Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mailed from Mackinac Island, Michigan to Dr. G.E.P. Smith & Family in Akron, Ohio on August 24, 1948:

Dear Gep & Co.,
Having a wonderful time vacationing on your old stamping grounds. Everything but phew!! these horses on a hot day.
Sincerely,
Bob, Angie & Bobby Jr.

G,H. Wickman
C.T Art-Colortone
5B-H301



Mailed from Chicago, Illinois to Jim Knowtton of Fox Point, Wisconsin on June 20, 1949:

We stopped at this place. We took the ride on "the Surrey with the Fringe On Top" and horses - We saw the ground around this hotel. They are beautiful.
Love, Mother




Entrance to the Grand Hotel
The red-carpeted entrance is indicative of the unusualness of this beautiful world-renown hostelry.

Mailed from Mackinac Island, Michigan to Mrs. A.F. Rosenberger of Brookline, Massachusetts on July 23, 1957:

Monday
Dearest Mother: We are having a wonderful trip - know it will do George lots of good. We are staying at this beautiful hotel. Helen - Rand and George loved the trip here by boat. I drove their car. We plan to leave her tomorrow for home. Lots of love.
Isabell & George

Publisher: Hiawatha Card Co., P.O. Box 56, Ypsilanti, Mich.
8 Slides of Mackinac Island for $2.00
A Plastichrome by Colourpicture Card
Number: P9606




A beautiful dive into the famous Serpentine Pool at the elegant Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. The pool is open to the public for sunbathing and swimming.

Mailed from Hulbert, Michigan to Mrs. David Miller of Harbor Beach, Michigan on August 6, 1965:

Having a nice time. We didn't stay at this Hotel. Couldn't afford to. Going for a boat ride today. Write. Hope all are well.
Bertha

Aerial view of the magnificent Grand Hotel showing the serpentine-shaped swimming pool, and beautiful landscaped grounds overlooks the straits of Mackinac. The Grand Hotel is known throughout the World for its superb service and accommodations. An excellent golf course and recreation are is located on the grounds for hotel guests.

Upper Michigan Card Co.
A Koppel Card
132823



The longest porch in the World.

Upper Michigan Card Co.
A Koppel Card
112592

A flower-lined drive - red-carpeted porte-cochere - bicycle chairs - livered coachmen - plumed steeds - story-book coaches - all lend an air of enchantment to this internationally known summer hotel.

Opened in 1887, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan is the world's largest summer hotel and one the few surviving examples of a classic and  gracious American resort. It has the world's longest porch offering a sweeping view of the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes. The accommodations are deluxe. The service impeccable. The food renowned.

B004710
Non-Transferable, No-Readmittance
Admission ticket is good for a $2.00 reduction in the price for luncheon (served daily from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm) in the hotel's Main Dining Room. On occasion the Main Dining Room is closed to the public and therefore Grand Hotel reserves the right to withdraw this offer.