A long white resort hotel with a colonnaded veranda and a rounded corner pavilion stands on a landscaped rise above a curving drive, with American flags flying from its roof and cupola. The Grand Hotel opened in 1887, built by railroad and steamship interests to draw summer visitors to Mackinac Island, and its sweeping front porch became its signature feature. The card's linen-era coloring shows the grounds, hedges and roadway much as guests would have approached the hotel in the 1930s.
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Series
86247
Condition
Very good
Notes
White border; visible linen (crosshatch) texture; printed number 86247 at lower left.
No postmark; unused card. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "PLACE STAMP HERE" box and vertical "COMMERCIALCHROME" imprint (linen-era stock, c. 1930s–40s). White border; light toning and edge wear.
Cite this card
The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-grand-hotel-mackinac-island-michigan-circa-1935. Accessed October 25, 2026.
