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Grand Hotel
Destination hotels provide more than overnight accommodations
BY JACKIE SHECKLER FINCH
SOME HOTELS ARE SIMPLY a place to
sleep, maybe to eat, and to prepare for the
next day. Then there are destination hotels.
As the name denotes, these hotels are a
destination unto themselves.
" I've never seen anything like it, " says
Bob Tagatz, historian at Grand Hotel on
Mackinac Island in Michigan. " Some people
have been coming here for years. Once
people visit for the first time, they seem
to fall in love with the place. That's what
happened to me. "
The Midwest is blessed with destination
hotels, many of which have fascinating stories
to tell and are unlike anywhere else
in the world. Here are some examples of
the Midwest's lodging treasures and some
reasons why these welcoming destinations
are so popular.
GRAND HOTEL
Mackinac Island, Michigan
The Grand Hotel served as the backdrop
for one of the most classic romantic movies
of all time. Released in 1980, " Somewhere
in Time " starred Jane Seymour and
Christopher Reeve, who frequently strolled
the beautifully manicured grounds of the
1887 Victorian hotel perched high over the
Straits of Mackinac.
Today, coachmen atop glossy maroon carriages
wait at the hotel entrance, while the
drivers look resplendent in red jackets and
black top hats. Except for a few emergency
vehicles, the Michigan island is car-free.
One of the most popular suites at the hotel
is, not surprising, the " Somewhere in Time "
suite, filled with photos of the movie stars
and other pictures from the film. On a special
October weekend, the hands of time are
turned back to celebrate the movie. As a historian,
Tagatz says the movie holds a special
interest for him. " It's a beautiful movie but,
as a historian, time travel is something in
which I am very interested. The theme of the
movie is that love transcends death and that
is something everyone wants to believe in. "
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