Mackinac  

 Sundial: 183
State/Province:  Michigan Country:  USA
Dial Type:  Horizontal Dial Condition:  Good
  Latitude and Longitude: 45° 51.0703' N  84° 37.480' W
Location:
  • Mackinac Island near the Jockey Club restaurant, just across Cadotte Avenue from the Grand Hotel. Dial originally in front of the Grand Hotel, but moved.
 
Description:
  • ca 16 in. square brass horizontal dial. Hours from 5am to 7pm in Roman numerals. Arrows radiate from the foot of the gnomon to each hour and three stars are located at the south end of the gnomon. The dial originally sat on a sightly tapered white concrete square pillar. When the dial was moved near the Jockey Club, the pedestal was redone in a square wood column painted white. A memorial plaque original on the south side of the pedestal is now on the east side. The dial was erected in memory of James R. Hayes, manager of The Grand Hotel from 1890 to 1900. The dial now sits in a small brick plaza.
 
General Information:Inscription:
  • Owner: The Grand Hotel
  • Plaque on east side of dial:
    THIS MEMORIAL
    is erected
    in memory of
    JAMES R. HAYES
    1854 - 1926
    by
    THE HOTEL MEN
    of
    MICHIGAN
    July 3. 1927
  • Designer: unknown
  • Builder: Underwritten by The Hotel Men
  • Construction Date: Dedicated July 3, 1927
 

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