Known for their integrated colors and patterns, collectors are often amazed at agates that wind up on Upper ... Rockhounding, a cooler name for rock collecting, is a favorite pastime for visitors and ...

Few people know that answer better than Cody Wiedenbein, founder of Michigan Rockhounds ... where historic Fishtown is located now. There, Upper Peninsula-mined raw iron ore was heated to extreme ...

West Michigan beaches are great for rockhounds, Cooper said ... you get more of the rocks that are from the (Upper Peninsula),” Cooper said. The Great Lakes were formed due to melting glaciers ...

We talked with rock hound Amy Hites, the co-administrator of the Facebook community Michigan Rockhounding, for insider tips on the best beaches, weather and seasons for rock hunting. Hint ...

Popular Michigan ... Upper Peninsula lakeshores. Known for its diversity and beauty, an agate stone is a form of quartz. It can be translucent and in some cases completely transparent ...

Rockhounding, a cooler name for rock collecting, is a favorite pastime for visitors and residents who live in northern Michigan. Agates are formed when gas bubbles in lava leave a hole in the ...