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Find the Best Father's Day Gifts Locally Around Dexter

The Dexter area has an eclectic mix of shops offering ideal gifts for dad. Buy local and support businesses in Dexter.

Father's Day is approaching on Sunday, June 17, and shopping for gifts especially for the dad who has everything can be challenging. Let Dexter merchants help in finding the perfect gift! Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales has a selection of T-shirts ($20), hats and glasses, as well as a selection of beer for the connoisseur in your family. Beer bottles range in price from $8 to $18. Gift cards are also available. For a great gift idea, give dad a Metroparks gift card, which can be used at park golf courses, marinas and interpretive centers, for a variety of services, including golf fees, picnic shelter rentals and more.  Or, if he likes to fish, take dad to Father’s Day Fishing at Hudson Mills Metropark from 1-3 p.m. Sunday. Rods and reels, …

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Dads 'Rock': Share Your Homemade Father's Day Gift Ideas with Patch

We know you have them in a box somewhere; share a photo of your kids' handmade gift for dad and help spread the crafty DIY help!

If you are parents of elementary school children, your countertop is likely overflowing with end-of-year handmade art right about now. Somewhere in the pile, there is likely a Father's Day craft you're more-than-willing to show off. My children, four years apart in school, had the same preschool teacher, so my husband was the proud recipient of not one but TWO "Dad-You-Rock" rocks that double as paperweights. (There's something quite endearing about a rock with your child's smiling face and handwritten signature, right?) We're looking to create a gallery of handmade Father's Day gift ideas, so share your photo here (just click "upload"). Need some inspiration? Here's what Martha Stewart is doing. There are all sorts of ideas on Pinterest. …

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