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Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI

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Grand Hotel

Stroll the 660-foot front porch of this 1887 island resort, tour its gardens, or stay over and arrive by horse-drawn carriage.

286 Grand Ave · Mackinac Island, MI

About Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel opened on Mackinac Island in 1887 and is known for its front porch of some 660 feet, which the hotel advertises as the world's largest. Motor vehicles are not allowed on the island, so you arrive by ferry and reach the hotel on foot or by horse-drawn carriage. Day visitors can pay admission to explore the hotel and its grounds with a map of the hotel and gardens, and the 1980 film Somewhere in Time was shot here.

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