<P> 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, Russian presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, inventor Thomas Edison, and author Mark Twain . </P> <P> Grand Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation . </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> <P> 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 . </P>

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