Mackinac Island in Mackinac County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Grand Hotel
Opened 1887
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 16, 2023
1. Grand Hotel Marker
Alfonzo F. Howe Architect
Charles W. Caskey Contractor
Classical design that will live forever
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 45° 51.072′ N, 84° 37.526′ W. Marker is on Mackinac Island, Michigan, in Mackinac County. It is on Astor Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1511 Astor St, Mackinac Island MI 49757, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and on the Straits of Mackinac. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Grand Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Mackinac Conference (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Hotel Golf Course (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Is it you?" (about 800 feet away); The Legacy of Jerry Matthews and Grand Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodfill Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Little Stone Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Anishnaabek in the 21st Century (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinac Island.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2025
2. Grand Hotel Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 16, 2023
3. Grand Hotel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
