Mackinac Island 🍂 Fall Getaway 🍂 for two! PRIZE PACKAGE >>> 🏡 A two-night stay at the Historic award-winning Island House Hotel on October 1st & 2nd, 2021 💥 A cannon firing at Fort Mackinac on October 2nd, 2021 ☕️ Coffee & muffins at the Tea Room 🌳 Two-day admission to all Mackinac State Historic Parks 📖 Two signed Mackinac State Historic Parks’ publications 🍔 906 Reward dining credit 💝 A goodie bag filled with sweet treats from Ryba’s Fudge Shops To enter you must: 1️⃣ - Follow mackinac_parks islandhousemackinac rybasfudge 2️⃣ - Like this post 3️⃣ - Tag 3 friends you’d like to Fall for Mackinac with ❇️ - BONUS ENTRIES for tagging mackinac_parks & mackinacisland906 in your shared stories This giveaway is not affiliated or endorsed by Facebook or Instagram and will be chosen at random. Open to residents of the U.S. who are 21 or older. All entries must be submitted by midnight on AUGUST 16, 2021. The winner will be announced on August 17. ⚠️ mackinac_parks will DM the winner. Do not click any links sent to you from any other accounts. ⚠️ 🍀 Good Luck 🍀 ...
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Evening strolls at sunset on Mackinac Island are the best 😍
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Evening strolls at sunset on Mackinac Island are the best 😍 . 📷 michiganaddicts...
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trees4traction with this shot of the #vintagesnowmobile #mackinacbridge #crossing 97 sleds made it across yesterday. Organized by the Top of The Lake Snowmobile Museum in Naubenway #snowmobile #sled #snowmobile #skidoo #polaris #arcticcat #yamaha #puremichigan
trees4traction with this shot of the #vintagesnowmobile #mackinacbridge #crossing 97 sleds made it across yesterday. Organized by the Top of The Lake Snowmobile Museum in Naubenway #snowmobile #sled #snowmobile #skidoo #polaris #arcticcat #yamaha #puremichigan...
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64 years ago today the Mackinac Bridge opened to traffic! Happy birthday Mighty Mac, you’re quite the sight to see🎉
The bridge to the stars!
I.e. the Mackinac bridge!
Connecting the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan, this iconic suspension bridge made travel to Michigan's upper peninsula a breeze when it opened in 1957. The bridge is expected to see it's 200 millionth vehicle crossing this year!
This image consists of my most detailed milky way to date - 17 mins in total exposure time! That allows for all this wonderful detail to shine through. Then it was blended with a non tracked foreground.
Gear - nikonusa z6 (astromodified by spencerscamera ) + sigmaphoto 40mm art lens + sliktripods + skywatcherusa tracking mount and miopstrigger Smart plus remote.
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The bridge to the stars! I.e. the Mackinac bridge! Connecting the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan, this iconic suspension bridge made travel to Michigan's upper peninsula a breeze when it opened in 1957. The bridge is expected to see it's 200 millionth vehicle crossing this year! This image consists of my most detailed milky way to date - 17 mins in total exposure time! That allows for all this wonderful detail to shine through. Then it was blended with a non tracked foreground. Gear - nikonusa z6 (astromodified by spencerscamera ) + sigmaphoto 40mm art lens + sliktripods + skywatcherusa tracking mount and miopstrigger Smart plus remote. . . . . . #bridgesofinstagram #mackinacbridge #puremichigan #michigan #ipulledoverforthis #milkyway #milkywaychasers #visualart #artofvisuals #astrophotography #epic_worldpics #splendid_shotz #huffpostgram #upperpeninsula #truenorth #upnorth #uptravel #longexpoelite #landscape_nightscape #nightscaper #nightphotography #bridgesoftheworld...
We are excited to partner with Iron Fish Distillery from Thomasville, Michigan to mix up good spirits, great fun, and educational and hands-on sensory experiences. The weekend will be capped with a dinner pairing, featuring four unique Iron Fish spirits and cocktails. Join us for a convivial weekend of food, spirit, and conversation.
Package Includes:
Grand Hotel accommodations
Breakfast and dinner daily
All resort amenities
Welcome amenity
Friday evening welcome reception
Saturday afternoon, choose from two educational and spirit sensory experiences: An Interactive Tasting Journey or a Cocktail Class
Saturday evening, journey through four unique Iron Fish spirits and cocktails paired with a four-course dinner
The Grand Hotel Distiller’s Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.
View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.
View the Tentative Agenda below. Please note that the events, times and locations listed in the Tentative Agenda are subject to change.
*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.
Race Start Time is 9:30 am on Saturday, September 6!
End your Summer with the Mackinac 8 Mile Road Race
Join us for the 54th anniversary 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 up to 1,600 runners and walkers, this is definitely a race you and your family will never forget!
Great Race Shirt and Medal!
A great long sleeve shirt
Commemorative Mackinac Island Eight Mile finisher medal\
Free race photos
2025 Mackinac Island Trio Series!
Register for three RunMackinac races (either the Fort2Fort 5 Mile or the Lilac Festival 10K, plus both the Mackinac Eight Mile and the Great Turtle Trail Race) and you will receive a special Mackinac Island Trio Series medal. This will be a separate medal from the other finisher’s medals you will receive at the completion of all three races, and will be awarded following the Great Turtle Half Marathon. To register for the Trio, go to either the Fort2Fort or Lilac 10k races and you will see the registration box. You can also register individually for all three events and be eligible for the Trio and the medal.
Special Rates at Mission Point Resort for the 8 Mile Race and the Trio Series!
Mission Point is holding rooms for all RunMackinac events at special rates – if you call to reserve rooms for your three Trio races and tell them you are doing the Trio, you will receive a 10% discount. Call 800-833-7711 to get the 10% Trio discount.
