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24. My neighbor is going to Mackinac Island for her 73rd birthday

Fri May 29, 2026, 06:49 AM

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Lately, I've been thinking how fabulous it would be to visit Mackinac Island and stay in the ritzy, historic and infamously haunted Grand Hotel near the lake!

This hotel checks all the boxes!

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Would you rather spend your vacation at a ritzy hotel or a cabin in the mountains near a lake? [View all] debm55 Thursday OP

Ritzy hotel with a nice breakfast buffet.. displacedvermoter Thursday #1

Thank you very much, displacedvermoter. debm55 Thursday #2

Cabin in the mountains... 2naSalit Thursday #3

Thank you very much, 2naSalit, That sounds refreshing. debm55 Thursday #4

Cabin in the mountains by the lake with my friends and old pupper... (as long as there are no hlthe2b Thursday #5

Yes, that sounds great. Thank you hlthe2b. Enjoy yourself. debm55 Friday #31

Beachfront cottage on a sparsely populated tropical island. sop Thursday #6

Wonderful, sop. Thank you for sharing. I can go for that too. debm55 Friday #38

There is nothing better! OldBaldy1701E Saturday #90

since I already live in an offgrid cabin in the woods with a babbling brook, ShepKat Thursday #7

Fantastic, Thank you very much ShepKat for sharing. Lovely. debm55 Friday #39

A cabin in the mountains! Dave Bowman Thursday #8

Thank you very much, Dave Bowman. Terrific vacation. debm55 Friday #40

A cabin in the mountains please Alpeduez21 Thursday #9

Wonderful , Alpeduez21. I hope you have a great time. debm55 Friday #41

None of the above.. Grey5 Thursday #10

Yes, I build my vacations around museums, TexasBushwhacker Thursday #22

Me too. thank you very much for sharing. Grey5. That would make for a unique vacation debm55 Friday #42

I DO live Traildogbob Thursday #11

Thant is very wonderful, Traildogbob. That is sounds so terrrific. debm55 Friday #43

Ritzy hotel. Aristus Thursday #12

Thank you, Aristus. I would like to stay at a ritzy hotel, but be near the beach or museums. debm55 Friday #66

A ritzy hotel in the mountains near a lake. 2MuchNoise Thursday #13

HAHAHHHHAHAHAH. Me too, Me too. Thank you so much 2MuchNoise. debm55 Friday #50

It depends Bobstandard Thursday #14

I agree. Thank you very much for sharing with us.Bobstandard. debm55 Friday #67

Cozy, comfy cabin. Have already done that a few times and enjoyed it. wnylib Thursday #15

That sounds like you had a very good time. Thank you for sharing your camping trip, wnylib. debm55 Friday #68

Either Maninacan Thursday #16

Depends on where the Ritzy Hotel is. Fla Dem Thursday #17

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH. That sounds great. Thank you , Fla Dem. debm55 Friday #69

Ritzy Hotel ProfessorGAC Thursday #18

Oh you! hahhahhahha. Thank you for sharing with us. ProfessorGAC. debm55 Friday #70

Ritzy hotel in a big city where I can explore MIButterfly Thursday #19

Thank you very much for sharing, MIButterfly. I like that vacation. debm55 Friday #71

A ritzy hotel with great room service, a spa, good restaurants. Polly Hennessey Thursday #20

That sounds wounderful. Thank you for sharing. Polly Hennessey. debm55 Friday #73

A cabin doc03 Thursday #21

Thank you very much, doc03, They are very relaxing. debm55 Friday #75

Cabin in the woods, but no Necronomicon, please. Midnight Writer Thursday #23

Thank you very much, Midnight Writer, for sharing with us. Very relaxing. debm55 Friday #77

My neighbor is going to Mackinac Island for her 73rd birthday Niagara Friday #24

Tell your neighbor... llmart Friday #29

My neighbor does line dancing and travels on cruise ships Niagara Friday #30

The movie is from the 80's I think and stars Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour. llmart Friday #33

I have been there, a couple of times. It is very beautiful. You should go. You won't regret it. Thank you Niagara. debm55 Friday #79

Very nice, Debbie. I've been to Mackinac Island but we didn't stay at the Grand Hotel Niagara Friday #82

I prefer the cabin by the lake. Emile Friday #25

That is beautiful, Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile. debm55 Friday #74

Burke Mountain, VT nt Mopar151 Friday #26

Lovely, Thank you very much for sharing, Mopar151 debm55 Friday #37

Camper WmChris Friday #27

You have it all planned . Thank you very much, WmChris. debm55 Friday #36

I live in a log home in the mountains, blueknight73 Friday #28

Great change of pace, Thank you blueknight73. The best of both worlds. debm55 Friday #35

Ritzy hotel, now days. And I want it in a foreign city. sinkingfeeling Friday #32

Yes!!!! thank you sinkingfeelilng. My choice would be Paris. debm55 Friday #34

Ran across an article last night about a vacation spot that sort of combines them: highplainsdem Friday #44

Oh my, Now that is a dream come true. Thank you very much for posting for me to read. TY highplansdem debm55 Friday #49

I live in the NC BFE, altho not in a cabin, so of those choices, I'll take the ritzy hotel ms liberty Friday #45

I' Take that too. ms liberty. That is wonderful. debm55 Friday #48

I also live justaprogressive Friday #46

Wow, justaprogressive. That sounds beautiful. debm55 Friday #47

A ritzy hotel in the mountains by a lake. Ocelot II Friday #51

Excellent choice. Ocelot II, Thank you for sharing. debm55 Friday #72

Ritzy Hotel Deep State Witch Friday #52

HAHAHHAHHAHA. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Deep State Witch. debm55 Friday #65

Cabin in the mountains for me! MenloParque Friday #53

Oh my, I wish you luck in finding the cabin in the mountains. MenloParque. debm55 Friday #54

Neither LogDog75 Friday #55

Thank you very much, LogDog75. That is very interesting. debm55 Friday #64

Is the lake full of bass? DURHAM D Friday #56

It might be or trout. Thank you DURHAM. debm55 Friday #63

Ritzy Hotel in London or Paris Bluestocking Friday #57

Me too, Bluestocking. I would like Paris. debm55 Friday #62

The lake JMCKUSICK Friday #58

Thank you very much, John. debm55 Friday #61

Home. Flipping burgers.sleeping AllaN01Bear Friday #59

Thank you Bear. debm55 Friday #60

Hotel RandySF Friday #76

HAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you very much, RandySF debm55 Friday #80

Cabin - stayed in enough hotels during my work years - hope to never stay in another....ever. ☮ walkingman Friday #78

I understand, walkingman. Get to that cabin and enjoy yourself. debm55 Friday #81

debm55.......... Upthevibe Friday #83

Thank you very much, Upthevibe. We spent many summers in a cabin we rented. Went fishing, swimming, boating. It was debm55 Friday #86

Ritzy hotel that I don't have to pay the bill for! kimbutgar Friday #84

HAHHAHHAAHAHHA, Thank you, kimbutgar. I agree. debm55 Friday #87

In a medium price hotel in a European city oberle Friday #85

Glorious, Thank you so much for your choice of vacations. oberle debm55 Friday #88

Which one allows dogs? retread Saturday #89

I think most do now. retread debm55 Saturday #91

One of my jobs involved being a "road warrior," flights-hotels-flight-hotels-flight-hotels...I stayed in some very... NNadir Saturday #92

Thank you very much for your post, NNadir. I absolutely agree. debm55 Saturday #93