Grand Hotel
Every day seems like the 4th of July at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel.
A line of flags stand at attention along the “longest porch in the world.”
The total length is 660 feet (200 m).
The patriotic theme is enhanced with bright red geraniums punctuating the glistening
white colors of the hotel, porch chairs, flower boxes and railings.
When it came to designing the cover of Discovered – The Cross of Lorraine there was no question.
The Grand Hotel HAD to be on the cover!
Lining up the Round Island Lighthouse with the Grand required
boating out to a good vantage point and trying not to bounce the camera
while ferry waves tossed the bow rider in choppy waters.
Tawny’s favorite – the Star Line ferry – happened to cruise by during the photo shoot.
The secret to taking these shots on a rocking boat? Experienced sea legs and
setting the camera for “action shots.”
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