Hunting Cape Breton Sea Glass With Mike! Plenty Of Amazing Finds & Helpful Sea Glass Archaeology!

Welcome back to another awesome episode of Sea Glass Archaeology!
Today I found a little bit of everything & had a pile of insight to share about my finds making this my most complete video adventure to date! (Including how to tell if your find is Glass or Plastic!)
I can't thank everyone enough for sharing your time, love & letting me know you appreciate the information!
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Thanks everyone for your positive support & love! 🧡 It brings me so much joy to connect with kind hearted people from across the globe. Feel free to leave a comment or question & I'll be more than happy to reply!
Fun Facts about me:
~ I’ve never owned a vehicle (Or Drivers license)
~ Smartphone either
~In 2008 I sold my home in Calgary Alberta & moved over 5000 kilometers to a place I’d never been after deciding life was too short & have been making things up ever since, living free and on my own terms connected to nature. (I'd never seen or heard of sea glass before moving to a road which turns to dirt, then falls into the sea, however its discovery was inevitable as its everywhere!)
~ My first 2 summers on Cape Breton were spent working on a farm, living in a tent next to a cornfield. We had to walk a kilometre to the farmhouse & back everyday for water, showering when it rains or the closest body of water (side note, I learned quickly soap won’t lather with saltwater!).🙃
Those experiences further enhanced my appreciation for life’s simplicities & the importance of living on ones own terms…1000 generations have led to these moments (Long days spent on my knees harvesting are probably why I’m such a good picker!)
~ I'm probably listening to the year"1993" (The music of my youth) although the years which surround it are awesome as well!
~ I’ve never had a resume
~ I'm Left handed (Teaching myself music everything was upside-down!)
~ I spend under $100 on clothing a year. ( Which you might of noticed)
~ I spend $0.00 on takeout food a year however do appreciate the tastes of each and every restaurant chain.
~ Everyday I walk my doggies (off leash by the sea or through the woods) a minimum of 10kms a day. Since moving to Cape Breton we’ve walked the equivalent of earths circumference together without leaving the island! 🌎
~ My 120 year old (one bedroom) home doesn’t have a dryer, or bathtub, or foundation. During the coldest winter chill I’ve gone weeks without running water. It’s “cottage living” year round. A small brook runs behind my home, it’s an ancient game trail once used by indigenous people and despite urbanization any animal imaginable can follow the stream past my window to my amazement…growing up in Montreal the largest undomesticated animal I’d ever encountered was a squirrel.
~ As a youth I wanted to be John Lennon & his words & message have always spoke dearly to me heart.
~ That being said, I live my life like a Beatles song & do my best to “Radiate Everything I Am” without fear & be the change I want to see In the world .
~ Born & raised Anglophone in Montreal, I speak French as well & learned enough Spanish, Croatian & Arabic to get myself into conversations which are over my head but good fun!
~ I don’t eat meat with the exception of when kind neighbors leave a food basket on my front step, then I won’t waste it.
~ In person my excitement level is greatly amplified, no matter the activity.
~ Mostly, If you think I’m passionate about sea glass, you should see me with my children & the special relationship we have. They are my destiny & life’s greatest gift!
~ If you've made it this far theirs's one more thing I wanted you to know however its not easy for me to say:
Every moment I struggle with the Symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome, which might help with understanding why I'm so passionate, have a great memory, a terrible grip & live the life of a sea hermit, safe for my children. (Also always have music on as it helps keep me "out" of my head).
I've such a deep rooted connection to the world around me. Each and every one of you mean so very much to me, I cant thank you enough for your love and positive support!
The world is a better place when we're able to treat a stranger like an old friend and make them feel good about themselves!
Oceans of love all! 🧡
Mikee

[@colombecouture7974]

I love the sound of the ocean. I could just fall asleep.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I agree Colombe! 🌊 On a calm night the sound of the waves crashing onshore wakes me up and makes me smile, it’s one of my favourite parts about living here! 🧡

[@bernadettepierce8020]

This blue hobnail piece is memorable for sure

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Thanks Bernadette!🌅 I agree! 💙💙💙

[@katherineashley5712]

Again, a peaceful experience watching your videos. Thank you.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

🧡 Thanks so much for your kindness and letting me know you enjoy my adventures Katherine! 🧡 It’s my absolute pleasure and privilege to share with you and knowing they’re peaceful to watch makes my day!🌅 Hugs my friend! 🧡

[@bernadettepierce8020]

the picture is good and the cute little roundish colored finds are interesting to see. Besides you are so upbeat that it is all good

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Awe!🧡 Thanks as always for making me smile with your kind words Bernadette!🙏 Although we’ve not yet met in person I feel so connected to you!🌅 Upbeat is the only way to be, to live every moment with passion, enthusiasm, and commitment!💫 Hugs Bernadette! 🧡

[@colombecouture7974]

Good day Mike. Always nice to see your video.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi Colombe! 🧡 Thanks so much for sharing your time and enjoying this adventure my friend! 🌅 I’m always so happy to sea your name in the comments & know I have your support! 💫

[@clarahodgson3642]

Your enthusiasm is contagious! Happy to discover you tonight! Arkansas, America

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there Clara! 🌅 I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying my video adventures! 🧡 Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know, it means so much to me and I can’t wait to get back out on the shorelines now that my tourist season has ended! Hugs! 🧡

[@bernadettepierce8020]

Beautiful finds today

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

This was a stellar day for Beachcombing Bernadette!🌅 Thanks for coming along on the adventure with me! 🧡

[@sylviafeen9340]

Wow. You make my back hurt!! Beautiful finds!!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

😉 Too cute Sylvia! My time spent working on a farm definitely helped me hone this “on my knees, human dredge” technique I find so successful! Hugs my friend! 🧡

[@johnandersen8998]

Building a library of dump diggers, marble hunters, arrowhead finders and seaglass pickers and just found your uploads. Subscribed and enjoying each video. Sea glass professor! I’m indoors in the California desert because the heat’s been in the upper 110’s but seeing the sea and hearing the surf is very refreshing! Thanks!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

This may be the kindest compliment I’ve ever read John, thank you so much!….Sea Glass Professor! I absolutely love knowing you’ve included me into your library of modern day treasures hunters, it’s an absolute honour to share my finds and the stories behind them with you! 110 degrees you say! I’d have to turn my oven on and leave the door open on the hottest day of the year to get my home that hot & can’t begin to imagine how difficult daily life must be like in such extreme heat!

[@tinkerbellblue5142]

Just got home from sea-glass hunting, and here you are, sea-glass hunting, great finds 👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥰, hugs for the boys 🤗🤗

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi Tinkerbell! I’m so glad to hear you were out enjoying this beautiful June day as well!💫 I’d love to “sea” what you find, too bad we’re not allowed to post comment photos! Thanks for your warm wishes! The children and I were just out playing street hockey, loving life!🌅 Hugs &. love right back at you! 🧡

[@bernadettepierce8020]

Beautiful pieces today.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Thanks Bernadette! 🧡 I wish every day was packed with awesome finds like these!💫

[@tinaharbit1806]

Absolutely love your videos!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi Tina!🧡 I absolutely love having your support and sharing with you! 🌅

[@jessicasheppard2339]

Half way through the video, and so jealous!!🤣

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi Jess!🧡 Please don’t be jealous!☀️ Looking back at the day it wasn’t my biggest score by any means however I just loved the variety of finds and what we could learn from them!💫 I hope you’re out hunting treasures with your family as well! 🌅

[@neesr13]

Nice vid. Good to see you again. Love the special pieces you found. Can't wait to see what you do with the "tinys".

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi Neesr! 🧡 It’s it’s so nice to be back! Thank you for sharing your time spend watching this video! ( I’m approaching full length film status! 🙃) I loved these finds as well! Especially as this was a day where I wasn’t sure if I’d find anything but tinies! 💫 Hopefully I’ll be able to share a glimpse of what becomes of my tinies sometime in the near future!

[@kerry-anne39]

I love your sea glass adventures, thank you for sharing these treasures💦

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there Kerry-Anne! 🧡 I’m so glad to hear you enjoy my sea glass adventures! 🌅 It’s my pleasure to share with you and I truly appreciate your friendship and support (And time to enjoy this ever-so long Beachcombing adventure!) 💫

[@kerry-anne39]

@@SeaGlassArchaeology 🌊💦✌

[@patifagan6774]

Another excellent video.good job

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi Pati! 🌅 Thank you for sharing your time in watching this most recent adventure my friend! 🧡 I’m so glad you enjoyed it as it might be my favourite video yet & took quite some time to put together! 💫 Sunshine and hugs my friend! 🧡

[@deedorothypapineau6920]

This is my second comment today and I must say, after reading your bio, I can understand your speediness much better. I hit Subscribe and wish you all the best. I hope you and your family are safe and sound away from hurricane Fiona’s blast. Take care.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Thank you so much for caring! I’m ok, my home wasn’t damaged (many around me were) It’s the end of my 4th day without power, and it’s estimated at least another 5 more days until. Cruise ships are cancelled as well…finally I’ve a free moment (to edit together a video) but no battery life to do so. Knowing you care means so very much to me. Thank you, I look forward to the end of my tourist season, and the beginning of my Beachcombing season more then I ever knew possible! Hugs! 🌅🧡☀️

[@karenmacdonald1359]

The sky behind you at the 30 minute mark is remarkable! Another information packed video I will watch again. Thanks Mike!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I agree Karen! 🧡 Often when editing these videos together I marvel at the sky’s behind me! 🌅 Thank you so much for letting me know you enjoyed the insight from this video! 🙏 while there wasn’t an abundance of amazing finds I certainly had plenty to share! Hugs my friend! 🧡

[@HuskyHuey]

Great video, Mike!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Thanks so much for letting me know you enjoyed this video adventure Huey! 🌅 I enjoyed the finds brought by the tide very much as well! 🧡 Quite the eclectic assortment! 💫

[@oceanluvngal]

There is so much to take in in this video Mike that I've already watched it twice! Love your opalescent hobnail find. It was very interesting to learn how opalescent glass is made. I can hardly believe you found yet another of those incredible orange pieces! I hope the tractor light lead pans out, it will be exciting to confirm the source. All the seaglass tinies you were picking remind me of my experiences beachcombing in Souris, PEI.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I’m absolutely honoured you watched this video twice & appreciated it that much my ocean loving friend! 🧡 While today’s finds collectively wouldn’t even make my top 100 overall hauls since moving here in 2008 this might be my favourite video to date as I had so much to share about my finds & sharing knowledge is why I assembled these videos together, it brings me so much joy to enhance the seaglassing experience!💫 I’m absolutely blown away I found that orange piece, we were talking about it over the months! I definitely believe in the laws of sea glass attraction (not to mention that incident with the 4th red a few months ago when I was photographing the 3 tiny reds) but understand Scientifically speaking it’s the 4th I’ve now recovered making it one every 4 years on average (however we’re talking 1000s & 1000s of hours on my knees!). Hopefully I’ll get to pick tinies with you out in Souris in 2022, I’m honoured to be taking part virtually, just submitted my videos! 🙏 Thanks for your love my friend! Sending sunshine & hugs your way! 🌅

[@sharon1775]

This is the best Mike, venturing on the shore,with your agenda and all the ins and outs of where these attractions are and where they started.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Awe! 🧡 Thanks so much Sharon! 🌅 Your kind words absolutely mean the world to me! 💫 Thank you for appreciating this video adventure and sharing your time and heart with me! 🧡

[@sirius.bloom.]

i discovered your channel today and i love it! i love the way you explain the story behind each piece, making them even more special! also i love the way you get so happy over marbles or pieces that are rare. as a sea glass collector myself, i totally understand😅. thank you for doing these amazing videos, take care and stay safe💙💙🌊🐚

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there strawberry! ❤️ Thanks so much for letting me know how much you enjoy my video beachcombing adventures & the knowledge shared about my finds! 🌅 It’s so awesome how a love for Beachcombing treasures brings kind hearted people together from across the globe! 💫 I’m glad to hear you have a spot to hunt sea glass in as well, it might be the worlds greatest, most inclusive pastime! Your kind words mean so much to me, my tourist season is over, I can’t wait to get back on the shorelines! 🌊🌊 Hugs and sunshine my new friend! 🌅

[@pamelabriegel6438]

I would really like to view some of your creations. Do you ever share those? Love all your knowledge/historical info. Glass On!

[@daisymay4183]

What a sea glass picking day for you. That aqua piece with the brown strains in it soo beautiful and all those tiny pieces. You are so dedicated to your craft and to your KZbin viewers. Thanks for taking me to the beach😄

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there Daisy May! 🧡 It’s absolutely a pleasure to share my adventures with you, I only wish I’d begun sharing these videos many many years ago. 💫 That Amber stained find was my “ace find” from the day & after sorting out all the tinies from the pebbles it hardly seems I spent an hour hunting them down! 🙃 Thank you for sharing your time and coming to the beach with me! 🧡

[@jaclynkalarjian7855]

I’m a new sea glass hunter and I love your channel- I’m learning so much!!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there Jaclyn! 🌅 Thank you so much for letting me know how much you enjoy my videos & the knowledge shared!🧡 Your positive words mean the world to me! ☀️ Happy hunting and hugs my new friend! 🧡

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I’d love to help wit your find however am not on Reddit, feel free to send a few photos my way via my Facebook page (the link is in the video description!)

[@cricket6410]

Excellent! Hope you’re out again soon.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I as well hope to be out again soon hunting treasures Eileen! 🙏 My “Sea Glass Shanty” (downtown Sydney) carries long hours until the end of tourist season and I’m still walking the beach regularly, however it’s not at favourable times for beachcombing & with my children when were exploring our curiosities, chasing critters and such! 🧡 Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed this adventure Eileen! 💫 Hugs! 🧡

[@zacksbeachcombingvlog8662]

great finds!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there Zack! 🌅 Thanks so much for enjoying this finds from this adventure! It was absolutely a stellar day! ☀️ Happy hunting my friend!

[@JanineHyslop]

Lovely reds n blue

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Thanks Janine! 🌅 This was a great day for hunting sea glass treasures! 🧡 I appreciate you watching my video and hope you enjoyed it! 💫

[@JanineHyslop]

@@SeaGlassArchaeology Yes I did! I'm obsessed with seaglass and Beach combing seapottery etc

[@ruthabrahams7821]

What amazing finds today!! That aqua bubble piece was incredible…and the marbles!!! Love how you give us the historical background of so many pieces. Thanks for taking us along to the beach for another wonderful adventure!

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there Ruth! 🧡 I’m so glad you enjoyed this adventure and the history shared! 🌅 Thank you for making me proud with your kind words of appreciation, it means the world to me! ☀️ It’s my pleasure to share with you my friend! 🧡 sending hugs and sunshine your way!

[@nolagranolabar]

Hi Mikee! I just found your channel today. You are so fun to watch and I love all your explanations. I used to live in California and would go beach combing around the Bay Area. I loved finding sea glass, so I totally understand how you get so excited over your cool finds! I’ve never found a marble. Do you know why there are so many marbles in the ocean? LOL. I’m in Oregon now and I’m dying to get back to the coast after watching your videos. Good luck and keep up the good work because I’ll be watching! 🌊 😁 💙

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Thanks so much for letting me know you’re enjoying my sea glass adventures and the knowledge shared along the way!🌅 It’s so awesome how a love for Beachcombing treasures brings kind hearted people together from across the globe and I’m honoured to have you as my new friend!🧡 California has some fantastic shoreline spots, I’ve always wanted to visit Fort Bragg, Davenport & I have a friend who recovers amazing finds kayaking in the Bay Area (such beautiful blues!). Most sea marbles were introduced (in abundance) into the shorelines out my way via “Storm sewers” which ended up in the oceans, some were actually introduced by slingshots, a story I was told by elders in my town, who did the slingshotting as youths! Thanks again for your positive words of encouragement & Hugs! 🧡

[@frankiefann9297]

I would love to see some of the things you make with your finds. Do you ever sell any of your art or the sea glass itself?

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I promise to share many of my creations over the next few months Frankie Fann as I’ll be committed to my “Sea Glass Shanty” down off the boardwalk ( downtown Sydney) during tourist season with my wares & sea glass stories! 🌅 That being said, almost everything will be sold as art, jewelry or “as is”. Thanks for your interest in “what becomes” of my finds! 🧡

[@tinacluff2793]

I like that orange/white marble it's cute. Make a pendant from the orange piece, after your story wrap it with wire not drill a hole. Those purple shells keep tricking me. What do you do with the spark plugs? I don't like the teeth either but they do look cool, espically the well worn one you just found. I liked that bottle neck.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I’m so glad you enjoyed that “Solar Flare” Orange find Tina! 🌅 I absolutely love it as well! 🧡 At this point I just collect the spark plugs off the beaches as they don’t belong. Hopefully one day I’ll put them to good use, once I saw someone use spark plugs as a beard! ☀️

[@tinaharbit1806]

Mike, are you able to take the bottle neck, sand smooth and insert a marble, colored glass or even resin with colored ink and make a tiny kaleidoscope?

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

What a wonderful idea Tina! 🧡 Great vision and imagination my friend! 🌅 I’m guessing with time it would be possible however life’s been so busy with my sea glass shop and children it’s a project I’ll have to keep in mind for the future! 💫

[@mistymint7983]

I found my first blue yesterday, very rare here on the east coast of Australia, your finds are amazing, interesting information🦘

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I’m so glad to hear you found a sea marble my Misty Mint friend & love knowing have a place to hunt for treasures out your way!💫 Thanks for letting me know you enjoy my Beachcombing adventures & sharing your time in watching them as they are quite long!🌅 Hugs my friend! 🧡

[@tinaharbit1806]

You need a gardening claw, hand tool. It will save your hands

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Great suggestion Tina! 🌅 I appreciate you considering my well being very much so and had purchased a gardening claw many years ago (perhaps 2011) however could never make the transition and love “working the pebbles” through my fingers. Sometimes I do pick up flat rocks when things get grimey or the rocks too large! Thank you sooo much Tina, knowing you care means the world to me! 🧡

[@karynbrown7519]

Why do you collect seaglass? What do you do with it? How do you find the time?

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi there Karyn! Great questions! ~ I started collecting sea glass immediately upon moving to Cape Breton Island in 2008, I guess like most people it becomes a lifelong passion, obsession, one which continuously draws us back to the shorelines in search of our next treasure. 🌅 ~ I do almost everything with sea glass, my shop by the boardwalk will be opening this upcoming week (June 23rd) I can see myself sharing videos from here this summer as we have set business hours (unfortunately making for less time on the beaches). ~ I’m not sure what you mean by how do I find time? To beachcomb? Or to edit these videos together? 🙃 Or to create? With the exception of 2009 & 2010 when I spent the summers working on a farm, in a tent, on a cornfield, what becomes of my sea glass and artifacts has been my only income since quitting my job in 2008 and trading in my big city life for a meaningful existence next to the sea, Somewhere I’d never been before….So I guess the answer would be “I find time because I chose to” 💫 Thanks for these questions! 🧡 I appreciate your time in watching my adventures! 🌅

[@oxorox972]

Hey Mike, I test with my teeth as to whether something is plastic or glass.

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

I’ve heard of many beachcombers who use the tooth test as well Oxo Rox! 💫 It must be effective however I’ve never put a shard to my mouth (yet!) 🙃

[@mariaaquije520]

Where is the beach?

[@SeaGlassArchaeology]

Hi Maria! 🌅 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦 Eh!