As part of what has been a $100 million five-year renovation project, the Grand Hotel enlisted the help of Dorothy Draper & Co. to help give the historic retreat a refresh.

Located on Mackinac Island, where motorized vehicles have been banned since 1898, the Michigan resort has a storied past and the New York-based design company has been part of that. Many overnighters remember it for having the world’s longest porch at 660 feet, and others remember the bold, colorful and exuberant interiors. In the 1970s, Dorothy Draper’s former leader Carleton Varney first went to work at the 332,500-square-foot hotel after being tasked with tuning up the Parlor, the Main Dining Room and the Audubon Bar. Now his son Sebastian, who is managing partner at the company, leads the charge in those same areas

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