Here's a link to Sally's pebble art: bit.ly/SallysSuperiorArt
@Gloria-qy3dd6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@CindyHolmes-p6o6 ай бұрын
I just purchased the I 💜 Coffee
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@CindyHolmes-p6o Thanks! Sally will be thrilled!
@SelectCircle6 ай бұрын
That pebble art is NEATO!
@Rock-N-Stones7 ай бұрын
There's something so peaceful about just walking around water and picking up rocks.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
There sure is.
@courtneyawalsh3 ай бұрын
Therapy.
@vickilynn12047 ай бұрын
Love Sallys pebble pictures. They are very beautiful. Sally is very talented.
@firechicken455adventures7 ай бұрын
The rock art is amazing, Sally. It is always fun spending a day at the beach with family and friends.
@MotownBatman7 ай бұрын
McLain was My Dads (RIP) Favorite State Park, all we did was Camp around at different parks growing up. Up until 2 days before he passed he was tellin my younger 2 about how much fun he had there LOL
@priscillaross-fox94077 ай бұрын
It was my favorite state park also.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
That's a nice memory of your dad. Honestly, I didn't even look at the camping area, I spent all my time on the beach. I think Clovis said that the campground had been moved because the high water washed out the old one. I might have that slightly wrong, but it was something like that.
@MotownBatman7 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks Sorry if my AHDH didnt fill in the Gaps. In the 80s/90s Dad used to show us "Where" more Camping Spots Used to be, and how the Part Erodes away. Over the Years we watched more Camp Sites Disappear, as they just washed away into the lake lol
@butchgarner39117 ай бұрын
Your sister's Creations are a very cool idea, and the imagination it takes to see the stones in a way to breathe a snapshot into them is amazing! Great video, thanks for sharing her talent, very interesting!
@pattypaine7 ай бұрын
"Urbanite" I love it! And Sally's pebble art is wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing your lovely day at the beach.
@salliemorrill26717 ай бұрын
Sally, you really have created some beautiful pebble art. Love the Christian formations & Rosary beads. Another good video, Rob. Good to see everyone. Missed Nancy. Hope she is well. God bless.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Nancy is fine. She had toe surgery this spring, so she's been staying off the rocks while it heals up. We have a trip planned in a little over a week though.
@SeanTwyman-me2gh7 ай бұрын
Those rock pictures are precious, thanks for showing them. Flowers and eagles were my favorite
@aaronbaca7 ай бұрын
The rock art photos in this video are very inspirational and creative. Thank you so much Sally and Michigan Rocks. The green piece of glass that Sally said would be a leaf was a great peak into the artists thoughts. So many little things in your videos get replayed in the minds of hounds everywhere. Thank you from Columbia County Oregon.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
I think about how rocks will tumble or what I can make by cutting and polishing them. Sally, on the other hand is looking at what they look like naturally, right off the beach. We're both thinking about the future, but in very different ways.
@kirsiselei87037 ай бұрын
What a nice day in a beach ❤allways so great to come along, hear the waves and c all the beautiful rocks❤ Ur sisters art is so beautiful😍👋🇫🇮
@Gloria-qy3dd7 ай бұрын
Hi guys,hope you all find great stones and glass.Love her Art.I like earings out of glass.
@elizabethleonard82787 ай бұрын
The pebble art is beautiful and so original and creative.
@teeteepalooza7 ай бұрын
5:05 gorgeous! 6:55 very pretty. looks like a baked sweet potato with a buttery, creamed kale topping. 8:00 very interesting Clovis! a beauty! 10:10 i LOVE seeing bedrock in the water. i imagine an ancient road to a magical forest Sally your pebble/glass art is lovely! Rob i guess it’s pretty clear by now that agates: ehh. can’t get excited. but everything else is either fun, interesting or gorgeous. thanks for entertaining us with great examples of the otherwise neglected beauties.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I guess we don't agree on agates, but I'm glad we both love the other stuff. There is certainly a lot more than just agates to appreciate on the beaches.
@gwynnfarrell18567 ай бұрын
Sally's pictures are great! What a fun time for all of you. Thanks for taking us along.
@DownriverRocks7 ай бұрын
Last weekend, I got to go to Detour for some rock hunting. Friends cabin off 134 facing Lake Huron. It was beautiful and I found so many pretties. And I went into the Quarry up there. Amazing finds. Tell Nancy hello. Nice finds. ❤ we hunted in the rain for two days.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Puddingstones up there?
@DownriverRocks7 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks yes. Actually, a lot of jasper. Alot of chert. And fossils, limestone. Puddinstones seemed to be on a darker side but still white.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@DownriverRocks I'm heading up that way soon. Hopefully I'll find something fun too.
@DownriverRocks6 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks so cool. Good rock hunting to you. ❤️
@lol86257 ай бұрын
I love Sally’s art! It’s so cool to see 2 siblings that use the same medium for different purposes.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Make that three, my sister June also makes pebble art.
@maybeebuzzy22657 ай бұрын
TY for the link to Sally's pebble art. I've always wanted to do that type of thing and am now inspired even more!
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Go for it!
@kenthorsen45587 ай бұрын
Awesome artwork 👏 My wife went arrowhead hunting with me and we came across an old house site, she spent the time picking up old broken glass and plate pieces and put them in a old ball canning jar.
@tulazaz7 ай бұрын
I love Sally’s work! Amazing how simple small stones can be arranged to create human moods. That’s quite a gift she has. I’m retired and an artist/crafter. I’ve been collecting and cutting rocks for making garden mosaics on slate. Sally, that sandstone you liked, Rob could slice it up and tumble them a little. 😉 Unless you prefer the all natural, which would be understandable.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I agree. I don't have the imagination to do what Sally does.
@ChrisR_48127 ай бұрын
I enjoy seeing Sally's artwork. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
@Reet647 ай бұрын
Love your sister's tiny artworks!
@Luciddreamer0077 ай бұрын
I really loved this video, for many reasons. The Works of Art Sally creates with those rocks made me feel good and smile. I know she’s going to get some inquiries from this video. I love how you and Sam have bonded over your shared hobby he’s really a good kid and headed for great things. Also, I think Clovis is one of the coolest names. I’ve heard in a long time. ! I haven’t lived in the Midwest since 1971 and I forget it can still be cold up there in May …. It’s 98° here in Arkansas. 🥵 P S you’re really getting good at editing your videos Rob - bravo 👏
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
I hope I can help her sell a few. Clovis has a grandson named Clovis also.
@saralynn5187 ай бұрын
So many cool colors and patterns on that trip!
@Mike-br8vb7 ай бұрын
Thanks for a great walk down the beach! Sally has some wonderful art there!
@tonymonicasplanbmichigan58426 ай бұрын
We'll be at that beach in August. Sally is very talented! Thanks for sharing her beautiful artwork.
@deniseview4253Ай бұрын
Sally’s art is so very pretty. ❤
@laurieowen86966 ай бұрын
What a great day! Love your sisters work. ❤
@TinaHyde6 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along, Rob! You and sister are so cute together! Would love to see a photo of both of you when you were kids. ♥️
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Sally is a bit older than I am. I have five older sisters and a younger sister. I don't remember my three oldest sisters living at home. Sally is the youngest of my three oldest sisters.
@TinaHyde6 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks Oh wow! That’s quite the spread of siblings! I’d still love to see a picture of you when you were a kid. ♥️
@jenniferbutcher83937 ай бұрын
Sally, those pics are so adorable ❤❤❤!! Love them!!
@cassysisler30677 ай бұрын
Sally’s rock art is so cute… 🩷
@JimFry7 ай бұрын
The use of the cutting board and scrabble tiles is great creativity. I had a half loaf of bread shaped puddingstone and I cut a slice off, put them both on a cutting board with a knife and stick of butter and the photo had multiple folks asking what bakery it came from.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
That's a really great idea!
@saralynn5187 ай бұрын
Sally, I think your pictures are REALLY cool!
@kastah7 ай бұрын
Wow, loved your sisters glass and pebble-work, I make pictures from pebbles too, most persons and dogs, but I got some ideas from hers artwork. I shall for sure go and look at her website. Lovely tour, thank you all.
@m.w.18177 ай бұрын
Does anyone else watch his videos and constantly shout “ooh! ooh! There’s one! That one that one!” Then “DOHHHH!” when he doesn’t pick up the one you were looking at? 😂🤪
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I can tell you for a fact that they do. I get that comment all the time. I don't mean to frustrate you, but I just can't pick up every rock. I've thought about doing a livestream from a beach, but many beaches I go to don't have cell service and I don't think I'd get very far with everyone wanting me to pick up different rocks. I need to put more thought into where I could do that and how I could possibly keep up with all the comments.
@brose040086 ай бұрын
I do as well. I get the feeling he cackles maniacally at our comments like these.
@m.w.18176 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks You don’t frustrate me, really-you walking past a rock i want to pick up just makes me want to get out and hunt for rocks myself. So, you’re actually an inspiration. 😄
@elizabethschaer96365 күн бұрын
I like the pebble pictures of people best. My favorite looked like a mother and child.
@MichiganRocks5 күн бұрын
Yes.
@sharonandbillgenschaw93626 ай бұрын
Sally’s pebble art is beautiful! Very creative!
@savagesquirrel98286 ай бұрын
I loved the swirly unikite. Your sister’s art is delightful! Thank you.
@diann5467 ай бұрын
Love the pebble art!
@Grandmasrockin6 ай бұрын
Your sister is truly talented!!
@jeanettestefanik58547 ай бұрын
Sally, I really loved the sheep!
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
That was one of my favorites too!
@sterling82987 ай бұрын
2:35 Her pebble art looks cool.😊❤
@robinmayenfels96757 ай бұрын
“Urbanite”…classic, I hope you won’t mind if I use that😂. I love that your friends and family participate in your hobby! I know everyone is entitled to their interests but, I’ll never quite understand when people have no interest in spending some time just looking for pretty rocks. It’s one of those easy, simple pleasures in life and very therapeutic. Sally’s pebble are is also very cool, she’s got a good eye, might just have to pick one up!!!
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Urbanite is not my invention, I think the term is in the public domain, so go ahead and use it!
@gemstonejudy59007 ай бұрын
Awesome artwork!
@sallythompson50717 ай бұрын
I really love Sally's art! I'm an artist too!
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Maybe all Sally's are. So far, we've got two out of two.
@sallythompson50717 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks hey, I was at sturgeon pt last evening and someone made a strikingly beautiful display of rock art. It's so impressive I'm going back to photograph it today. I'm not telling you what to do but.....I know how close you are!
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@sallythompson5071 I'd think about going, but I have a graduation party to go to today. I also just got back from a week out of town and I'm behind on video editing among other things. I have work to do! Thanks for the tip though.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho89766 ай бұрын
Love your sisters pebble art, just beautiful. Such a nice calm day too.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I'm glad it wasn't windy, because it was pretty chilly out that day.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho89766 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks I bet the water was chilly. No beautiful hot summer day then
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 This was mid May and the water was extremely cold.
@lisabraun80087 ай бұрын
McLain State Park is one of my favorite rockhounding beaches. Went with my brother and his family a few years ago on to hunt yooperlights. We all had a blast.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Sally has found them there too.
@tott34577 ай бұрын
Your sis is very talented!
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Yes she is. I tried that once and all I could make were very simple flowers with no stem or leaves. I gave up pretty quickly.
@kellyharper3676 ай бұрын
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Beautiful environment. Thanks for taking us along!!
@ruthchapman38477 ай бұрын
Pebble art was beautiful
@natalieclark58196 ай бұрын
Sally's work is wonderful!
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Yep, I have a talented sister. Actually, two of my sisters are talented in this way.
@priscillaross-fox94077 ай бұрын
I found an Amethyst agate about 4 inches long many years ago. This was near the time they would be closing McLain for the winter. It was near dark and storming when we pulled into the park for our last camping session of the year. We had to put a tarp up to stop the strong winds in order to get the tent up. But the next morning, after coffee of course, I strayed to water's edge and was kind of shocked to see this just waiting for me to pick up! One never knows what the waves will wash in.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Rock hunting is always a little more exciting after a big storm.
@minaheydari-ux2gi6 ай бұрын
بانوی هنرمند.......👌👌👏👏 چه تابلوهای بینظیری با سنگهای کوچک درست کردن😍 واقعاً همه ی خانواده شما خوش ذوق و خلاق هستند❤❤
@zzzubmno27557 ай бұрын
I really like that kind of art, I hope you do well with it.
@benwinkel6 ай бұрын
I love your charming and creative sister.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I love her too.
@stefaniaponitz57387 ай бұрын
I'm loving the pebble art!
@sueellens6 ай бұрын
I would love to walk the shores and look for cool rocks. I’d be like Sally, too, though. Not just looking for agates, but looking for rock for art pieces. I love her pictures she’s made!
@tealeweaves6 ай бұрын
LOVE the rock art and y’all rock hounding together, put me in a good mood! Wish I could come along 🪨
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
You can come along virtually, whenever you'd like. I do these videos all the time.
@sweettreasuresbycindy89966 ай бұрын
Pretty art! Nice ways to display! Lovely finds and a relaxing video. Loved the fossil!
@cookimozdziock81466 ай бұрын
We spent 2 weeks at that campground year before last. Loved it. Would go back.
@AgentG547 ай бұрын
Man i love mclains, especially when the water is crystal clear
@elsamartinezreyes74547 ай бұрын
Hola!!! Me encanto la idea de los cuadros ,todos muy bien armados , saludos a mis cuñados 😂 es broma ,saludos a todos ❤❤❤
@julietafoya9576 ай бұрын
Just got home from my first trip to Michigan. We went all around eastern part of the upper peninsula. It was so beautiful and we found so many cool rocks! Our favorite spot was Perry's Landing near Deer Park. Love your channel.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I love that part of the state for rock hunting, but if you're looking for scenery, the Keweenaw Peninsula is much more beautiful. Perry's Landing and that whole area is great for rocks.
@marciajohnson67676 ай бұрын
Love the pictures! Very nice 😊😊😊
@WarszawaScream7 ай бұрын
Sam the Tumbling King! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 And I laughed at “Urbanite” - at one of my favorite rockhounding spots I find what I call “Brickia”: chunks of water-worn red brick hiding amongst my favorite conglomerates 😂 (btw if you’ve never tried tumbling a conglomerate before, give it a shot! I’ve gotten some beautiful results with them, just don’t put them in with fancy rocks in case a pebble breaks free along the way; usually I cut/grind them on the saw into tumbler sized chunks and they stay together pretty well!)
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I tumble a lot of puddingstones, which are conglomerates. They tumble ok, but the matrix never comes out great. They're still great though.
@WarszawaScream6 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks I’m not certain what type of conglomerates I find here, they *look* like red brick with a lot of microcrystalline quartz pebbles embedded in them, but that red matrix seems to be some kind of chert/jasper so they tumble SUPER well as long as the inclusions stay put! I’m going to post some on RTH once I finish a few pieces I’m working on with it; one of these days I gotta poke a local geologist or the geology subreddit to find out exactly what it is!
@allauricia19856 ай бұрын
Love the pebble art Really cool
@I_wish_I_knew_something7 ай бұрын
There is a lot more beach there than when I was there last! That’s a chili stone, not a pudding stone There are yupperlites there too. Not as vibrant as you find on the east side of the UP. Cool rock art! Wow, I would have past that agate up, because I wouldn’t have thought that was one. Hi ho silver! That art is very cool! Nice video!
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Chili stone, I'll have to remember that one!
@priscillaross-fox94077 ай бұрын
What makes it a "chilli" stone? I've never heard that term before.
@I_wish_I_knew_something7 ай бұрын
@@priscillaross-fox9407 I don’t know, the furthest thing from pudding that I could think of.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@priscillaross-fox9407 I think it just looked like chili.
@captpaul88276 ай бұрын
6:10 and the bedrock at 10:10: not Jacobsville, but Freda Sandstone. Quite common along the NW side of the Keweenaw south of Gratiot River. Incredible find of silver by Clovis!
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
You think that was silver? I wasn't sure how to check. Sure was shiny. Thanks for the correction on the sandstone type. Can you tell by appearance or just by location?
@captpaul88276 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks Would have to see in person, but can't think of anything else that would be "that" metallic and silvery from there that wasn't silver. Sandstone formation is just by location; Jacobsville is only on the SE side, whereas Freda/Nonesuch are on the NW side. In thin section, they are very easy to tell apart.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@captpaul8827 Thanks, Paul. I'll tell Clovis what you said.
@shaungothwaite50927 ай бұрын
Looks like fun to me! Hey where’s Nancy been? Miss her to:)
@lindaleehulsey31677 ай бұрын
I made friends with a WHITE HAIRED GRANDMA down the street from my house. She had a beautiful ROCK GARDEN. I was only 7-8 yrs. My parents moved and we had no family 3000 miles away for my father's new job. I missed my GRANDMA. I visited her as much as I could until she was gone. I never got to say good'bye. My WHITE HAIRED LADY was a ROCK MOZAIC 😇 and taught me about rock names. She also used glass. Some were very large, her living room walls were full of them. I CAN STILL FEEL I AM THERE WITH HER AS IF IN PRESENT TIME. ❤ this group rock beach hunt.😊
@ClassicRock767 ай бұрын
It's interesting what memories can be triggered through videos like this. The equivalent of cookies or bread baking in the oven!
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
She sounds like a great adopted grandma. She must have made quite an impression on you for you to remember her from your childhood.
@Luciddreamer0077 ай бұрын
@@lindaleehulsey3167 🥲💕
@lindaleehulsey31677 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks 😃😍🥰SALLY'S PICTURES. 🤗🤑 VERY MEANINGFUL TITLES Sort of a ZEN VIBE💫✌️
@TreeLynnT6 ай бұрын
10:54 The universe works in magical ways. 🥰🌌
@magaret88546 ай бұрын
오.. 샐리 작가님 pebble art 멋있어요! ❤❤
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
네, 그녀는 재능이 있어요. 나는 큰 언니가 자랑스럽다.
@cowboyspencer6 ай бұрын
!! I'm going to be there in a few weeks, glad to know I'll have a shot at finding a pudding stone!
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
You won't find a puddingstone up there, but you might find that conglomerate I left behind.
@cowboyspencer6 ай бұрын
Noooo!
@deidremcintosh38727 ай бұрын
Hi Rob ,love that you take Sam with you sometimes .I love hunting rocks too ,but have a dicky ankle so come home exausted but happy
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Sam and I usually go to the eastern U.P. This year, we decided to go up to the Keweenaw and stay with Sally and Clovis because he's going to school at Michigan Tech in the fall.
@coffee198377 ай бұрын
Very cool video Rob and your sister is so creative with the stones. Does she sell these I like the chopping board I love coffee 😊.
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Yes, bit.ly/SallysSuperiorArt
@dorafurness4664 ай бұрын
Those stones you throw back would make a pretty rock garden in the area you cut down those trees, could add a pretty bird bath with the stones around it. You find some beautiful rocks and you would only need to take home a few each time you go hunting to have quite a collection around a birdbath.
@MichiganRocks3 ай бұрын
That probably would look nice, but I have opted for putting plants around the boulders I put back there.
@CindyHolmes-p6o6 ай бұрын
You’re such a good Brother…. She says that’s Beautiful and you sarcastically (like a Brother) say yes that’s beautiful 😂😂😂💜💜💜💜
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Me sarcastic? Never!
@CindyHolmes-p6o6 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks 🥰😂😂😂
@jeffholmes13627 ай бұрын
Fun little day out, I haven’t seen you find a nice petoskey stone in a while, I assume you have to go to certain areas to find them? Thanks for sharing, lovely stone art too
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Yes, basically south of Rogers City or Harbor Springs, but not every beach has them.
@jimknarr6 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks My daughter found a Petoskey stone without the hex coralyte walls on Mackinac Island. It wasn't the greatest looking one but it was a Petoskey. I was shocked. I have never found one there before.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@jimknarr I'm surprised too. I thought that was way too far north.
@michellemaistry31707 ай бұрын
I L❤VE Sally"s rock artwork. Saw it in another video of the seaglass fair held somewhere in America (not sure of the place)
@rodchallis80316 ай бұрын
"Urbanite" Gonna steal that one. ;)
@andrewmendez2996 ай бұрын
excellent rock art
@leeannmettlach24126 ай бұрын
That pice of Unakite (?) - well the green & red was beautiful!
@grokeffer62267 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@janehelbert75517 ай бұрын
Nice agate Sam. Rob, I would have kept that butroidal to cut!
@alanm34382 ай бұрын
I do not know what it is, but your videos are addictive. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 It looks like most of your family are hunters as well.
@MichiganRocks2 ай бұрын
I haven't quite figured out what makes people like them so much either. I'm sure glad you do though.
@TreeLynnT6 ай бұрын
7:29 😮 Rainbow moonstone. ❤
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
That's prehnite or maybe patricianite.
@TreeLynnT6 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks I looked it up and those weren't options. Ty. I'll go check them out. ✌️😊
@_geology6 ай бұрын
Your wife show you rock be positive Mr King geology guy
@esenrep6 ай бұрын
McLain is our preferred campground on the Keweenaw! mostly because it was our first experience with Lake Superior rocks! was the beach in better shape since 2023? so much sand and shoreline was lost south of the campground in the winter of 2022 and 2023.
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I have only been here once before and we didn't walk very far, so I can't really compare.
@nicolecourt78296 ай бұрын
I feel a little less silly now …I’m not alone coming back home with stones in my pockets…..🤣😘
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
What's silly about that?
@nicolecourt78296 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks my family is joking about that 🪨 farmers takes away as much stones as they can …and I bring them back home…. I’m doing that since I was able to walk with something in the hand… stones are magnets for me …
@given0fox9686 ай бұрын
So many rocks, like 1:31 look like they are covered in a ‘purple coralline’ type of coating. Any ideas?
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
They're not covered by anything. That color goes all the way though.
@given0fox9686 ай бұрын
I doubt it, but you have more experience doing it, and I have no valid explanation for what I’m saying; just a question/observation. To that end, are you saying the dark outer ‘shell’ (don’t know the appropriate word, just using my best analogy) of it goes from one side to the other if you cut in half? With the rock in your hand at 1:31 I’d call BS
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
@@given0fox968 I left that one on the beach, so I can't cut it to verify one way or the other. I just know from experience in cutting a lot of rocks that they usually look the same on the inside as the outside. There is something called a weathering rind on rocks though, where the outside can be a slightly different color due to oxidation, fading, iron staining, etc. It's not usually too dramatic, but it's noticeable.
@given0fox9686 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks based on the surrounding rocks, and the one I mentioned in your hand, I saw a similar ‘hue’ in what I feared was some sort of ‘staining’ in that rock and the surrounding. If (which sounds like I’m not) something was staining them, we’d both be concerned. Appreciate the responses, and you sharing your adventures & finds.
@anthonysitalo7 ай бұрын
I would've kept that nice size galaxy stone with the bug chunk of waxy epidote on one end😢
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
I left it there for you!
@joeljeffery87047 ай бұрын
A friend of mine found 85 Indian copper artifacts across the road from McClain Park using a metal detector there was a war there between the Indians and the Army over the rights to the entrance way to the 14:26 Portage
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
That's really cool. I had no idea we were on a battle ground.
@fillg6 ай бұрын
The rocks that catch my eye are always different from the ones that catch your eye. Every time you stop and reach for one I think "ooo, that's a neat one" but I'm hardly ever looking at the one you pick up. 😃 I guess someone has to pick up the ugly ones but I'm not saying if it's you or me 🤣
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I frustrate a lot of people that way. Everyone has different tastes, so it's impossible to know what someone else is going to like. It makes no sense for me to try to vary it by grabbing rocks that I don't find interesting. At least if I pick up something I like, there's a decent chance that someone else will like it too. I'll keep trying!
@colleenwilkin57057 ай бұрын
I love pebble art! Does she sell her pictures, I would love one with a camper and a red fire pit!
@MichiganRocks7 ай бұрын
Yes, there is a link to her site in the description. bit.ly/SallysSuperiorArt
@leslyeschoenhuth11076 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us with you.. Are you going to maki a deeper scoop so the rocks don't slide off??
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Probably not. It's not a bad idea, I just probably won't get around to doing it. I do like how the pointy end of the spoon can get under rocks well. A deeper spoon might make that harder.
@mrfirestop4155 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocksWe see a lot of tourists on our Keweenaw beaches with cat turd scoops on a pole, but regardless, McClains is a waste of time for agates. A few miles up the beach at Calumet Water Works Township park is where the grapefruit sized agates are. You're far more likely to find agates under water with a viewing bucket too. Better luck next time.
@MichiganRocks5 ай бұрын
@@mrfirestop415 I went to Calumet on this trip too. No grapefruit sized agates this time though.
@powerlinekid42967 ай бұрын
What glue does Sally use for pebble art?
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I just asked her. Gorilla super glue.
@minaheydari-ux2gi6 ай бұрын
دقیقه 5:05 👌👌سنگ زیبا و خوشرنگ❤❤
@justgonnagetbetter10377 ай бұрын
I would love to come from Tennessee to rock hunt. But my fuel mileage would be a 1/8 of the mileage on the way back 😆
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
Ha ha! Yep, that's a problem.
@davidhile53636 ай бұрын
My 3 daughters all paint pictures on flat rocks.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho89766 ай бұрын
Lots of pretty stones. I loved that black and green rock, did you keep it???
@MichiganRocks6 ай бұрын
I don't think so.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho89766 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks that would have been amazing sliced up.