Grand Hotel Announces Sponsorship of Lighthouses on The Mag Mile

Grand Hotel will serve as a sponsor this summer for Lighthouses on The Mag Mile, a world class public art display celebrating access and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Lighthouses on the Mag Mile is being conducted by The Chicago Lighthouse in partnership with Huber Financial Advisors, LLC; and many other visionary businesses and individuals, including The Magnificent Mile® Association.

“We’re honored to support this initiative along Chicago’s renowned Magnificent Mile this summer,” said Dan Musser III, President and owner of Grand Hotel. “The Chicago Lighthouse organization does amazing work for the visually impaired and disabled communities and we’re looking forward to the opportunity to support their work through sponsoring a beautiful lighthouse. My wife, Marlee Brown, chose Freidman Place, a non-profit Supportive Living Program to design Grand Hotel’s lighthouse and we can’t wait for it to be on display for the public.”

Highlighting this free exhibition, which takes place from June 19 through August 11, will be more than 50 six-foot tall lighthouse sculptures along famed North Michigan Avenue. Many of the sculptures, which will catch the public’s eye and capture their hearts, will be designed by people with disabilities. Millions of visitors will see these beautifully designed art displays and ask themselves: How can I be part of access and inclusion for people with disabilities?

These inspired artists along with more than 40 sponsoring business leaders have risen to the challenge put forward by Chicago Lighthouse CEO, Dr. Janet Szlyk: “We all have a powerful role to play to make inclusion possible for people with disabilities. The challenge is to find your own sphere of influence and use it!”

Self-guided tours of the lighthouses which includes the artists speaking about their access and inclusion concept will be available by downloading OTOCAST. For enhanced audible wayfinding, download AWARE. To learn more, please contact Angela D’Antonio, Marketing Director, at (312) 447-3246 or visit lighthousesonmagmile.com.

Grand Hotel is located on Mackinac Island, Michigan, where there are no motorized vehicles and the island is only accessible by ferry or airplane. The hotel is open from the first weekend in May through the end of October. The 393-room hotel is third-generation family-owned, a National Historic Landmark, and a proud member of Historic Hotels of America. Grand Hotel, America’s Original Grand Hotel, has been one of America's premier summer vacation spots since it opened on July 10, 1887, to receive summer vacationers who arrived by lake-steamer or by rail. Throughout its history, Grand Hotel has hosted dignitaries from around the country and the world, including five U.S. presidents.