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词条 Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)
释义

  1. History

  2. Facilities

  3. Notable events

  4. Acclaim

  5. In popular culture

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

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The Grand Hotel is a historic hotel and coastal resort on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a small island located at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac within Lake Huron between the state's Upper and Lower peninsulas. Constructed in the late 19th century, the facility advertises itself as having the world's largest porch. The Grand Hotel is well known for a number of notable visitors, including five U.S. presidents, inventor Thomas Edison, and author Mark Twain.

Grand Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[7]

History

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In 1886, the Michigan Central Railroad, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, and Detroit and Cleveland Steamship Navigation Company formed the Mackinac Island Hotel Company. The group purchased the land on which the hotel was built and construction began, based upon the design by Detroit architects Mason and Rice. When it opened the following year, the hotel was advertised to Chicago, Erie, Montreal and Detroit residents as a summer retreat for vacationers who arrived by lake steamer and by rail from across the continent. The hotel opened on July 10, 1887 and took a mere 93 days to complete. At its opening, nightly rates at the hotel ranged from $3 to $5 a night (equivalent to ${{formatnum:{{inflation|US|3|1887|r=2}}}}–{{formatnum:{{inflation|US|5|1887|r=2}}}} in {{inflation-year|US}}{{inflation-fn|US}}).[8]

In 1957, the Grand Hotel was designated a State Historic Building. In 1972, the hotel was named to the National Register of Historic Places, and on June 29, 1989, the hotel was made a National Historic Landmark.[9]

Facilities

Carleton Varney, a protégé of Dorothy Draper, designed the Grand Hotel in its late 19th-century decor, including Pelargonium geraniums. Varney purposely designed the hotel so that all the rooms are different from each other in at least one aspect. There are four types of rooms: Category I, Category II, Category III, and Named Rooms. There are six two-bedroom suites consisting of two bedrooms connected by a parlor, of which two, the Grand Suite and the Carleton Varney Suite, overlook the Mackinac Bridge and the Straits of Mackinac. The presidential suite is located in the center of the hotel with a balcony over the porch. A detached structure added in early 2000 was named the Masco Cottage.[10]

Additionally, seven suites are named for and designed by seven former First Ladies of the United States. These are the Jacqueline Kennedy Suite (with carpet that includes the gold presidential eagle on a navy blue background and walls painted gold), Lady Bird Johnson Suite (yellow damask-covered walls with blue and gold wildflowers), Betty Ford Suite (green with cream and a dash of red), Rosalynn Carter Suite (with a sample of china designed for the Carter White House and wall coverings in Georgia peach), Nancy Reagan Suite (with signature red walls and Mrs. Reagan's personal touches), Barbara Bush Suite (designed with pale blue and pearl and with both Maine and Texas influences), and the Laura Bush Suite (decorated with bright cream and floral patterns inspired by the Texas prairie).[11]

Grand Hotel's front porch is the longest in the world at some {{convert|660|ft|m}} in length, overlooking a vast Tea Garden and the resort-scale Esther Williams swimming pool.[12] These areas are often used by guests on a casual family vacation, for large conventions, or concerts during the hotel's annual Labor Day Jazz Festival. The hotel has drawn some criticism for its policy of charging a $10 fee for non-guests to enter the building and enjoy the view from the famous porch.[13]

Before 2007, air conditioning was only available in public rooms, such as the lobby, parlor and Salle a Manger (main dining room). Due to the building's design it was difficult to add air conditioning to the guest rooms.[11] Air conditioning was installed in 170 guest rooms after water heat exchangers in the bathrooms were added. The exchangers cool the air through contact with the cold water system.[14]

Mackinac Island does not permit motor vehicles (except for emergency vehicles and, in winter, snowmobiles), and transport to and from the dock to the hotel is via horse-drawn carriage. The only other motor vehicles allowed in recent history were cars brought over for the filming of Somewhere in Time. During the winter months, when ice prevents ferry transport from the mainland, the hotel is closed. The island also has a small airport (no fuel or services) for private aircraft. The horse-drawn taxis will take guests from the airport to the hotel or any other destination.[15]

Notable events

U.S. Presidents Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton have visited the hotel. The hotel also hosted the first public demonstration of Thomas Edison's phonograph on the porch, as well as regular demonstrations of Edison's other new inventions. Mark Twain also made this a regular location on his speaking tours in the Midwest.[16]

In May each year, the Grand Hotel serves as the headquarters for the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's Mackinac Policy Conference that attracts politicians, businessmen and labor leaders from across the state and the northern Midwest region.[17]

Acclaim

Conde Nast Traveler "Gold Lists" the hotel as one of the "Best Places to Stay in the Whole World" and Travel + Leisure magazine's lists it as among the "Top 100 Hotels in the World." The Wine Spectator noted the Grand Hotel with an "Award of Excellence" and it was included in Gourmet magazine's "Top 25 Hotels in the World" list. The American Automobile Association (AAA) rates the facilities as a four-diamond resort.[18] and in 2009 named the Grand Hotel one of the top 10 U.S. historic hotels.[19]

In popular culture

The Grand Hotel served as a backdrop and one of the settings for the 1980 film Somewhere in Time starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Every October the hotel hosts an annual convention for fans of the cult classic.

The hotel also served as the setting for the 1947 musical comedy This Time for Keeps starring Jimmy Durante and Esther Williams (after whom the hotel's swimming pool is named).[16][20]

The hotel was the origin of the first World Sauntering Day in the 1970s.

See also

{{Portal|Michigan|National Register of Historic Places}}
  • List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan
  • The Dearborn Inn
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References

1. ^{{cite book |last = Eckert |first = Kathryn Bishop |title = Buildings of Michigan |publisher = Oxford University Press |location = New York |year = 1993 |pages = 550–51 }}
2. ^{{cite news |first = William F. III |last = Ast |title = Descendant of Grand Hotel Builder Donates Wealth of Information |url = http://www.theh-p.com/articles/2010/09/07/local_news/1858153.txt |work = The Herald-Palladium |location = Benton Harbor, MI |date = September 7, 2010 |access-date = September 8, 2010 }}
3. ^{{cite book |title = Grand Hotels: Reality and Illusion |first = Elaine |last = Denby |year = 2004 |publisher = Reaktion Books |location = |isbn = 1-86189-121-0 |page = 38 }}
4. ^{{cite web |url = http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1233&ResourceType=Building |title = Grand Hotel |access-date = June 27, 2008 |work = National Historic Landmark Summary Listing |publisher = National Park Service |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008091714/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1233&ResourceType=Building |archive-date = October 8, 2012 |df = mdy }}
5. ^{{NRISref|2008a|dateform=mdy}}
6. ^{{cite web|author=Michigan State Historic Preservation Office |url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/40655.htm |year=2009 |title=Grand Hotel |work=Historic Sites Online |publisher=Michigan State Housing Development Authority |access-date=June 26, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606135004/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/40655.htm |archivedate=June 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
7. ^{{cite web|title = Grand Hotel, a Historic Hotels of America member |url = http://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/grand-hotel/ |publisher = Historic Hotels of America |access-date = January 20, 2014 }}
8. ^{{cite web |title = Grand Hotel: Hotel & History |publisher = Grand Hotel |url = http://www.grandhotel.com/history.html |access-date = June 6, 2007 }}
9. ^{{cite web |title=List of National Historical Landmarks |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/MI01.pdf |access-date=November 25, 2007}}
10. ^{{cite web |last = Knowles |first = Gary |title = Cruising to Mackinac Island |work = Madison Magazine |url = http://www.madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=135819 |access-date = June 7, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070212163642/http://www.madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=135819 |archive-date = February 12, 2007 }}
11. ^{{cite web |title = Grand Hotel: Named Rooms |publisher = Grand Hotel |url = http://www.grandhotel.com/namedrooms.html |access-date = June 6, 2007 }}
12. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.bestupnorth.com/northernmichigan/?p=384 |title = Front Porch of Grand Hotel—Mackinac Island |work = The Best Up North |access-date = March 8, 2017 }}
13. ^{{cite web |title = Grand Hotel: Trip Advisor Reviews |publisher = Trip Advisor |url = http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g42423-d218337-Reviews-Grand_Hotel-Mackinac_Island_Michigan.html |access-date = June 6, 2007}}
14. ^{{cite news |title = Modern Upgrade for Mackinac's Grand Hotel |agency = Associated Press |location = Walker, MI |publisher = WZZM-TV |url = http://www.wzzm13.com/news/watercooler/watercooler_article.aspx?storyid=73830 |access-date = June 6, 2007 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
15. ^{{cite news |last = Dearle |first = Brian |title = Mackinac Island |work = The New Colonist |url = http://www.newcolonist.com/mackinac.html |access-date = June 6, 2007 }}
16. ^{{cite web |title = Grand Hotel: Facts |publisher = Grand Hotel |url = http://www.grandhotel.com/grandhotelfacts.html |access-date = June 6, 2007 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070527220133/http://www.grandhotel.com/grandhotelfacts.html |archivedate = May 27, 2007 |df = mdy-all }}
17. ^{{cite web |title = Mackinac Policy Conference |publisher = Detroit Regional Chamber |url = http://www.detroitchamber.com/MPC/main.asp?content_id=23 |access-date = June 6, 2007 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070610032606/http://www.detroitchamber.com/MPC/main.asp?content_id=23 |archivedate = June 10, 2007 |df = mdy-all }}
18. ^{{cite web |title = Cruising to Mackinac Island |work = Madison Magazine |url = http://www.madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=135819 |access-date = June 7, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070212163642/http://www.madisonmagazine.com/article.php?section_id=918&xstate=view_story&story_id=135819 |archive-date = February 12, 2007}}
19. ^{{cite press release |title = AAA Inspectors Pick Their Top Ten Historic Hotels for Independence Day |publisher = American Automobile Association |url = http://www.aaanewsroom.net/Main/Default.asp?CategoryID=8&ArticleID=693 |date = June 23, 2009 |access-date = June 25, 2009 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100402063210/http://www.aaanewsroom.net/Main/Default.asp?CategoryID=8&ArticleID=693 |archivedate = April 2, 2010 |df = mdy-all }}
20. ^{{cite web |title = This Time For Keeps |publisher = IMDB |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039898/ |access-date = June 6, 2007 }}
  • Grand Hotel listing at Michigan History, Arts and Libraries
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606135004/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/40655.htm Grand Hotel listing at MI State Historic Preservation Objects]

External links

{{commons category|Grand Hotel (Michigan)}}
  • Grand Hotel Website
  • {{cite web |url= https://www.mackinacisland.org/assets/mackinac-island-locator-map.pdf |title= Map of Island and hotel location |access-date= August 17, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160918130328/https://www.mackinacisland.org/assets/mackinac-island-locator-map.pdf |archive-date= September 18, 2016 |dead-url= yes |df= mdy-all }}
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