Grandpa Shorter's Michigan Gifts and Petoskey Stones

Quack Walk Sale: April 19th – April 21st Get ready for a quack-tastic shopping extravaganza in Petoskey! From April 19th to April 21st, join us for the Quack Walk Sale, where four beloved local busine...

Petoskey Steel Drum Band

The Petoskey Steel Drum Band brings their unique sound to the following events in Michigan this summer. This group of about 40 students performs a blend of Caribbean steel drum music with contemporary tunes. Th...

Pajama Party

PETOSKEY- It’s a Pajama Party and You’re Invited! Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts, located at 301 E Lake Street in Petoskey, will be hosting a Pajama Party November 24th starting at 8:00am! Do you love exclusive ...

Petoskey Band Program Fundraiser

PETOSKEY- ‘Tis the season to give and give back! Join us at Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts and The Katydid on Lake Street in Petoskey for a night of shopping to support the Petoskey Band Program! After the parade ...

St. Patrick’s Puzzling Party

Celebrate with your friends and family at this new event! Love puzzles? Love snacks? Love drinks? Put it all together on this night of fun and join The Katydid for our St. Patrick’s Day Puzzling Party! This e...

Letters to the Easter Bunny

March 1st – 30th, 2024 – Grandpa Shorter’s Exclusive Did you know that the Easter Bunny, just like Santa, loves to get letters from fans? Yep! So, write a letter to the Easter Bunny and drop it of...

Easter Events

Easter Bunny Pictures with Kids March 29th, 2025: Easter Bunny visits at GSG. 9:30AM-11:30AM, 1PM-3PM Bring your camera and your kiddos for fun with the Easter Bunny. Receive a treat from the Easter Bunny. Ap...

Three Generations of Entrepreneurship, Tradition & General Mishaps

This is the story about Grandpa Shorter's Gifts

Believe it or not, it all starts with a grandpa. My grandpa’s grandpa in fact. Homer Shorter moved to Northern Michigan in 1860, just a few years after white settlers began to homestead Emmet County. He homesteaded on the banks of the Maple River in 1885 where he stayed until his death in 1932. The Emmet County Graphic called him a “Pioneer Resident of the County”.

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