I Found a Rare One at Crisp Point Lighthouse

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[@DigginWithDeej]

I love that lighthouse. I helped restore the brass in the top many years ago 💜

[@MichiganRocks]

Oh, that's awesome. Thanks for doing that. You may have noticed that I'm not into lighthouses as much as I'm into rocks, but I do like them and am thankful that they're being preserved.

[@DigginWithDeej]

@@MichiganRocks you were 2 miles as the crow flies inland from my cabin just beyond Browns Lake/Pond

[@MichiganRocks]

@@DigginWithDeej Nice place for a cabin, except for the bugs.

[@jenkemp]

many happy memories with my sons there

[@jenkemp]

@@MichiganRocks the bugs keep the trolls away

[@michaelhasse2568]

Thanks to all the people/ donors who saved this lighthouse

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, thanks!

[@rebeccagoldberg8333]

Yes, the movement of the black sand was mesmerizing! Way to go, Sam, finding all those agates! Great video.

[@user-df4ur1xv4f]

With so much craziness in this world, it is a blessing to watch people living their best life.

[@MrTurtleMontana]

The one at 14:00 is a skip-an-atom agate, which is mainly quartz that acts all agatey. Nice find!

[@MichiganRocks]

I've never been able to identify those. Thanks for the help.

[@icatz]

So many lovely rocks and I'm basking in your weather. 29 days of 110+ here, half over 115. It's great to hear the waves. That bubbly rock is so cool. TFS ❤️🎸🏏

[@MichiganRocks]

I can't even imagine weather that hot. I don't care if it's a dry heat or not.

[@icatz]

@@MichiganRocks I'm glad you don't have to. But I can imagine your gloomy 40s.

[@KACn5582]

We were at Crisp Point in September and the beach was FULL of logs/trees. We got a t shirt that says "I survived the road to Crisp Point". It was quite a drive on that "road".

[@MichiganRocks]

People keep saying that, but the road has always been pretty good when I've been there.

[@rcryderman11]

@@MichiganRocks the road is great right now, and the rock picking sucks! you gotta go late fall or early spring when you NEED a chainsaw and expect to have to drive through a foot and a half of water in places. i parked at the top of the hill where you hid the rocks last December because there was a 5 foot snow drift there. Silverado with snow tires, last week it only took me 30 minutes to do the trail but i've had trips where it takes 1.5 hours. the only worse road i've driven in Michigan is the road to High Rock Bay. sometimes Wildcat road is VERY challenging as well due to VERY high water.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@rcryderman11 That makes complete sense if you're going in the winter or early spring. I have seen big puddles on that corner too, but the bottom is always solid, so it's not a big deal to drive through it.

[@terryl4219]

Oh man I am so envious! I live in Ohio and years ago my wife, kids and I took a trip to the UP and fell in love with the Crisp Point Lighthouse. My kids were young and loved the long trip through the woods to get there. That is a very beautiful area. Love the video and the finds. We still have a collection of rocks here from that very spot.

[@MichiganRocks]

I can understand why you liked it so much. It's probably the most beautiful spot I go to up there because of the lighthouse.

[@user-hm6bn6kw6k]

From Ohio? If your crowd likes fossils at all, Ohio is full of them. Cincinnati especially is fantastic. No digging required. I look in places where there's running water: check out the slope behind the dumpster of your motel!

[@donnareit866]

Wave sounds in summer are always great as are all the rocks, agates or not. Thanks for the walk!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks for coming along!

[@vanessawhitneypro]

12:26 - The hoard of round rocks seem like they'd be so smooth & lovely to walk on with bare feet... Also... Freeze frame around 12:38 - 12:40 would make for a PERFECT PUZZLE! OH! Got my MICHIGAN ROCKS tee this week! YAY! Thanks, always, guys! The lapping water is so soothing!

[@MichiganRocks]

Those round rocks were actually a little less stable than most beach rocks are. It might have been because they were also all about the same size. They just moved around a little more.

[@Tina-be7be]

I was at Whitefish Point last week and we took our shoes and socks off to walk in the water and it’s not comfortable on bare feet. It’s nice to sit on though and much cleaner than a sand beach.

[@vanessawhitneypro]

@@MichiganRocks Interesting! Thanks for the info! Always amazing to see how rocks smoothe out... Or not... On the beach OR in a tumbler! LOL.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@Tina-be7be Yeah, Lake Superior is a bit chilly.

[@betojdesigns]

That was a gorgeous backdrop of you guys with the lighthouse in the opening of the video. Yes, I can see how the black sand could be mesmerizing in the waves. Boy Rob, that Sam keeps getting the jump on you finding all the agates. Maybe it has to do with him sneakily walking ahead of you down the beach 😂. Nice video, as always, thanks for sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

If we're walking side by side, he has no problem diving down in front of me to make sure he gets them before I do. I don't stand a chance.

[@justjulee9135]

Beautiful scenery even with the misty weather! Lots of really pretty rocks and some great agates!

[@t2gunner]

You're a good man for picking up other's trash. God blessed America... we should honor that. Good dad, too!

[@MichiganRocks]

I think as rock hunters we should all be picking up trash on the beaches.

[@t2gunner]

@@MichiganRocks I like the way you think!

[@MrChubbyHubby.]

Very nice finds Michigan Rocks, and as always Sam has the gift of youth, good eyesight and speed on his side, have you considered a leg weight? I think about 20 lbs. should do the trick! LOL.

[@MichiganRocks]

Maybe throw in a pair of scratched up sunglasses and I might stand a chance.

[@lisamills-wv6nc]

You both found some gorgeous rocks! Love the agates. 😊

[@susiemurphy1476]

Thanks for letting us walk along.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks for coming!

[@debidevaney8398]

Siiiigh. Wishing I lived closer to the lakes again. I miss the sound of the waves. 😢

[@MichiganRocks]

I get a lot of comments like yours. I like that I'm able to at least give you a little taste of those waves.

[@debidevaney8398]

@MichiganRocks and I appreciate that a whole lot!!!!

[@debidevaney8398]

@@MichiganRocks I was born n raised on the north side of Superior, just over the border.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@debidevaney8398 Near the Soo? I've been thinking about making a trip to that area, but I don't know if there are any good rocks there. I did some research recently and found that there are a lot of provincial parks in that area and that it's illegal to pick up rocks in provincial parks.

[@debidevaney8398]

@MichiganRocks Further west actually, Thunder Bay. There are a couple of good amethyst mines just east of town on Hwy 11/17. I haven't been out that way in a couple of decades, tho, so I'm not sure what the rules there are anymore.

[@kathyleib]

Was JUST there. Spent 4 days being a volunteer keeper. Brought home some COOL rocks including a couple Yooper lights, aggies and my favorite greenstones.

[@MichiganRocks]

That seems like a great deal to be a keeper there. You get to be the only ones camping and the lighthouse has someone taking care of it. Win-win!

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

You bith tound lots of unique rocks. I liked all the agates that Sam found. 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

Thank You For Sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Gorgeous spot, beautiful finds. You both have a lot of fun out on your hunts. Really enjoy your videos

[@peggyk13]

I love your channel. I drool at every rock you pick up, and many that you don’t. I paint rocks and I use flat round ones. I am amazed at how many flat round rocks there are on those beaches. I wish I lived near the lakes,I would collect those more then the agates. Ha. Thanks for your videos. They are great!

[@MichiganRocks]

The black ones tend to be flat and round. I think most of those are either graywacke or basalt.

[@salishseaquest7952]

Rob, @1:40 that was the very rare baleen whale rock! Another great day looking for agates. Sam really had his agate eye in. You got some nice ones too, Rob.

[@MichiganRocks]

That was an odd one for sure.

[@Mike-tw9bm]

@15:20, I've found exactly 1 that is just like that one. Mine is bigger, but it and all of my agates and best fossils were accidently left in the flower beds at our last home. Its definitely a rare combination. Congratulations.

[@vwald]

Five hour drive.. so tempting.. :)

[@MichiganRocks]

It's three and a half for me. Earlier this week my wife and I drove from the Detroit area to the Soo. We spent the night in the Soo, drove west two hours and hunted rocks the next day and then drove 3.5 hour home. That's a lot of driving for a few hours on the beach, but think it's worth it.

[@barbholland5768]

Crisp Point Lighthouse is memorable as is where our family and friends stopped and signed the register on January 1, 2000. We figured if all the computers stopped working and time clocks went haywire, we may as well spend the day snowmobiling away from all the technology failures everyone predicted.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, there's not a whole lot of technology in that area. It's sort of nice that cell phones don't work there, so you can just forget about it.

[@jodirauth8847]

Beautiful place. Beautiful rocks

[@salliemorrill2671]

Sam really does have a good eye for agates. Nice stash for rock seekers. Always exciting when they discover it & contact you. Hello to Nancy. God bless.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, I think that green rock is going to make someone really happy.

[@debraleathers5989]

I have one of those green & white rocks too! When I saw your intro with that rock I was really excited thinking I was going to finally find out what it is. But I’m guessing you don’t know what it is either. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@MichiganRocks]

@@debraleathers5989 Maybe they're not as rare as I thought!

[@kastah]

I did see a lot of wishingstones. Looked "wet", and a lot of nice rocks to look at.

[@raystevens687]

Well Rob looks like almost fall weather for in upper UP while everything else is frying. I hope you will have a great day for rock 🪨 hunting.

[@MichiganRocks]

This was in mid June. I was up there late last week though and the weather was really nice, probably in the mid seventies.

[@longlimbsstudio]

I watch every youtube that you post. Like many others, you walk thru piles and I see a stripie or red jasper that I want to snatch up ! Love your humor and videos 👍🏻

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks for watching! I know it's frustrating when you and I are not drawn to the same rocks. I just do the best I can to pick up what seems interesting.

[@longlimbsstudio]

@@MichiganRocks I'm just a rookie in Southern IN. You know what you're looking for. I'm just drawn right now to "ooooh! pretty!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@longlimbsstudio I do the exact same thing, grab what I find beautiful.

[@greatnorthernviews3052]

That's a great spot beautiful views 😊

[@veroyorkie8005]

What a beautiful Beach! Love the Rocks. Come to Florida and search for Shells.😊

[@MichiganRocks]

I have done that in the past when visiting. The problem with shells is that I never know what to do with them when I get them home. I don't think they can be polished like rocks can. It is fun to look for them though.

[@boxerchik100]

Ahhh! Lake Superior beckons! "No more monotonous blue skies."

[@lilalightandlove421]

Yeah another rockhounding video! Thanks I needed a rock fix for the week. Makes me feel like I need to take another trip to beautiful Lake Superior!

[@MichiganRocks]

You can go to all that trouble or just let me do it for you. I don't mind.

[@michaelbearss371]

Nice finds! I could spend hrs looking through all those rocks!

[@MichiganRocks]

We do spend hours. It always seems like fewer hours than it actually is. Time flies when you're looking for rocks.

[@michaelbearss371]

@@MichiganRocks so true!!

[@marciajohnson6767]

Excellent job! Love it all

[@hopalstudiosjuliehattis]

Awesome finds y'all. I miss living in Cheboygan on Lake Huron. I use to rock hunt all the time. 😊

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

We just discovered Crisp Point on our UP trip about two weeks ago. A beautiful place in the middle of nowhere!

[@MichiganRocks]

Middle of nowhere is right!

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤ Yes! Cool! The black sand on the shore does look like an everchanging painting!

[@irenepeek3211]

Beautiful Beautiful Michigan 🤗 Thanks so very much for sharing our beautiful pleasant pennisula ❤

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome, Irene.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

Beautiful spot!!

[@savagesquirrel9828]

I gotta say, when it’s 110*…….that misty weather looks heavenly. My fav. was the next one after triangle rock. I know you tossed it, but it was so interesting.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'll take cold and misty any day over 110°.

[@darkwood777]

Another one where you leave behind the rocks with weird patterns that I think are the most interesting. Oh well. At least I got to see them. 👌👍

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't think there's anything wrong with enjoying them on the beach and then leaving them there. It reminds me of a Steven Wright line. "I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world... perhaps you've seen it."

[@kimfrommn7162]

I am understanding rocks a little bit better with every video I watch of yours!!! I should be, I've been a Sub on your channel for quite some time! Way before your grandson was even thought about being born!!!! 🤣 And... I love every video I watch!!! I wish I had someone like you have Sam, that loves rocks just as much as you do!! Although, I talk about my rock findings to any of my friends and they do listen and some even want to see what I'm crazy about!! Funny part, I have many people who happen to see what they think is a beautiful rock and bring it home to me, from vacations to where they live!! I get quite a few rocks from friends that know I will Love it because they know my preference of a beautiful rock!! Cool, huh??!!! I Love it!!! I hope you and Nancy are having a Great Weekend!! Baseball Season has come to an end for three of my grandsons and the youngest (9yrs old) has one more tournament up in Hermantown MN next weekend that I will be attending! If I am not at their game, there is an app I can streamline to watch!!!! You are going to love this phase of their lives!!! It will start pretty soon for you guys!!! 🤗🤗 Thanks for giving us another Fun/Great Video!!! 😎😅😊😊😊😊😊😜

[@kimfrommn7162]

Sorry Rob, I wrote a book!! I've been locked up in my house for almost a week now due to the high temps and high humidity!! I guess todays plans on getting out and about is going to be good for me!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MichiganRocks]

Are you having high temps in Minnesota? It's in the seventies here today and beautiful. Joe gets more fun and interesting every day. I'm enjoying this age, but I'm sure I'll enjoy him as he gets older too.

[@kimfrommn7162]

@@MichiganRocks Rob, we are having one of the hottest temps ever! 13 is avg of 90’s for Summer. We are at 18 so far along with 3 days this week in already forecasted in the 90’s. The humidity is what sucks!! Being in the 80’s w/humidity isn’t any better!!! But, we are in the 70’s today w/low humidity!!!! Perfect!!! Joe is in the best years right now, and yes every age is wonderful!! But you don’t have to work hard to be a neat grandparent right now, they love you soooo much unconditionally!! I believe the more attention they get from you thru their life, that love will never die!! All four boys always tell me they love me without having to be told to say it as you leave them!! It is a real high buzz with the two older boys 14 and 19 Yrs old and they say that to you loud and clear in front of their friends as they hug you goodbye!!!! Grandchildren are the best thing ever!! Stay Cool !!! 👍

[@MichiganRocks]

@@kimfrommn7162 I figured by the time they were teens, many kids wouldn't be interested in grandparents as much anymore. Hopefully mine will love me as much as yours do!

[@brendablake3815]

Darn..I just left the Lighthouse...it was amazing- can't wait to go back ❤

[@patriciamckean4186]

Some really nice finds, walking is great excercise. Plus more rocks the further you walk.

[@MichiganRocks]

It's a win-win situation for sure.

[@kirstencook1439]

Keep Rocking 🤙 the good stuff 👍 Beautiful people 🤗🐇🕊️ 🖖 🗽🇺🇲🦅💚🙏💜

[@sylviastreet]

I wish I was on a hunt with you! You threw away rocks that I like and see others that I like.

[@MichiganRocks]

That's the nice part about being there yourself. You get to pick up or take whichever ones you like the most. The others get left behind to be someone else's favorite finds of the day.

[@ErikWhyRock]

Crisp point is amazing!!!! Not a fun drive unless you have 4x4! Found my first agate there!!

[@MichiganRocks]

People say things like that all the time, but I have never found the road to be all that rough. It wasn't rough at all when Sam and I were there. I must just be lucky to pick days when the road has been recently graded.

[@Nikkisavage100]

Nice place, the lighthouse is beautiful

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not really into lighthouses, but this one is one of my favorites.

[@maryzefo3801]

I would have carried the pink one for you........ Can you tell I like pink...... I wonder what it would have looked like polished in a tumbler...... But you definitely know more about what tumbles good then I do I still would have carried it for you 🤣

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't leave rocks behind just because they won't tumble. Lots of rocks I leave behind would probably tumble very well. I just try to not have too many rocks piling up at home.

[@jneihart2]

Love the "Stone Stash" idea! Would enjoy taking you up on the stone stash... however google maps tells me it is 2,141 miles from our home to Crisp Lighthouse! Oh, hang on I'll be right there!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm having fun with the Stone Stash too. I know that only one person can win, but it's fun to see that. Hopefully everyone is having fun with it as much as I am. That green rock from the thumbnail was very, very popular when I found one a few years ago. That should make someone very happy if they find it.

[@jneihart2]

Hey Rob... sorry about doubling up on the comments! At 15:15 the rock you show reminds me of Dallasite, which by all accounts and reshearch only is found in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. So of course my wife and I and another couple made a 5-day trip to BC, rented a VRBO that had a secluded beach and by cracky we found Dallasite Rocks. As I type there is a good size one tumbling in 60/90, Cheers!

[@MichiganRocks]

I have seen Dallasite only on the Internet, but it's a pretty rock. The rock in this video has some really soft spots, which I don't think Dallasite has. There was a guy on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums a few years back who lived in British Columbia who was really into working with it.

[@nationalparksprincess3216]

I can't believe in 9 days I will finally be in Michigan 😊 I hope I can find some good rocks!

[@MichiganRocks]

Good luck!

[@Mina-um9gr]

It was a crazy drive to the Crisp Point Life-Saving Station No. 10 in a Chevy Equinox but I want to go back.

[@MichiganRocks]

Lots of people say that. I must have always hit it on a good day. The road can be really wash boardy, but other wise it has always been solid.

[@gingermackeen5741]

Got back from my trip to OH and MI (Lakeport/Port Huron). Did find a Petoskey stone, terrible pudding stone and very small piece of unakite (donated by a friend) and some other cool stuff which I haven't decided yet how to display. Also saw a lighthouse - Fort Gratiot - which is the oldest in the state. Overall great trip and quite a change from New Port Richey FL!😊

[@MichiganRocks]

Sounds like a good trip! Glad you found a couple rocks.

[@susanboger7874]

Love that area and light house ❣️. I found a light green tear drop agate there ! My best find .

[@MichiganRocks]

Green agates are pretty rare. That's a good find.

[@tokenfinn]

We just found you channel and have been really enjoying the content. We just put our first batch of rock tumbling yesterday. We live about an hour from Crisp Point and went for a ride up there today. Someone must have got the rocks you left there already because there was no sign of them. Looking forward to catching up on your content!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yeah, I was disappointed that no one sent in pictures of finding those. That green and white rock I left was by far the most desirable rock I have ever hidden in a Stone Stash. Hopefully whoever found it really enjoyed it.

[@nancyjahn4224]

Thanks guys very fun we appreciate the rock hunting information.😊

[@MichiganRocks]

We're glad to provide it!

[@firechicken455adventures]

What a fun day. I am hoping to visit that area this year. I have never been there.

[@MichiganRocks]

I think you'll like it.

[@markreetz1001]

great stones! Lots of great rocks on camera.

[@jamesferry6717]

I get something similar to Sam's cut rock from time to time down here on the San Jacinto river. The big difference is that it is usually inside a red jaspagate. No clue what they are but they look wild after tumbling.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not sure what he did with that rock. I don't remember him tumbling any slabs.

[@Critical.Thinker]

I really like the sound of the rocks hitting each other. 🤷‍♀️

[@BlueSteelRabbit]

WOOOOO ANOTHER VIDEO!!!!!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

It happens every Friday and sometimes on Tuesdays too!

[@BlueSteelRabbit]

:o

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

I love pink!

[@kellyhollingsworth6100]

It is cool the black sand is heavier and constantly changes shapes, it is almost mesmerizing. Happy hounding.

[@MichiganRocks]

I've taken a little of that home to pan before. It's extremely heavy compared to water or blond sand.

[@evangoodlock1]

Awesome

[@shelleys6826]

Boy, Sam found quite a few great agates this time! And you are getting to be quite the pro at picking out the Yooperlites. At 5:03 that rock with the cracks revealing red underneath make me think of a Christmas cookie a friend of mine makes which are a chocolate base which you roll in powdered sugar, and when it bakes it produces cracks like that. 13:25ish, looks like a tropical drink. Is it a tequila sunrise? 😉 Is the black sand the same which indicates gold? P.S. Sorry I haven’t commented prior to this, but apologies to you and Nancy for the somewhat abrupt greeting at the grocery store a few days prior to the 4th of July weekend! It was way too crowded to really visit at all, but maybe some other time.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, the black sand usually has at least some gold in it. Meijer was awful that day. All I wanted to do was get out of there. No need to apologize for not keeping me there longer!

[@mnamber]

So glad you talked about unikite. I want a big one to take with me to NC. I just might stop by that lighthouse on my way ✌️❤️

[@MichiganRocks]

You can find unakite just about anywhere between Grand Marais and Whitefish Point. Really big ones are kind of hard to find. They're not usually much bigger than a softball.

[@CynthiaPrice79]

I thought the thumbnail was a blueberry cookie at first!

[@MichiganRocks]

I would have traded that for a blueberry cookie. That sounds delicious.

[@CynthiaPrice79]

@@MichiganRocks right?!

[@wyomingadventures]

Sam is the agate man. He has a great eye for them. Love the green/white rock. Not a rock I've ever seen before. Cool!😎

[@MichiganRocks]

I found a green and white rock like that before. That video is my eighth most popular video ever (not including shorts). I think at least part of that video's success is due to that rock being in the thumbnail. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKKTY32VlJWWh7c

[@pjdave66]

Very interesting, thank you

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@jenkemp]

love crisp

[@duanedodson1]

black agate is what we call that on the west coast. It is kind of rare and highly sought after.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not sure which rock you're talking about.

[@amywanden2094]

Beautiful Beach

[@drthmik]

I was at the Sunoco in Rogers City and I noticed that, back by the Oil Company in the back, there is a pretty amazing Pudding Stone split in half in the stone wall

[@MichiganRocks]

There are puddingstones in a lot of stone walls around here. There's one I notice in the stone pillars on either side of the cemetery driveway here in Alpena.

[@midlifetravelers6151]

Well, I learned from your video, in the future, don't go east of the lighthouse. Thanks. I appreciate you saving us the time.

[@MichiganRocks]

That might change from year to year. I'm not sure about this beach, but there are Great Lakes beaches that can go from rocky to sandy or vice versa after a big storm. In my experience here though, west is usually better.

[@oliviabb73849]

Hey! I have an identical one I found while exploring Lake Erie a few weeks ago. I’ve been using it as a paperweight lol!

[@oliviabb73849]

The one on the thumbnail. Also have one before the icy quartz have an identical one!!! Wish I could share my collection with you as I have an eye for the rarer ones but can’t identify what they really are!

[@MichiganRocks]

That's really interesting. I have found one like that in Lake Huron and one in Lake Superior and you found one in Lake Erie. Now we just need to find one in each of the other two lakes.

[@jeannieschannel1107]

Wow rocks on Lake Erie are hard to find. I can only find pieces of shells. Lol

[@miketobin2324]

I realize there are a lot of rocks on those beaches. But every wonderful and beautiful rock you take from that area is a wonderful and beautiful rock somebody else won't be able to enjoy while walking the beach ..... After you and your son leave for home, that area is less beautiful..... does that make sense?

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, that makes sense. I'm surprised more people don't tell me that. I get many, many more comments from people who can't believe how many rocks we leave behind. I've never understood that. We try not to take too many rocks for that reason. By the way, my son grew up, moved out, and doesn't have time to go rock hunting with me much anymore. Sam is my neighbor who I have adopted as my rock hunting buddy.

[@miketobin2324]

@@MichiganRocks May you all live long and prosper!

[@beckyperkins4181]

An Omar with the hole is called Hag stone. ❤️ I make jewelry with them.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, I know that people call them that, but I don't like the name so I don't use it. I really dislike all the magical healing rock stuff and "hag stone" sounds a little too close to that for me.

[@beckyperkins4181]

@MichiganRocks lol me either. I just remember my mom telling me they (the stone finds you) and if ever given away it means you're loved. She gave me her collection of them just before she passed. 🥰

[@davidl.turner1005]

Thanks for another great vid. Congrats to Sam for some really nice agates. Harder to find on a cloudy foggy rainy day? If the historical society hadn’t brought in the riprap through the years, the light would be gone by now. Looking forward to our annual UP and MN trek next week!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, I know they were very worried about the lighthouse a few years ago. I'm not sure if they added more rocks around it since then. The water is high this year, so I think it's probably still in some danger. I'm not sure if agates are harder to find on cloudy days. They're much easier to spot on sunny days when the sun is low in the sky and you walk toward the sun. But I don't know that it makes that much difference if the sun is high in the sky versus a cloudy day. We didn't have much sun while we were there this year and still managed to find some great agates.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

Love the juperlites sure I'm making a mess of the spelling but the ones that glow like fire under the uv light

[@MichiganRocks]

Later that day, Sam and I went on a Yooperlite hunt. That video will be out soon. The word "Yooper" mean someone who is from the U.P. If you say "U.P." it sounds like Yoo Pee. So someone from the Yoo Pee is a Yooper.

[@nathanlucas2257]

I was rock hunting around Sleeping Bear Dunes (Port Oneida Beach) last week and found a fossil almost EXACTLY like the one at 1:40. I almost thought about sending a photo of it to you to see if you knew what it was. My only guess is that it's sort of a cross section view of a piece of fossilized coral. Had it not been within park boundaries, I probably would have taken it home.

[@MichiganRocks]

I didn't look really closely at that one, but I didn't really think it was a fossil. Now I wish I had looked closer. I have never found another one like that that I can remember.

[@nathanlucas2257]

@@MichiganRocks I tagged you in a photo of it on Instagram. Very similar!

[@boredwarlock5216]

I don't know why but that rock looks like a cookie to me

[@janehelbert7551]

Nice agate Rob!

[@MichiganRocks]

Too bad I only got "agate" and Sam got "agates".

[@Barbara-ui7cy]

I want to see the light house and hunt for rocks!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

We've been through the lighthouse before. It doesn't change but there are always fresh rocks.

[@bethdouglas9506]

Ugh, we head home in less than 2 weeks, going back to whitefish point for sure, and i wanted to hit crisp point but dunno if my minivan would make it back there lol

[@MichiganRocks]

I can't advise you on the minivan on that road. Any time I have been on the road to Crisp Point, I'd say a minivan would be fine, but I get more comments on how bad that road is than I do about any other road.

[@bluetickbeagles116]

That thumbnail…I just found a donut like that in the back of the cupboard😂. Seriously, I would love to visit LS for agate hunting. What a spectacular beach in this vid. 🎉

[@MichiganRocks]

You shouldn't waste donuts. I make sure I eat them up really fast so that never happens.

[@bluetickbeagles116]

@@MichiganRocks Will do, next time 🤣

[@minaheydari-ux2gi]

اون سنگ سیاه سوراخدار عالی است....👌👌 بعضی از ما در ایران باور داریم که پیدا کردن سنگ سوراخدار باعث خوش شانسی است البته این یک باور قدیمی است و جوانان امروز این باورها را رد میکنند😊👌❤👍

[@MichiganRocks]

شما نظرات زیادی می گذارید که من از آنها تشکر می کنم. اما من حدود یک ساعت در روز را صرف پاسخگویی به نظرات می کنم و نظرات شما زمان بیشتری می برد زیرا باید آنها را در Google Translate کپی و جایگذاری کنم تا بتوانم آنها را بخوانم. اگر آنها را به انگلیسی ترجمه کنید مفید خواهد بود تا بتوانم سریعتر پاسخ دهم. با تشکر

[@phylbeeme2476]

Do you ever consider bringing a rake along on your hunts, especially for the large patches?

[@MichiganRocks]

Nope, I think that would make it more like work. My method is to look at as many rocks as quickly as possible. Other people are diggers, thinking it's better to look at rocks that no one else can see on the top. I enjoy the walk. I don't enjoy raking.

[@janehelbert7551]

Nice agates Sam!

[@jeannieschannel1107]

I love it up there but that light house is so hard to get to.

[@MichiganRocks]

That's what everyone keeps telling me. I have never been on that road when it has been very bad. It was really good when Sam and I were there. Are you not used to driving on dirt roads or does that road get very bad between gradings?

[@jeannieschannel1107]

@@MichiganRocks We drove a minivan when we went. It was some years back. I was so afraid we were going to get stuck. Plus, the drive seemed to never end. Once we finally arrived we stayed a very long time because I was nervous about the drive back. Lol It was beautiful though!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@jeannieschannel1107 Maybe the road has been improved since then. I drive a Jeep, so a bad road is a fun road for me.

[@amyjones7962]

I would kill to live where you do!! I’m here in Eastern Oklahoma and lemme tell y’all……. It’s ungodly hot here. Expecting a high today of 105 degrees and that doesn’t include the heat index….. which if added, considering the horrid humidity we have here, should feel close to a suffocating 113 degrees today and all week this week it’s supposed to get up to about 105 degrees. 😢😢😢😢😢 It’s so humid here it’s like you can’t breathe outside bcuz the air is so hot and heavy. So ready for “winter” to come back to us. 🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@MichiganRocks]

That sounds just awful. This video was filmed in mid June, so it's hotter here now, but it's in the low seventies right now at 1:30 in the afternoon. We have air conditioning, but we have only had it on for a couple days all summer.

[@LadyYoop]

it sounds cold. That one rock looked like a sandwich! Later, You: "It's not the best agate"...Me: "IT'S AN AGATE"....and oh Sam...Oh the Agate Magnet!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, any agate is fun to find, but some are definitely better than others.

[@sallythompson5071]

Sam sure has a good eye for agates!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes he does.

[@captpaul8827]

Those rocks look familiar... 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

We didn't find one like the one in the thumbnail though.

[@captpaul8827]

@@MichiganRocks True...

[@jimSP500]

Some scouting down the beach with the drone would help.

[@MichiganRocks]

I wish it was that easy. It's actually illegal to fly a drone out of your sight. That's not very far, especially with a really small drone like mine.

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* Isn't it hard to find agates on misty & cloudy days? Seems like the lack of sun would make hunting harder.. At the 12:32 mark there are a lot of stripy rocks.

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't think so. the sun might help, but we did pretty good on agates without it. Not on this beach maybe, but for the whole trip we got quite a few.

[@johnbyington3458]

It always amazes me that y'all have unakite, due to me be in the Tenn/ NC unakite belt.

[@MichiganRocks]

I think unakite is found in a lot of locations. Seems like I heard of it being found in Colorado too.