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| JessieMae |
Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 06:22:10 AM
Nothing says "Up North" like a sign with a giant pike on it.
Love this sign.
The "Mighty Mac."
My husband on the ferry to the Island.
The Grand Hotel. (We stayed at the Iroquois.)
The view from our room.
My husband inside the Devil's Kitchen.
The view from the Pontiac Trail.
Lillies of the Valley - my favorite flower!
I was lucky to get this shot of a monarch butterfly on our hike.
Jessie Mae
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| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Jul 01 2009 : 5:09:15 PM
Jessie,
Love the Iroquois.
The best thing about staying on the island for me is hearing the horses at night clip clopping along the streets
Michele
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| NikkiBeaumont |
Posted - Jun 24 2009 : 05:37:26 AM
LOL about your buns! I bet the $10 charge is for the cost of replacing the worn carpet from all the foot traffic! HA! But seriously, there better be a roller coaster ride included for that price. LOL!
Farmgirl Sister #554
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| JessieMae |
Posted - Jun 23 2009 : 11:18:17 AM
Nikki, can you believe they charge you $10 to go inside if you aren't a hotel guest!?! Fortunately, walking around the grounds - which are beautiful themselves - is free. We saw sign about having to pay to go inside, and we kept our buns outside on the porch!
Jessie Mae
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| NikkiBeaumont |
Posted - Jun 23 2009 : 05:36:49 AM
Oh, Jessie! How wonderful! I love the view from your hotel! Beautiful! OH, I want to go to Mackinac for the Lilac Festival and see the Grand Hotel. I hope they let people who are not staying there tour the hotel and grounds because I know that I will definitely NOT be paying over $300 a night to stay anywhere! LOL!
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| JessieMae |
Posted - Jun 22 2009 : 08:28:26 AM
My parents honeymooned at the Grand Hotel, too, back in 1974. My dad says everybody told him he was crazy to spend $99 a night on a hotel room. They go up to a "murder mystery" weekend every year in October, and now it's over $300 a night!
I really liked the hotel we stayed at (the Hotel Iroquois on Windemere Point). Much smaller than the Grand - only 40 rooms - but it was lovely, service was fantastic, and I liked the cozy environment.
Jessie Mae
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jun 22 2009 : 06:15:35 AM
Thanks sooo much for the memories! That's where we went on our senior trip when I went to Interlochen Arts Academy (they still go to the island, though I wonder how it's changed?) I always think I'd like to take Justin there because it was such a wonderful experience. Maybe when Violet is a little older.
Oh, the Grand Hotel...I was SOOO into the movie somewhere in time when we went, and I remember sitting on that porch for hours, being wistfully romantic (like a true 17 year old girl!).
The day we took the ferry was a terrible one, though, high waves, wind and rain...there were a couple of times I thought we were going to go overboard!
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| StarMeadow |
Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 5:10:01 PM
What a GREAT trip Jesse!!! Took the boys a couple years ago to the island. Sure has changed from when I was a kid. So busy, busy, busy. Looks like you had some great weather! What a great view. Must have been truly wonderful waking up to that!
A teacher friend of mine took a group of our special needs kids up as a school trip a few years back. They stayed at the Grand Hotel. The manager worked it out for each of the students to have some "work" time in the hotel with a mentor there. They were so COOL with our students. (all of whom had some cognitive delays) The students "worked" in the laundry, the stable, the kitchen and dining area, and the grounds. They even went to dinner in the big dining room and of course, had to "dress" for dinner. (They had practiced their dining manners several times before leaving) It was certainly a trip none of them would forget. |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 12:13:05 PM
Thanks for the memories Jesse! My husband and I had stayed for a weekend at Mackinac 7 years ago for our honeymoon. We drove around Lake Michigan in early October. It was gorgeous, we stayed at "The Mission Point" hotel. We want to go back again when our little boy is a bit older.
Dawn in IL |
| thethriftycountrywoman |
Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 11:31:50 AM
I grew up just miles from there. It sure is up North isn't it? |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 11:24:42 AM
beautiful! I have seen the old movie featuring that hotel, Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.... how fun it must have been to stay there!
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| kpaints |
Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 07:56:06 AM
Looks like a wonderful place. Hope you had a wonderful time.
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