<P> 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 $79.97 -- 133.28 in 2016 ) . </P>
<P> 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 $79.97 -- 133.28 in 2016 ) . </P>
who built the grand hotel on mackinac island
who built the grand hotel on mackinac island
the Mackinac Island Hotel Company
the Mackinac Island Hotel Company