The Grand Hotel, with its world’s longest extended front porch and rocking chairs, boasts 1,375 planted and potted geraniums, as a symbolic signature flower to welcome guests for an experience ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - Mackinac Island’s iconic Grand Hotel has just released its full lineup of vacation specials and packages for the 2023 season, and there’s a lot to unpack.

One of Grand Hotel's most popular restaurants is getting a new vibe, an outdoor project is finished, and a new behind-the-scenes property tour is on tap for 2025.

The front porch of The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI, has the world's longest porch, which is outfitted with white rocking chairs. (Photo by Susan J. Young) ...

Avocado toast, topped with poached eggs, is a new and trendy breakfast selection now served on the main dining room menu at the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune) ...

The Grand Hotel's birth date of July 10 happens to be the same date as my youngest daughter, Jillian, and I've actually served as a tour guide up on Mackinac Island.