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Grand Hotel – Grand Princess and Superhero Package – August 24 – 26, 2021

Grand Princess and Superhero Package
Join the magic of the Annual Grand Princess and Superhero Package at America’s Summer Place. Your princess or superhero will have a Grand time dressing up as their favorite princess or superhero for two days filled with fun activities and entertainment.

The enchantment begins with a Royal Welcome Reception on the Front Porch. After dinner, everyone will enjoy a sing-a-long and goodnight stories read by some of their favorite princesses. Rest up for the next day of Superhero Training, Afternoon Tea, and a “Not-So-Quite-Midnight Ball”. The festivities continue through Thursday morning, when all of our guest princesses and superheroes are recognized at Graduation.

This event is perfect for all ages but recommended for children 3 – 10. Children are encouraged to attend all the events, as there will be surprise character appearances at the events and around the hotel; however, please know activities and dressing up is optional. Parent supervision is required at all events, and refreshments are provided for parents at Afternoon Tea and the other events to make your time just as enjoyable.

You will not want to miss this opportunity to enjoy the magic of Grand Hotel among some of your child’s favorite princesses and superheroes!

Featured Characters:
We are excited to announce the following characters will visit America’s Summer Place!

Anna, Elsa, Moana, Belle, Ariel, Tiana, Black Widow, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and Batman.

Watch Grand Princess & Superhero Video Highlights

Read how “Tiny princesses, superheroes get royal treatment at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel”

Arrive Tuesday, August 24 • Depart Thursday, August 26, 2021

Package Price:

  • Rates starting at $1,520.00 per couple; $1,370.00 single; Children complimentary

Additional Pricing:

  • Take advantage of our lowest rate of the season and stay additional nights August 23 and/or August 26 for $329 per night, based on double occupancy. Regular children’s rates apply for additional nights. The additional nights include breakfast and dinner.

Package Includes:

  • Accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • All resort amenities
  • Royal Welcome Reception
  • Sing-a-long and bedtime stories
  • Superhero Training
  • Afternoon Tea
  • Not-So-Quite-Midnight Ball
  • Grand Princess and Superhero Graduation
  • Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
  • Special discount on ferry tickets
  • No tipping within Grand Hotel

Princess and Superhero programs are provided by The Princess Party Company and The Superhero Experience.

This family vacation package in Michigan is available online or by calling 1-800-334-7263.

*Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy. Regular children’s rates apply. Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, and an $8.50 per person baggage-handling charge. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy. Dates subject to availability.

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Davina and the Vagabonds – Music In The Park – August 31, 2023

Davina and the Vagabonds - Music In The Park

Rolling Stone calls Davina Sowers “her own Americana mishmash — a little Amy Winehouse-worthy neo-soul here, a little Great American Songbook-influenced songcraft there.”

Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. In 2011 Davina released her first full length, all original album Black Cloud. It was named one of the 10 best releases of the year by the Minneapolis Star & Tribune and awarded 4 ½ stars from Downbeat Magazine. Their next release in 2014, Sunshine, hit number 13 in the Billboard Blues Chart and led them to landing a performance on the hit BBC2 show, Later with Jools Holland.

Bringing you 100 years of American music and Davina’s originals, which lend themselves to the American Songbook, the band brings edgy nostalgia to older generations and fresh new music to younger ears. This rollicking quintet is held together by Sowers’ keyboard playing, with acoustic bass, drums, and a spicy trumpet and trombone horn section. The group’s focused, clean sound and emphasis on acoustic instruments is novel to both blues and jazz worlds, and sets the show closer to New Orleans than to Chicago. This has set the Vagabonds apart at festivals in Thunder Bay, Ontario; Sighisoara, Romania; Sierre, Switzerland; Kemi, Finland; the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and 2013 Monterey Jazz Festival ( in 2014 was asked back to play their main stage in 2014, Vache de Blues in France, and North Sea Jazz Festival.

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6:30pm, Marquette Park, Mackinac Island – Free

With a spectacular backdrop, our summer concert series takes place on the lawn of a National Historic Landmark, Marquette Park, which is at the foothills of Historic Fort Mackinac downtown across from the marina. Bring a picnic and tune in for some great live folk, rock, country, blues—the best of Americana. All concerts are free. We recommend bringing a blanket or lawn chairs for your comfort.

Music In The Park
EVERY THURSDAY 6:30pm
MARQUETTE PARK
Rain location: Mission Point Theater

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Grand Hotel – Labor Day Weekend – August 30 – September 2, 2024

Grand Hotel's Labor Day Weekend

Available Friday, August 30 – Monday, September 2, 2024

Description

The Labor Day weekend experience promises an unforgettable retreat filled with family-friendly entertainment and relaxation. Guests can bask in the sun and cool off with refreshing dips at a Saturday pool party, where the atmosphere will be alive with laughter and fun. The package ensures that you won’t have to worry about meals, as it includes nightly receptions, plus breakfast and dinner daily, allowing you to savor delicious cuisine without the hassle. And for a unique, magical experience, the Glow Stick Movie Party at the pool and a drive-in movie night at the Grand Nine offers a delightful twist on traditional cinema nights.

In addition, all guests visiting Labor Day weekend will have exclusive access to upgrade their Weekend Package by adding the Jazz Weekend Concert Bundle including multiple jazz concerts featuring renowned artists like Paul Keller and more. The add-on Jazz Weekend Concert Bundle promises to infuse the weekend with soulful rhythms and melodic harmonies, with Friday evening, Saturday day and evening, and Sunday concerts in the theater. With a diverse lineup of performances throughout the weekend, these performances are sure to leave you with a profound appreciation for the art of jazz.

Jazz Weekend Concert Bundle tickets can be purchased online here.

Additional nights are available at a discounted rate on August 27 – 29 and September 2 – 4.

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel Accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Friday and Saturday evening Welcome Reception
  • Friday Glow Stick Movie Party at the Pool
  • Saturday Pool Party featuring Bells Brewery
  • Saturday and Sunday afternoon music in the Lantern Lounge
  • Saturday evening Parlor Jam Sessions
  • Saturday evening Drive-In Movie on the Grand Nine
  • Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

This Labor Day Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.

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*Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, and a $15.00 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. A 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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Grand Hotel – Wellness Weekend Retreat – September 8 – 10, 2023

Wellness Weekend Retreat

Arrive Friday, September 8 • Depart Sunday, September 10, 20223

Description

Experience something new by slowing down. This Wellness Weekend Retreat at Grand Hotel will help you recharge, be present and learn how to experience a more meaningful life. There is no better place to disconnect to reconnect than Mackinac Island.

Friday

Opening Circle + Laughter Yoga

Gentle Yoga + Sound Bath

Saturday
Morning Yoga + Meditation

Koshas + The Higher Self

Art Therapy

Ayurvedic Massage + Restorative Yoga

Yoga Nidra + Sound Bath

Sunday
Morning Yoga

Closing Circle

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel Accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Special welcome amenity
  • Wellness activities throughout the weekend including yoga sessions, art therapy and more
  • Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
  • Special discount on ferry tickets

This Wellness Retreat Weekend can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.

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Ego Vs. Love (Higher Self) Lecture – includes self-affirmations to use for when the ego feels triggered. Handouts attached.

Self-Care with Ayurveda – Ayurveda is the sister science to yoga. It is the oldest medical system on the planet. This lecture includes a quiz for students to understand their Ayurvedic dosha and information on keeping their dosic constitution balanced. I include the practice of Abhyanga, a self-massage technique using herbal oils that are specific to the participant’s dosha. This can be followed by restorative yoga, which is very slow, meditative, and nourishing.

Laughter Yoga – the practice of pure joy and playfulness. This is great for group bonding at an opening circle. It opens hearts, minds, and lifts spirits. Awesome ice breaker.

Koshas – the five layers of the human experience and how to practice self-care for every part of your being. I believe that this is information every person should have to understand themselves better. Ancient wisdom for our modern lives.

Yoga Nidra – Also known as yogic sleep this is a guided meditation designed specifically to calm the nervous system and create deep nourishing rest. Good for the last part of the day, can be combined with sound healing.

Sound Bath – Euphoric and transformational just begin to describe this opportunity to release that which no longer serves our highest and greatest good. Participants enjoy the sounds of antique Tibetan singing bowls, alchemy quartz crystal singing bowls, koshi chimes and symphonic gongs. These healing vibrations will touch every cell of the physical body while balancing our energetic, spiritual, and emotional selves.

Art Therapy – Using the right side of our brain is important. It’s the part of the brain that remembers we are connected to everyone and everything. It’s often a place where people feel challenged and have little breakthroughs. We tend to lose touch with our creative side as we age.

*Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, and a $12.00 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. A 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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