2020 COPA Mackinac Island VIII
 
Itinerary & Dress Code

 

Dress Code

 

The Grand Hotel as a resort, wants all guests to feel at ease and dress comfortably. During the day, casual resort clothing is appropriate. Prior to 6:30pm please no midriff baring tops, sweatpants or cut-off shorts for ladies. For gentleman no sleeveless shirts, sweatpants, or cut-off shorts.

Every evening at Grand Hotel is a special occasion. After 6:30pm dresses, skirts, blouses, dress sweaters and dress slacks for ladies are preferred, while gentleman are required to wear a suit coat, necktie and dress pants, no denim or shorts. This applies for all areas inside the hotel with the exception of the Cupola Bar. Children 12 years and older are expected to follow the same dress code as adults.

The remainder of the island venues are casual.

 

The weather is generally pleasing and warm. However this far north, be prepared, it can turn unexpectedly cool.


Itinerary

Early Birds arriving Thursday July 16, 2020

To extend your weekend you may wish to arrive Thursday instead of Friday. If you do please join us for the early bird dinner Thursday at 6 pm at the Jockey Club Restaurant just across the street from the hotel. The cost of this dinner will be paid by you individually.

 

Opening Reception & Dinner - Friday July 17

Join us from 6 pm - 7pm for our opening cocktail reception in the Cupola Bar on the 6th floor of the Grand Hotel. This is a cash bar. Dress code is resort casual. Here you can catch up with old friends and meet new ones. At 7pm promptly we will take a taxi to the Chalet in the Woods restaurant. The taxi to the Woods and return to the hotel is included in your registration. Please DO tip the taxi driver. The dinner and your libations will be paid for you individually.


Saturday July 18, 2020


There are no formal activities until dinner so that you have time to enjoy the ambiance of this unique island.

The final Dinner will be in the Grand Hotel itself. We will meet at the Geranium bar for Cocktails from 5:30-6:30 pm. The group photo will be on the front steps of the hotel promptly at 6:35pm. Dinner will follow. Please follow the hotel dress code. Jacket, slacks an tie for gentleman an appropriate evening attire for the ladies. During the cocktail hour the photographer will be on the front porch just outside the Geranium bar. You ma wish to slip out for a private photo as a souvenir. The dinner and your libations will be paid for you individually.

 
 

Sunday July 19, 2020


Check out time at Grand Hotel is 11 AM.

Adieu Until Next Year

We wish you all safe travels on your flight home. We hope you have made some new friends and renewed ties to existing friends.  For that is truly what the Cirrus life is all about.

Marianne and Harry Neel, 2020 Chairpersons

Don Goeckel and Diane Weidner Co-Chairpersons