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Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Dad on Father's Day

These items can be purchased locally and hours before D-Day (Dad-Day).

Father's Day is Sunday and if this news is coming as a surprise, we suggest you take a gander at these local last-minute gift ideas you can still snag in time for D-Day.

Fore Father

Buy a round of golf for dad and his favorite tee partner. Macomb Township is home to five golf courses, each of which boasts lush greens and offers fairly reasonable rates for nine or 18 holes.

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Pick a Power Tool

Unless dad tells you exactly what he wants and provides bar codes and photos for optimum matchability, it's best to allow him to buy his own power tools.

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Purchase a gift card at one of Macomb's local tool stores: , , or ABC Warehouse.

The Gift of the Great Outdoors

From fishing to biking, boating and golfing, the 13 Huron-Clinton Metroparks offer a wide variety of activities every day of the week. While some of the activities have a fee, almost all events are free with the cost of entry to the park. You could have dad pay $5 every time he visits or you can buy an annual car pass for $25 that will grant entry to all 13 parks.

Father Flicks

"$22.50 to go to a movie?!?" Sound familiar? If that little vein in your dad's neck begins to throb every time he picks up the tab for the family to catch a movie, buying dad a few movie passes could add years to his life.

Take him back to his youth with passes to "The Green Lantern," or err on the side of humor with "The Hangover Part II." Maybe he's a "Mr. Popper's Penguins" guy–no judgment. It's Father's Day, let him see what he wants.

Sweet Fatherhood

Nothing says "I love you" quite like chocolate. Morley Candy is running lots of summer specials on its soda fountain treats and there is always a box of Sanders to tickle dad's taste buds. Add a Hallmark card with a few heartfelt words inscribed inside and bada-bing, you're done.


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