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Welcome Fall Weekends

Available Fridays and Saturdays, September 26 - 28 and October 10 - 11, 17 -18, and 24 -25, 2025

Description

Kick off the fall season at Grand Hotel with a weekend getaway full of activities for those who can’t get enough of fall. Enjoy breakfast and dinner daily, history lectures, and a tour of the Grand Hotel Stables and Carriage Museum while enjoying cider and donuts. Be sure to take advantage of your $25 credit at Woodlands Activity Center for fun activities, including bicycle rentals to explore the fall foliage on Mackinac Island.

Package Includes:

 

  • Grand Hotel accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • All resort amenities
  • Saturday History Lecture with Resident Historian Bob Tagatz
  • Saturday Stable Tour with cider and donuts
  • $25 credit for Woodlands Activity Center
  • Complimentary lawn games and recreation court usage
  • Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

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.

Welcome Fall September

 September 26 -28, 2025

Welcome Fall October

 October 10 -11, 17 -18, and 24 – 25, 2025

*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, 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, 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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Tentative Agenda for Welcome Fall Weekends

Friday

September 26, 2025

Woodlands Nature Center Opens

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Lawn Games & Recreation Courts Available

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Saturday

September 27, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Main Dining Room

Woodlands Nature Center Opens

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

History Lecture with Resident Historian- Bob Tagatz

10:00 AM, Location TBD

Lawn Games & Recreation Courts Available

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Guided Walk to Grand Hotel Stables

1:00 PM – Departs from the Pro Shop

Grand Hotel Stables Tour with Cider & Donuts

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Sunday

September 28, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Main Dining Room

Woodlands Nature Center Opens

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Lawn Games & Recreation Courts Available

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Friday

October 10, 2025

Woodlands Nature Center Opens

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Lawn Games & Recreation Courts Available

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Saturday

October 11, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Main Dining Room

Woodlands Nature Center Opens

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

History Lecture with Resident Historian- Bob Tagatz

10:00 AM, Location TBD

Lawn Games & Recreation Courts Available

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Guided Walk to Grand Hotel Stables

1:00 PM – Departs from the Pro Shop

Grand Hotel Stables Tour with Cider & Donuts

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Friday

October 24

Woodlands Nature Center Opens

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Lawn Games & Recreation Courts Available

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Saturday

October 25

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Main Dining Room

Woodlands Nature Center Opens

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

History Lecture with Resident Historian- Bob Tagatz

10:00 AM, Location TBD

Lawn Games & Recreation Courts Available

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Guided Walk to Grand Hotel Stables

1:00 PM – Departs from the Pro Shop

Grand Hotel Stables Tour with Cider & Donuts

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

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Grand Hotel Opening Weekend, a First Look with Dorothy Draper & Company

Join us for familiar traditions and all-new experiences as we officially open our doors for Grand Hotel’s 139th season. Be the first to experience our exciting restorations of the Parlor, Main Dining Room and an update of the Facade! Enjoy breakfast and dinner daily, opening reception and Champagne toast, exclusive guided tours with Sebastian Varney and Rudy Sauders from Dorothy Draper & Company to get an insider’s look at the latest transformations.