You’re invited to journey through time at Grand Hotel’s 17th annual History Weekend and learn the story behind the hotel’s iconic wooden structure built in 1887. Enjoy engaging presentations, guided tours, and special activities that highlight the people, moments, and milestones that have shaped Grand Hotel’s legacy. With brilliant fall colors, crisp island air, and a relaxed pace, autumn is one of the most enchanting times to experience Mackinac Island and Grand Hotel.
Package Includes:
• Grand Hotel accommodations
• Breakfast and dinner daily
• All resort amenities
• Friday evening Welcome Reception
• Saturday morning History Lecture with Resident Historian Bob Tagatz
• Saturday afternoon History Lecture
• Admission to Fort Mackinac (one visit per room, per weekend)
Named an Historic Hotels of America Historian of the Year, Bob Tagatz is a natural storyteller. He will intrigue you with information about the hotel’s history and how the Island and the hotel came to be what they are today.
This History 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 $16.00 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.
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