Congratulations Grand Hotel’s 125th Birthday Celebration. It has truly been an honor to have had the opportunity for photograph Weddings and Events the past 16 years at the Grand Hotel on Beautiful Mackinac Island. A tribute to a “Grand Hotel” from my opportunities and perspectives. History & Memories. Hope these pictures put smiles on everyone’s heart.
On July 10, 1887, Grand Hotel opened its doors for the first time.
The Celebration Flags.
One of many Grand Hotel’s horse drawn Carriages.
The 660′ Porch is “Spactabulas”.
From Weddings on the Grand Porch to,
Pure Michigan events.
Mr. Dan Musser Sr. Past President.
So much History… Children’s Birthday Party Grand Hotel 1935 with my mother Dr. Mercedes A. Lapine and Aunt Charmine.
To the award winning movie “Somewhere In Time”. Christopher Reeve & Jane Seymour.
Somewhere in Time is a 1980 romantic science fiction film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. It is a film adaptation of the 1975 novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright, and Bill Erwin. Reeve plays Richard Collier, a playwright who becomes smitten by a photograph of a young woman at the Grand Hotel. Through self-hypnosis, he travels back in time to the year 1912 to find love with actress Elise McKenna (portrayed by Seymour). But her manager William Fawcett Robinson (portrayed by Plummer) fears that romance will derail her career and resolves to stop him.
Did you know there was another movie made on Mackinac Island 1947. By george there was:
“This Time for Keeps”.
This Time for Keeps is an American romantic musical film released in 1947 and produced by MGM. It is about a soldier, returning home from war who does not wish to work for his father’s opera company or to continue his relationship with his pre-war lover. It stars Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and Lauritz Melchior and it was directed byRichard Thorpe. The film was shot in color on location at the Grand Hotel, on Mackinac Island in Michigan.
There’s just nothing like the “Grand Hotel” view when sailing to the Island.
From spring time to:
Summer:
To Fall:
and Winter.
The “Grand Hotel” is truly “Somewhere in Time”
Come and help us celebrate “Grand Hotel’s” 125th Birthday. A week long celebration.
I do be-leave a big birthday cake is in the making for 8pm July 10th on the “GRAND” porch. See you soon.
Steven Blair: Photography By Blair / www.photosbyblair.com / www.artisticmackinac.com / info@photosbyblair.com
