Grandpa Shorter's Michigan Gifts and Petoskey Stones

Greetings, you unsuspecting Whos! The Grinch himself will be gracing The Katydid with his prickly presence on December 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 17th from 2 PM to 4 PM. Come get your pictures with the one and only Gr...

Petoskey Chili Trail

It sure is chili outside! On February 18th from 2 - 4PM, over 16 downtown Petoskey businesses will be participating in the Petoskey Chili Trail!...

Winter Wonderland Week

The winters in Northern Michigan can be brutal. Add some fun to your February by visiting Downtown Petoskey for the Winter Wonderland Week! Winter Wonderland Weekend will feature ice carving demonstrations in t...

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 ...

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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