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Summer Travel Season 08/14
Dan Musser with the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island talks about tourism in Michigan going Up North and prospects for the Fall.
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Grand Hotel Opens For 125th Season
MACKINAC ISLAND (WWJ) – It’s a sign that summer is inching closer. Friday, the historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island opened for its 125th season. But will high gas prices keep some tourists away this...
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Notes From The Island
Matt Roush reporting Just another lousy day in paradise here at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference. The Grand Hotel, built in 1887 in the post-Civil War Gilded Age, is as...
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Grand Hotel, Blues Partner In Healthy Lifestyle Effort
The home of the legendary pecan ball is now offering healthier dining options. Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel — long known for delicious, if not always healthy, food — is joining forces with Blue Cross...
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The Inn At St. John’s Joins 2012 AAA Four Diamond Award Honorees
PLYMOUTH (WWJ) - The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth is the latest Metro Detroit property to be awarded AAA’s prestigious Four-Diamond rating for hospitality industry excellence. A total 14 hotels and...
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Detroit Public TV Will Offer Mackinac Conference Live; Agenda Now Online
DETROIT — The Detroit Regional Chamber and Detroit Public Television Thursday announced a continued collaboration for the chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference, scheduled for May 29-31 at the Grand...
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Detroit’s Headed North For Mackinac Conference
SOUTHFIELD — A day or two earlier than normal, metro Detroit’s business, government, education, nonprofit and labor leadership is heading north Tuesday for the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual...
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Grand Hotel Launches 125th Anniversary Instagram Contest
MACKINAC ISLAND — Grand Hotel is launching a week-long digital photo contest, asking guests to post pictures from the 125th anniversary season to Instagram. The images can be posted using hashtag...
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On Valentine’s Day, State Offers Contest With Pure Michigan Romantic Getaway
LANSING — On Valentine’s Day, fans of Pure Michigan were invited to share their ideal Pure Michigan romantic weekend for an opportunity to win a trip for two to Mackinac Island. The “Michigan in Love:...
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Grand Hotel Owner, Dan Musser Jr., Dies
Southfield (WWJ)- The owner of the iconic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Dan Musser Jr., died in Lansing Saturday of congestive heart failure. He was 80. A statement released by the hotel said under...
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Grand Hotel On Mackinac Island Prepares For Big Opening Weekend
MACKINAC ISLAND (WWJ) – Summer is just around the corner, really! And that means there will be a steady stream of people heading to Mackinac Island, a big Michigan tourist destination. A popular place...
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Internet Star Sculpts Ultra-Detailed Miniature Grand Hotel Out Of Fudge
By George Fox @GeorgeJFox A big Michigan landmark just got a sweet, tiny tribute. Los Angeles-based artist and internet star Christine McConnell created an ultra-detailed miniature sculpture of the...
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Mackinac Island Delays It’s Reopening
CBS Detroit – What isn’t Pure Michigan like heading up to Mackinac Island for some vacation time? Like a lot of things, the Coronavirus has changed that too, with many spots on the historic Island...
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