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  • The vibrant interior of the Carleton Varney Suite at Grand Hotel, showing the view from a yellow parlor through to a sitting room with bold red carpet.

Dorothy Draper Design Weekend

Available Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28, 2025

Description

Join us at Grand Hotel for an unforgettable weekend celebrating 100 years of Dorothy Draper & Company and the legacy of one of the most influential American interior designers. Enjoy insider events with the Dorothy Draper & Company team on Saturday morning, Afternoon Tea in The Parlor on Saturday, and a special 100th Anniversary Celebration Reception Saturday evening. Those arriving early on Friday are invited to participate in an afternoon session, “Draper 101: Tea and History of Dorothy Draper & Company.”

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • All resort amenities
  • Special welcome amenity
  • Friday welcome reception
  • Saturday morning insider events with the Dorothy Draper & Company team
  • Saturday Afternoon Tea with the Dorothy Draper & Company team at 2:30 in The Parlor
  • Sunday morning mimosas and farewell toast
  • Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

Those arriving early on Friday are invited to participate in an afternoon session, “Draper 101: Tea and History of Dorothy Draper & Company.”

*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies. **This package is limited to 50 rooms. 

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Tentative Agenda for Dorothy Draper & Company Design Weekend

Friday

September 26, 2025

Draper 101 – Tea & The History of Dorothy Draper & Co.

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Main Dining Room

Welcome Reception

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Baroque

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM – Main Dining Room

Saturday

September 27, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 – 10:00 AM – Main Dining Room

Dorothy Draper & Company Design Workshop

10:00 AM – Grand Pavilion

Lunch on Own

12:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Afternoon Tea & Tour with the Dorothy Draper & Company Designers

2:30 PM – The Parlor

Dorothy Draper & Company 100th Anniversary Celebration

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, East Front Porch

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM – Main Dining Room

Sunday

September 28, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Main Dining Room

Morning Mimosas & Pillow Bar

9:00 AM, Dorothy Draper Home

Prohibition & the Roaring 20s Lecture with Resident Historian Bob Tagatz

10:00 AM, Brighton Pavilion

Suite September is Here

Introducing our all-new Suite September sale, a rare chance to book our most spacious and uniquely designed one- and two-bedroom lakeview suites with breakfast and dinner daily in Grand Hotel’s Main Dining Room, a sweet treat of Mackinac Island fudge, all resort amenities, and no minimum night stay. It’s your chance to experience the simple joy of September on the island, with a little extra “suiteness.”