Soaring Eagle Casino
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The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, located on the Saginaw, Chippewa Indian Tribe reservation, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, is a gaming aficionado’s Heaven on Earth. Native American reservation casinos are exempt from state statutes regarding the building of casinos, and the laws that cover their operations. Due to this, Soaring Eagle has lowered the age for entrance to the casino to 18. However, the drinking age still remains at 21. The tribe council decided to lower the gambling age allowing the many college students in the area access.
Soaring Eagle can hold its own when compared to any of the Vegas Strip’s extravagant resorts. The entire complex is appointed in a Native American woodland themed motif. From the wool carpets on the floors, to the stained glass windows throughout the hotel, the Anishnabe Culture is depicted everywhere. The resort boasts over $2 million worth of Native American artwork exhibited throughout the property.
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The Hotel
The hotel consists of 514 spacious rooms. A visitor has the choice of a one or two bedroom suite, a unique parlor room, a fireplace or wet bar and Jacuzzi tubs. The rooms have been designed with the guest in mind.
- Terra cotta terrazzo floors
- Irish carpeting
- Solid brass fixtures
- Custom wall coverings
- Stained glass artwork
- Hand carved cherry woodwork
The Soaring Eagle not only caters to gaming and accommodations, but also offers more than 60,000 square feet of meeting and banquet facilities.
- Two private hospitality suites.
- Private boardroom.
- All meeting rooms engineered for sound avoidance.
- Each meeting and banquet room equipped with its own climate control.
- Clean air filtration system.
- State of the art audio-visual equipment.
- Advanced sound and light technology.
- Highly trained and experienced banquet staff.
- Wide variety of banquet menus to choose from, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and appetizers.
- Entertainment center that has nearly 40,000 sq. ft. of space.
The Casino
Soaring Eagle Casino is the largest in the Midwest.
- Over 4300 slot machines, ranging from a penny to $25, with many progressives. Includes: reel games, video poker, video keno, and multi-game machines.
- 37 black jack tables with limits from $5 to $1000. Royal match side bets available.
- Craps
- Roulette
- Bingo-new electronic do-it-yourself machines. High tech touch screens that allow the player to use randomly picked numbers, or choose their own. Bingo Club members can even store chosen numbers for future games.
- Private poker room with 18 tables. Includes: hold em’, Omaha, 7-card stud and pineapple.
The casino also offers Kid’s Quest, a lively supervised entertainment center for kids 6 months to 12 years.
Dining
- Water Lily Restaurant offers fine dining with American regional cuisine.
- Firefly Buffet offers full service buffet service with an extravagant seafood buffet on Friday, and brunch on the weekends.
- Little Eagle Café is a full service snack bar, offering all the fast food favorites: burgers, hot dogs, pizza, fries, nachos, soups and sandwiches.
- Siniikuang is a first class steak house and pub, offering every type of steak imaginable, along with a wide selection of seafood and chicken.
- The deli has a fine selection of deli sandwiches, including subs.
- Full room service is available 24 hours a day.
Events
The Soaring Eagle offers first class concerts, headlined by some of the most famous comics, bands and sports figures in the entertainment field. The venue has been nominated three years running, by the Academy of Country music for best venue.
The Ziibiwing Center
The center was created to educate and enlighten people about the history and culture of the Anishinabek people of the Great Lakes. The museum has many permanent and changing exhibits, lectures and workshops for visitors of all ages. A gift shop is available to purchase Native American items.