In their Up North song “Sirens,” Petoskey’s Michigan Rattlers sing about the hypnotizing effects of winter driving, how the snow–or other winter weather–can be a driver’s undoing if the hands…
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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.
Latest Posts From The Grandpa Shorter's Blog
Hello December, welcome back! We are a few days in and the holidays are officially here. Petoskey’s Downtown Holiday Parade was last weekend and this Friday evening, December 7th is…
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Tis the season for kindness. The season for spreading joy and doing good deeds. Throughout the month of December, Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts, invites you to spot the #PetoskeyElf throughout…
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Wherever I go, I’m always on the hunt for history. This need to know though, is just as important when I’m comfortably at home. And what’s great about living in…
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My friends and I sometimes laugh that when there’s nothing left to talk about, how we turn to the weather for conversation. In Michigan of course, particularly Northern Michigan, when…
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