[2] List of Trustees Board[7] In fall 1972, Humbard opened his Mackinac College to 140 students who were hoping to study in a Christian environment and maybe go skiing.
[8] The Cathedral of Tomorrow's acquisition of properties on Mackinac Island in April 1971 was part of an expanded growth push by Rex Humbard.
Humbard's twin goals had been to open a revitalized Mackinac College and to develop Stonecliffe as a Christian retreat and winter ski resort.
[4] In the fall of 1971, Humbard had bulldozers go to work on Mackinac Island's far West Bluff at Stonecliffe to clear old-growth cedar for downhill ski slopes.
[2] In 1977, Humbard sold it for $1.3 million to the Loewi Realty Company, Milwaukee, in association with Jeff DeGayner of Arlington Heights, Ill.[11] The name was changed to Mackinac Hotel and Conference Center.
[9] The Robert Pulte family finally purchased Stonecliffe and they continue to run the Inn, having added many amenities to the property,[14]