Grand Hotel History Weekend
Available Friday, October 17 - Sunday, October 19, 2025
Description
You’re invited to journey through time at Grand Hotel’s 16th Annual History Weekend and learn the story behind the hotel’s wooden structure built in 1887. Fall is a great time of year to experience Mackinac Island and Grand Hotel. We hope to see you for this special event to celebrate the history of Grand Hotel.
Package Includes:
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- All resort amenities
- Friday evening Welcome Reception
- Saturday morning History Lecture with Resident Historian Bob Tagatz
- Saturday afternoon History Lecture
- Admission to Fort Mackinac (one visit per room)
About Bob Tagatz, Resident Historian at Grand Hotel
Named an Historic Hotels of America Historian of the Year, Bob Tagatz is a natural storyteller. He will intrigue you with information about the hotel’s history and how the Island and the hotel came to be what they are today.
This Mackinac Island Grand Hotel History Weekend can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.
View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.
View the Tentative Agenda below. Please note that the events, times and locations listed in the Tentative Agenda are subject to change.
*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.
