Honey. It’s sweet. It’s sticky. It tastes really good. But did you know that there is a lot of time, work and energy that goes into making and processing honey?…
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Welcome to Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts Online Store
Petoskey Stones
Petoskey Stones are the official stone of Michigan. Grandpa Shorter’s specializes in one-of a kind Petoskey Stone gifts for all occasions.
Michigan Love
We love Michigan and offer a wide variety of Michigan themed gifts and products as well as items handcrafted locally in our state.
Lake Products
Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts offers an array of Lake themed gifts including hats, shirts, signs and more. We also offer special orders & personalization.
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Voted Northern Michigan’s Favorite Gift Shop
Located in downtown Petoskey in the heart of the historic Gaslight District, on the corner of Lake & Petoskey Streets.
Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts, founded in 1946, has been serving the Petoskey community and its visitors for 70 years, and through three generations of the Shorter family. We are proud to continue the tradition of carrying Minnetonka Moccasins and Petoskey Stones like we’ve done since 1946.
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Whenever Hank Williams, Jr. asks if I’m “ready for some football,” I always answer “yes!” So with each passing day more tinged by the color and scent of autumn, along…
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It’s mid-September and the weather has been absolutely gorgeous here in Northern Michigan. We finally have our Indian Summer. I spent much of the weekend at the ice rink looking…
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Sometimes, when I sit on the summer front porch and look out at the Round Island Lighthouse on the other side of the Straits of Mackinac, I imagine what it…
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School starts this week and in my book it is officially fall! The last week the temps have fluctuated with cool 50 degree mornings and 80 degree afternoons. I’m hoping…
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