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After being closed for more than a month, one Upper Peninsula tribal casino will open Wednesday.
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The announcement by Island Resort and Casino in Harris came Friday, one day after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended the stay-at-home order in Michigan through May 28.
Tribal casinos are not under Whitmer’s jurisdiction because they are on reservation land.
Island Resort and Casino, which is operated by the Hannahville Indian Community, has been closed since March 21 and will have been closed for more than six weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The facility will be the first of the 26 Michigan casinos to reopen since they all closed in March because of the pandemic.
Phased-in approach for reopening casino
As first reported by MLive, Island Resort and Casino made the announcement on its website and on Facebook.
There will be a phased-in approach to the opening, with slot machines, select to-go food service, bars, bingo and retail available on Wednesday.
On May 8, golf courses Sage Run and Sweetgrass will open. The hotel will open on May 13.
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According to the announcement, table games and poker will be added later, along with the spa, pool and fitness center at the facility.
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Extra precautions will be taken
Upon arrival, guests will be given a temperature check with an infrared thermometer. A customer with a reading over 100.0degrees will not be admitted.
Masks are encouraged but not required and plexiglass barriers have been placed in the casino to separate guests, the announcement said.
All areas will be sanitized consistently in employee and guest areas and the amount of hand sanitizer dispensers has been increased.
Six feet of social distancing is recommended, and the announcement also asks guests who are not feeling well or are vulnerable to illness to stay home.
There will be no luggage service, valets or shuttles, among other precautions. On the golf course, carts are allowed but rangers will rake the sand traps for you.
COVID-19 cases decreasing in Michigan
Michigan has been one of the hardest-hit states from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The reported total death toll was nearing 3,900 on Friday with more than 42,000 positive cases reported.
The 3,866 deaths are the third-most for a state, but Friday’s 977 reported cases was the lowest daily increase since Monday.
Island Resort and Casino is in Menominee County, which has reported five COVID-19 cases and zero deaths as of Friday, according to the state’s website.
No other casinos have announced openings
Island Resort and Casino is one of 23 tribal casinos in Michigan, which serve as important economic engines for the 12 federally recognized tribes.
Eleven of the state’s tribal casinos are in the U.P. The five Kewadin Casino locations are closed through May 15, while others have not announced firm dates.
Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course, which is operated by the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribe, reopened on Friday, but its Northern Waters Casino Resort in Watersmeet near the Wisconsin border is still closed.
History
In the early 1830’s Peter and Hannah Marksman, a Methodist missionary family founded the Hannahville Indian Mission. A small number of displaced Indians settled in Hannahville during the implementation of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 under the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The Relocation Act moved Indians east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river. Many of these were descendants of the Potawatomi Nation and belonged to the Algonquin family language stock, the largest in North America. The Potawatomi means “Keepers of the Fire”.
The Potawatomi Indians are one of the three tribes making up the Three Fires Confederacy or as it is commonly referred to today as the Three Fires Society. The Three Fires Society consists of the Ojibway, the Ottawa and the Potawatomi tribes. The Ojibway are given the honor or keeping the “Original Teachings” alive and passing these teachings down through upcoming generations. The Ottawas are responsible for the “Provisions and Security” of all the tribes attending gatherings. Making sure that everyone has enough to eat and ensuring the attendees that their meeting place is secure from invasion and disruption is their major responsibility. The Potawatomi Indians are responsible for keeping the “Sacred Fire” alive, as it is the symbol of light and must be kept alive.