BRAINERD — The Cuyuna Rock, Gem and Mineral Society is bringing its annual Gem and Mineral Show to the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds Saturday, May 13, and Sunday. The show will feature more than 50 ...

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — On a cold, blustery day in April, Bel and I headed to the North Shore to meet up with a rock star named Taylor, or as he’s known on social media, “Agate Dad.” Taylor is famous in ...

Agates are formed from silica solutions filling gas bubbles in lava rocks, creating bands of color. The best time to find agates in Michigan is after a storm. Popular Michigan agate hunting locations ...

In a full day's search on the last day of March, Mike Jacobs of Monticello and I found 121 agates. That seemed a lot to an amateur like me, whose agate hunting has been largely confined to looking ...

BRAINERD — The Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Mineral Society will host the annual Agate and Mineral Show May 11-12. The show is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 11 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12 at the Crow ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost Whitefish Point.