Jill Schultz

Welcome friends! We are only days away from April and with spring usually comes wedding showers followed by weddings. Northern Michigan is such a beautiful area year round and with that a gorgeous place to host your wedding shower and have your actual wedding. A few weeks ago we thought outside the ...
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Hello again friends and happy Tuesday! I'm back and today I'm featuring a new Grandpa Shorter's employee for the month of March! This hardworking employee often works tirelessly behind the scenes at Grandpa Shorter's and is sometimes even the store handyman. Ever wonder who handles the products bef...
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Hello friends! Today on the blog I'm bringing you an easy and delicious recipe for you to share on Easter morning or any weekend morning. This danish is a snap to put together and only requires a few ingredients. Plus, it's versatile. You can swap out the Brownwood Farms Cherry Butter from Grandpa...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Can you believe it's St. Patty's Day already? What a great day and the sun is shining up here in Petoskey. It's a tad chilly but our snow is melting rapidly and Easter is only a few weeks away AND the kids won't have to search for Easter eggs in several feet of s...
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Getting married in Northern Michigan or thinking about it? Let us help you! We've been here since 1946 so I think we know these parts of the woods for getting married like the back of our hands. There are lots of places to get married in Petoskey and surrounding areas. Many people choose the Pe...
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Happy Tuesday everyone! The sun is shining and it's gorgeous here in Northern Michigan. And, warm!!! I hope this weather sticks! St. Patty's day is already next Tuesday, March 17th! Crazy and fun! Anything to break the mid-winter blah's! Last week on the blog I shared a yummy and easy Andes Mint Ch...
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Hi everyone! Last week Colleen shared her great-grandmother's Irish Soda Bread recipe, and today on the blog I'm sharing with you one of my go-to recipes for when you want something homemade and chocolaty. This cookie recipe is the perfect easy dessert for St. Patty's day but I also love that it is ...
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Hello friends! Spring is so close, I can almost taste it! We keep having these extremely frigid days but then every once in a while we will have a day (like yesterday) that will be in the mid-20's and it's almost spring like! Only someone from Michigan be crazy like that and think spring weath...
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Northern Michigan is widely known for its famous whitetails and hunting season come mid-November of every year. What is the first thing you think of when you hear whitetails? I often think immediately of my husband leaving for hunting camp for several weeks and often bringing home enough venison to...
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope wherever you are that you are staying warm! We had another 3 day weekend here in Petoskey due to the temperature being -32 on Friday morning. Brrrrrrr!!!!! Today's blog post brings you something a little different and something a little fun here on the Grandpa Shorter'...
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