Checkered red and white tablecloths spread on the grass of Fort Mackinac’s parade grounds create a patchwork quilt welcoming hungry patriots with Grand Hotel’s all-you-can-eat tangy BBQ baby back ribs, grilled chicken breasts, hamburgers, hot dogs, turkey burgers, corn on the cob, and a slew of salads, fixings and desserts. Stay for the fireworks!
An American Picnic at Fort Mackinac
Presented by Grand Hotel
Thursday, July 4, 2019
6:30 p.m. to Dusk
Adults: $64.00; Child (5-12): $40.00; Under 5: Free
Featuring:
GRILLED HOT DOGS
HAMBURGERS
BBQ BABY BACK RIBS
GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS
CORN ON THE COB
PASTA SALAD, COLESLAW, RED SKIN POTATO SALAD
CORN BREAD, POTATO CHIPS
BAKED BEANS
WATERMELON SLICES
FULL DESSERT BUFFET
ICED TEA, LEMONADE, MILK
Beer, wine and soft drinks available for additional charge.
All Fort Mackinac buildings will be open and a program of patriotic music will be presented. Tickets are nonrefundable if event is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Advance tickets will go on sale in June and will be available at Grand Hotel, Fort Mackinac, and Mackinac Island State Park Visitors Center. Ticket includes fort admission.
This package is currently sold out. Day tickets are available or you may call 1-800-334-7263 to be put on the waiting list.
Package Price:
Standard Room:
$1,645 per couple, $1,495 single
Lakeview Room:
$2,075 per couple, $1,925 single
The Grand Garden Show is currently sold out. Day tickets are available for purchase on the Grand Garden Show website or you may call 1-800-334-7263 to be added to the waiting list for the package.
Announcing the 8th Annual Grand Garden Show presented by Proven Winners, the world’s #1 plant brand. Join us for this special gardening weekend located at the world’s largest summer resort providing a spectacular and memorable setting.
Celebrate the beauty of flowers while you surround yourself with the rich history of Mackinac Island and Grand Hotel. This is a multi-day event with hands-on demonstrations and presentations from some of the nation’s foremost garden design experts. Spend your morning in inspirational garden sessions followed by exclusive private home garden tours around Mackinac Island in the afternoon. Wind down the day with evening receptions on the Front Porch and Tea Garden followed by dinner in the Main Dining Room.
Meet Jack Barnwell
Introducing Grand Opening and Keynote Speakers
The session will begin with Grand Opening speaker, Jack Barnwell Mackinac Island’s own award-winning garden designer, author, and owner of C3 Gardens of Southwest Florida, and Barnwell Landscape on Mackinac Island. Jack has over twenty years of experience creating breathtaking commercial and private garden displays on one of the world’s premier summer vacation destinations.
Keynote speakers:
Jan Johnsen is a professional landscape designer and a principal of the established design/build firm, Johnsen Landscapes & Pools, in Westchester County, NY. She was an adjunct professor at Columbia University and is an award-winning instructor at the New York Botanical Garden along with a contributing editor for Garden Design Magazine.
Dr. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell founded Beekman 1802 in 2008, now over ten years later, they work with over 300 local and regional artisans whose hands make over 200 amazing and beautiful products for homes.
Brent and Josh consider themselves to be a 211-year-old company. “When we stumbled across the Beekman Farm in upstate New York, we had no plans to create a business around it. We started making goat milk soaps and gourmet cheeses in 2008 and one thing led to another…now we are proud to have over 180 employees and be recognized as one of the most successful lifestyle brands in America by Nasdaq, Inc Magazine & The Wall Street Journal. Like Judge William Beekman, who originally built the farm over 200 years ago, we were inspired by the land and the community to build something lasting.”
Meet the Breakout Session Speakers:
We are also excited to welcome back Laura LeBoutillier, founder of Garden Answer, a YouTube how-to gardening vlog filled with style, expertise, and gardening knowledge. She can’t wait to meet you, chat about all things Earthy, and share some of her expertise with you first-hand!
Kerry Ann Mendez is an award-winning garden designer, author and lecturer, who focuses on time-saving gardening techniques, workhorse plants and sustainable practices. She has been on HGTV and in numerous magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Garden Gate, and Better Homes & Gardens.
Deborah Trickett, an award-winning container garden designer has worked in the gardening industry for over 30 years, and is the owner of The Captured Garden. Deborah works with clients throughout New England who want their homes to be beautiful, not typical. By combining unusual plant material and creative design ideas she creates gardens and containers that are truly one of a kind.
We look forward to seeing you this August!
For full program information visit grandgardenshow.com.
To request a FREE Gardener’s Idea book from Proven Winners, please click here.
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Stay additional nights Tuesday, September 1, Wednesday, September 2 and/or Thursday, September 3 for $259* per room, per night (additional fees apply)
This package is currently sold out. To be put on the waiting list please call 1-800-334-7263 to make your reservation.
Package Includes:
Accommodations
Full breakfast and dinner daily
Sunday and Monday evening receptions
Monday and Tuesday morning seminars
Monday and Tuesday afternoon exclusive tours of private Mackinac Island gardens
Free admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
Special discount on ferry boat tickets
No tipping within Grand Hotel
Subject to 3% Mackinac Island assessment, Michigan 6% sales tax and an $8.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability. Additional adult and child rates apply.
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Girlfriends Getaway Weekend is the perfect time of year to escape and relax with friends at a 4 diamond resort hotel on Mackinac Island. The fall season on Mackinac Island provides the solitude you need. Enjoy beautiful views while relaxing on the world’s longest porch.
The package includes all fitness and wellness programs (Details coming soon!), a full breakfast and dinner daily in the Main Dining Room, as well as Friday and Saturday wine and champagne receptions. You may also enjoy the Grand tradition of Afternoon Tea in the hotel’s Parlor, a round of golf with free golf green fees on The Jewel (cart fee required), or explore the island and fall colors by taking a bike ride, walk, or horse-drawn carriage around the perimeter of Mackinac Island. It is sure to be a great weekend escape.
Redbook Magazine named Grand Hotel as a top Girl’s Getaway Vacation in the U.S. Read More Here >>
Stay additional nights Wednesday, October 7, Thursday, October 8, and/or Sunday, October 11 for $259* per room, per night. (additional fees apply)
Free golf green fees on The Jewel (cart fee required)
Special discount on ferry boat tickets
No tipping within Grand Hotel
Subject to Michigan 6% sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment and an $8.50 per person baggage handling charge. *Dates subject to availability.
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Girlfriends Getaway Weekend
Arrive: Friday, October 9, 2020
Depart: Sunday, October 11, 2020
Package Price:
Standard Room:
$579 per person, based on double occupancy, $1,083 single
Lakeview Room:
$775 per person, based on double occupancy, $1,475 single
Additional 3rd or 4th person $229
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Checkered red and white tablecloths spread on the grass of Fort Mackinac’s parade grounds create a patchwork quilt welcoming hungry patriots with Grand Hotel’s all-you-can-eat tangy BBQ baby back ribs, grilled chicken breasts, hamburgers, hot dogs, turkey burgers, corn on the cob, and a slew of salads, fixings and desserts. Stay for the fireworks!
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We are also excited to welcome back Laura LeBoutillier, founder of 
Kerry Ann Mendez
Deborah Trickett
Redbook Magazine named Grand Hotel as a top Girl’s Getaway Vacation in the U.S. 