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Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts is Petoskey’s original souvenir store, since 1946. Family owned and operated in the heart of downtown Petoskey, Michigan, specializing in Petoskey Stones, mixed stone jewelry, Minnetonka Moccasins, Michigan merchandise, Pendleton, and much more.

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