A 2026 Holiday Gift Guide of Michigan Places
Some of us carry Michigan with us wherever we end up, and some of us count the year by trips north. These gifts are for both. Each one holds a real Michigan place: the dunes near Ludington, the red pier lights at Grand Haven, the water below Pictured Rocks, the Upper Falls at Tahquamenon, or the whole mitten with pins on places from Isle Royale to Detroit. Our ornaments are white gloss aluminum, printed on both sides, about 3.5 inches across, with a red ribbon included. The back carries the place name, coordinates and the Mitten Trails mark. Our coaster sets bring the same scenes to the table: four identical coasters, not a mixed set, with a high-gloss MDF top and a cork back. Everything is made to order in the USA. Plain ornaments are ready to gift. Personalized ornaments have two fields, Family name and Second line, up to 18 characters each. If someone you love left Michigan but never really left it behind, this is a small way to send a piece of home.
Michigan Map Ornament (plain)
All of Michigan on one ornament: both peninsulas in pine green, with copper pins on real places from Isle Royale to Detroit. The back carries the place name, coordinates and the Mitten Trails mark.
Tahquamenon Falls Ornament (plain)
A piece of the U.P. for the tree: the tannin-brown Upper Falls at Tahquamenon, foam at the base and snowy hemlocks on both banks. Ready to gift, no name needed.
Sleeping Bear Dunes Ornament (plain)
Summers on the dunes, saved for the tree: the great perched dune dropping to Lake Michigan, with the Manitou Islands on the horizon.
Pictured Rocks Ornament (plain)
For anyone who has stood above that turquoise water: Miners Castle, with its one remaining turret, and the mineral-streaked sandstone cliffs of Lake Superior.
Mackinac Island Ornament (plain)
The view through Arch Rock, the limestone arch high above Lake Huron, framed by the island's lilacs. Printed on both sides, with a red ribbon included.
Grand Haven Lighthouse Ornament (plain)
A Lake Michigan winter for your tree: Grand Haven's red south pier lights and their elevated catwalk, iced up after a winter storm. Ready to gift.
Big Sable Point Lighthouse Ornament (plain)
Sunset on the dunes near Ludington: Big Sable Point Light (1867), the white tower with its black middle band, over Lake Michigan. Ready to gift.
First Christmas in Michigan Ornament, Big Sable Lighthouse
FIRST CHRISTMAS IN MICHIGAN over Big Sable Point Light, with the keeper's house and the dunes at sunset. A first-year tree in a new Michigan house.
Michigan Mitten Map Coaster Set of 4
Four identical coasters, not a mixed set, each with the same map of both peninsulas and its pinned places. A high-gloss MDF top with a cork back that keeps it from sliding.
Tahquamenon Falls Coaster Set of 4
Four identical coasters, not a mixed set, each with the same Upper Falls scene. A high-gloss MDF top with a cork back that keeps it from sliding.