Grand Hotel
A Victorian-style resort hotel that opened in 1887 and boasts what is reputedly the world's longest porch, about 200 m, a legend among Great Lakes resorts.
The Grand Hotel was built in 1887. Its white wooden structure stands on the western bluff and features a porch about 200 m long, lined with red geraniums and rocking chairs. It is reputedly the longest hotel porch in the world. The film Somewhere in Time was shot here. The hotel keeps the tradition of formal dress after evening. Non-guests can buy admission, about $10 and higher in some seasons, to tour the porch, gardens and lobby, or book a lunch buffet or afternoon tea. From the porch you can look out over the Straits of Mackinac and the bridge. Rooms are expensive, and in peak season they must be booked months ahead. It is about a 10-minute uphill walk from Main Street.
Opening hours
About early May–late Oct; visits for non-guests about 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House
- Market Street Historic Buildings
- Main Street & Fudge Shops
- Mackinac Island Carriage Tours
- Fort Mackinac
- Marquette Park
- Skull Cave
- Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum