Two Fish Local Gift Guide

Now more than ever before it’s import to shop local & shop small! Here are some of our very favorite items and ways to support our local community.

Gifts

Leelanau Books - Any books of your choosing!

Molly’s - Eden Poncho

Good Harbor Vineyards - Fishtown White

Compass Paper Co - Leelanau Trails Tote Bag

Leland Gal - Navy NOPO Tug Leggings

Manitou Transit - Fishtown Hat designed by Madison Grosvenor

Kristin MacKenzie Design - Towns of 22 Calendar

Memberships and Subscriptions

Leelanau Community Cultural Center at The Old Art Building - Membership (many different options available)

Two Fish Leland - Hygge Seasonal Subscription

Omena U-Cut Flowers - Flower Subscription

Charitable Gifts

5 Loaves 2 Fish - There are 5 Ways to Donate. Learn more HERE

Fishtown Preservation Society - Net Funds for Fishtown

Some of Our Favorite Gift Cards to Give

Riverside Inn

Wool and Honey

Leland Mercantile

Poppy Things

Golden Shoes

Cherry Hill Boutique

This holiday season may feel a little different than years past, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be magical. Shopping in your local community is a way to give the same gift twice. Once to small business owners in your area, and once to the recipient. We hope this guide provides some good inspiration. As always, thank you for your support & please let us know if there’s anything we can do to help! Happy gifting.

Shop Local • Shop Small • Buy Nearby • Shop a Store with a Door

Shop Local • Shop Small • Buy Nearby • Shop a Store with a Door. These are all taglines you’ve probably heard, encouraging you to support your local small businesses.  Never has there been a time when this concept was more important.  Small businesses are, well… small!  We do not have corporate funding and investors to get us through a global pandemic.  We rely mainly on the support of our loyal customers, with a possible small business payroll protection loan thrown in for good measure.  The picture above was taken following our Two Fish team meeting on Thursday.  That’s us – the entire Two Fish team.  All 6 of us, social distancing, wearing our masks, taking things day by day.  Mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, friends. This year our team is small but mighty.  It has been quite a year, and it’s only mid-June.  So many things have changed, yet so many things have stayed the same.  Our loyal customers are still here.  You have all been amazing.  When our physical doors were closed, you placed web orders.  Now that our doors are open again, you are showing up – AND you are still placing orders.  You are getting us through.  Quite frankly, it is hard to be a retailer right now.  We do not want to be the mask/social distancing/hand sanitizer police, but we have been put in that position, and we will keep enforcing those rules to keep everyone – especially our families – safe.  We appreciate the kindness of those that follow the rules and tell us how happy they are that we are open.  Every day, we are doing the best that we can.

The importance of supporting our fellow small businesses has really hit home, and we have been doing just that.  The t-shirt I’m wearing in the picture is from the Leland Merc – in case you can’t read it, it says “Eat – Shop – Love  LOCAL”.  That pretty much sums it up!  At our team meeting, we passed out some cold hard cash to our employees to thank them for all they have done to help team Two Fish this year.  We gave them just one requirement – spend it locally.  So far, they’re having a ball.  Buying tugboat leggings from Leland Gal, a great summer read from Leelanau Books, an iced latte at Blue Boat or a bag of Swedish Fish from the Dam Candy Store – we’re all supporting each other.  After all, we’re all in this together.