Sometime during the month of June, Dipper and his twin sister Mabel were sent north up the coast to the small town of Gravity Falls, Oregon, to stay with their Great Uncle Stan (whom the twins call 'Grunkle Stan'.) Stan runs a tourist trap named the Mystery Shack which doubles as and was originally his house.
He also attended Eggbert Elementary with his sister. He is also known to have been teased about his birthmark by other children until he started hiding it, which may be how he earned his nickname when he was no older than five. Since he was young, his favorite holiday has been Halloween, of which his favorite part is trick-or-treating with Mabel. At a young age, Dipper's mother would dress him up in a lamb costume and have him perform his signature song and dance, the ' Lamby Lamby Dance.' He and Mabel were raised nonreligious, but celebrate all holidays at his sister's insistence. His family lives in Piedmont, California.
