We had measurable snowfall in October. November was rainy and downright balmy. December is lurking just around the corner and with it some winter weather. The Mining Journal showed a picture of a man surfing (yes surfing) yesterday in Lake Superior near Marquette.
Alas, all of this is simply a mirage for those [...]

Very rarely someone will email or call me and tell me that our online shopping cart doesn’t work because it will not accept the address of the person they want to send a gift basket. Every time someone has brought this to my attention I have had to do some digging to see what [...]

I put up our Christmas lights last Friday with temperatures in the upper 50s. It hasn’t been that warm when I have put up our Christmas lights in about three years. It was not a coincidence that that was one of the most enjoyable times I have had putting up the lights.
Anyway, it [...]

Wherever you are at this time of the year you can always find a station or two (or three or four - you get the picture) playing nothing but Christmas music. I don’t remember radio stations playing Christmas music this far in advance of Christmas when I was a kid. It seemed like [...]

Here are the details on the shipping deadlines for the Christmas 2006 shipping season. You can also find the details on our website here.
Don’t forget that you can place your order now and we will hold it for shipment until December 18th so it will arrive just before Christmas. It is [...]

Today, November 27, 2006, when you order $50 or more in gift baskets we will ship your order for FREE! There are not any codes or coupons necessary. If you have more than $50 in your shopping cart you will not be charged shipping during the checkout process.
This is a special [...]

That’s right. We have a new feature in our online store this year that gives you the option to place your Christmas orders early and have us make sure they get to their destinations just before Christmas!
After you have placed a basket (or two) in your shopping cart and you are ready to checkout, [...]

This spring the city of Detroit hopes to have an online auction for seats, signs, and any other salvageable items from the historic Tiger Stadium. The hope is that the auction will be structured in such a way that a few buyers will not be able to purchase the bulk of the items and [...]

With Thanksgiving merely a couple of days away (man did that ever sneak up on me this year!) my thoughts have turned to what I am most thankful for. There are numerous things for which I am thankful, but I will only include ten for space purposes here.
Feel free to add some of the [...]

If you have ever heard “Rusty Chevrolet” or “The Second Week of Deer Camp” then you are familiar with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula’s own - Da Yoopers music and comedy group. Well, Da Yoopers also have a store in Ishpeming called “Da Yooper’s Tourist Trap & Museum” which was burglarized over the weekend.
Someone drove their [...]