THE GRAND HOTEL
THE GRAND HOTEL
THE GRAND HOTEL IS ONE OF THE PREMIER HOTELS IN THE WORLD. IT IS A SEASONAL HOTEL, OPENING IN MAY AND CLOSING IN LATE OCTOBER. THE AUTHOR WORKED THERE, ON ONE OF HIS FIRST JOBS, FOR MR. ALAN SAWYERS WHO OPERATED A GREENHOUSE AND DID THE LANDSCAPING AND PLANTING FOR THE HOTEL.
IN 1947 MGM MADE A MOVIE ON THE ISLAND AND IT CENTERED AROUND THE GRAND HOTEL. THERE ARE STORIES ABOUYT THE AUTHOR AND HIS FRIENDS GETTING CAUGHT SNEAKING INTO THE POOL AT THE HOTEL AND THE CONSEQUENCES.
THE HOTEL WAS OPENED IN 1887 AND WAS BUILT BY THE RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP COMPANIES,S TO EXPAND THE TOURIST TRADE IN THE AREA. MORE I N THE BOOK..
IN 1947 MGM MADE A MOVIE ON THE ISLAND AND IT CENTERED AROUND THE GRAND HOTEL. THERE ARE STORIES ABOUYT THE AUTHOR AND HIS FRIENDS GETTING CAUGHT SNEAKING INTO THE POOL AT THE HOTEL AND THE CONSEQUENCES.
THE HOTEL WAS OPENED IN 1887 AND WAS BUILT BY THE RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP COMPANIES,S TO EXPAND THE TOURIST TRADE IN THE AREA. MORE I N THE BOOK..