Rock Hunting Lake Michigan Near Northport

[@chrstphrchrlsbrwn]

I appreciate all of the granites and other odd rocks you pick up, rather than only the two or three "sought-after" varieties. Those other rocks, with cool colors and patterns, are my favorites. I have really been enjoying your videos of the different beaches.

[@MichiganRocks]

I like to show a variety of rocks and probably go overboard on the Petoskey Stones, puddingstones, and unakite, but those rocks get me a little more excited than the others. I have to keep reminding myself to pick up some other rocks too.

[@signecadwallader2158]

Beautiful video. Thank you. Can’t tell you how much I enjoy them.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad you like them. It would be a shame to be making videos that no one wanted to watch.

[@amyheath9955]

I loved that calico boulder! So beautiful.

[@juliedobson6833]

I have never been to Michigan and this water is gorgeous! So enjoyed your walk with your wife and the beautiful scenery. Thanks!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, we have some really nice water in this state. I have heard that no matter where you are in the state, you're never more than five miles from fresh water.

[@gwencurry3405]

It is well worth it.

[@pegjackson9716]

Nice to see the wife out with you. I very much enjoyed the walks on the beaches, thanks.

[@MichiganRocks]

She doesn't like to hunt for five hours or so like I do, so she doesn't usually go with me. It was nice to have her along that day.

[@scaredofmice8658]

Enjoy the walks as much as what you find I am disabled now and can’t walk along the beach thanks

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm sorry you can't get out any more, but I'm glad I can help you at least see the beach through my videos. Thanks for tagging along.

[@salishseaquest7952]

Nice to meet Nancy. I was amazed at the number of Yard Art Stones that were too big to bring home. You have some gorgeous rocks there near Northport. Thanks for sharing this bit of the watery world with us. Loved the sounds of the waves all along the Lake.

[@MichiganRocks]

It was nice to finally have Nancy in a video.

[@jshilohshea381]

This is great finally get to meet your wife !! Looks like you two had some fun....got exercise...and enjoyed a great day together !! Thanks for sharing your finds with us !!

[@jshilohshea381]

@@nancyabram4109 well I'm glad you did make your debut ! I understand about it being a hobby avoiding cameras.. Do that myself ! Lol....glad to meet you Nancy Abram!!

[@davidhile5363]

Nancy Abram Nice to meet you Nancy. We really enjoy Rob’s channel !!!

[@merlinjones6485]

Christmas Cove is one of my favorite little beaches! Never been to Peterson Park, but after seeing your trip there I'll have to get up there someday. Northport used to have a nice rock shop there. Nice town. That large green rock you spotted almost started me drooling. I don't think people would take too kindly to the notion of me strolling down the beach with a wheelbarrow hunting for that treasure. Seeing that for me was probably like you paddling over that two ton pudding stone in Lake Huron. You just can't seem to capture the best ones. The big ones that get away! Good to see you at Christmas Cove and glad to see you sharing these special times with your wife. As usual, good job!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yeah, it’s tough to smuggle those big ones out in your pocket. I guess we’ll just have to enjoy the pictures.

[@lauramarti7548]

Thank you for taking us along on these beautiful beach walks! I love listening to the sound of the waves breaking on the shore and seeing all of the rocks!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, that's the fun of it. It's always a nice day when you're on the beach.

[@dancrites453]

Nice to "meet" Mrs. Michigan Rocks. Love the family videos. Thank you...

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, it was nice to have her along. She doesn't like to be on the beach for as long as I do, so she usually doesn't go. She was ready for a ride on that day.

[@bobbiallison1117]

When I was in MI last week I managed to finally find a beach access that had rock instead of sand on Huron. The only thing I managed on Lake Michigan was a chartered fishing trip, so no rocks but I did land a 30 pound Coho! Brought home a small coffee can of rocks from Lake Huron and my pickings from river rock in my families yards lol. Nice to meet Nancy, she has a good eye for beauty! Thanks for sharing!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad you found a rocky beach. Can I ask where you ended up? I drove to Oscoda earlier this summer and was willing to stop at a beach between Harrisville and Oscoda, but I couldn't find one with rocks.

[@bobbiallison1117]

@@MichiganRocks I was in Tawas, and it IS hard to find a rocky area! Now I know why you kayak everywhere!!!

[@yeswing10]

Hi Nancy! Glad you came on the rock hunt. You both are so blessed to spend the day together looking for rocks with the waves, fresh air, blue sky, plenty of trees.

[@sherryjohnson4090]

How nice to see your lovely wife. You make a great couple. The rocks were good as always.

[@MichiganRocks]

I was happy that she decided to come along. We had a nice day together.

[@linabaliashvili2495]

The nature is amazing in Michigan!!!! I hope to visit one day...... Thank you so much for shearing...

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, we have a beautiful state here. I thank God every day that I live here.

[@lorebilim7471]

We love the reverse spoon, very creative.

[@debzyj376]

Nice to meet Nancy. What a beautiful adventure ....thanks for sharing .

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks for coming along with us.

[@taltos1455]

Wonderful to see the lovely wife and you! As always thanks for the great video! I always look forward to relaxing on Fridays with you. Great way to end a crazy week.

[@MichiganRocks]

I was glad she came out with me. She doesn't usually like to spend quite as much time on the beach as I do.

[@smithdog4770]

Another great video! Takes me back, My Aunt and Uncle used to own the IGA in Northport for years, great little town full of super nice people.

[@MichiganRocks]

When I was a teenager my family would trailer our boat to Lake Michigan and do little three day cruises. Northport was a place we stayed every summer.

[@robingallion8564]

Soooo enjoy walking or kayaking along with you on the lake shores rock hunting and listening to the waves. So peaceful, entertaining, and interesting. One day next summer I’d love to make a day like this in my vacation. Thank you for exposing this and sharing. I watch often. 👍🏻

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad you're enjoying them, Robin. It think rock hunting makes a great vacation. The only problem is, my wife stops enjoying it well before I do, so I end up going without her most of the time. I don't feel too bad because she watches football constantly in the fall and I have no interest in that. We have an understanding about these things.

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Blues are rare in rocks. Thanks to Nancy for taking part!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was nice to have her along.

[@jenjencannon3224]

Thank you so much for taking us on your adventure... 💗 I am a little tied to the home right now so I really appreciate the tour.... and the sun and the water and sound of the waves... and of course the beautiful ROCKS 🪨

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad I could help you get out, even if it was just virtually.

[@mary-anneswanson9931]

Hello Nancy :) Nice find with that huge Petoskey stone :) Thank you both for taking me alone for the walks on the lovely beaches. We are getting cooked here in B.C. right now so that water looks heavenly :)

[@kathleencunningham6242]

There are so many beautiful rocks that I saw, so colorful, some looked turquoise in color. Thanks for identifying what you found. I am learning. I've always loved collecting rocks and fossils. Found some nice ones in Indiana.

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't think there was anything that I'd call turquoise colored in this video. They may have looked like that in the video, but not in real life. I agree that there are lots of pretty rocks here though.

[@tonywild6581]

You had a lovely day at those beaches. That rock earlier on looked like it had tortoiseshell in it and loved the fossilized and petaskey boulder before the birch tree. Good to hear the waves to.

[@MichiganRocks]

Everyone loves those wave sounds. It was a nice day.

[@MarciaLeeful]

Graduated from Northport High School and you were in my old stomping grounds. Always a nice place for a walk or a swim! Nice place for a rock hunting trip.

[@MichiganRocks]

We really enjoyed our day there. I'm not used to hunting such popular beaches, but I wanted to try out some Lake Michigan spots.

[@aliencat11]

What a great say for rock.hunting! It was great to see your wife with you as well. Thanks for the video.

[@MichiganRocks]

It was nice to have Nancy along. She doesn't like to hunt for quite as long as I do, so I usually end up going alone.

[@FreggFaerie]

I'm a new sub, my aunt just showed me your channel today! I'm originally from Michigan and miss the lakes and rock hunting so much, I'm trying to live vicariously through you 😅

[@MichiganRocks]

A lot of people live vicariously through me. I'm glad to help people who can't get here physically to get a little virtual beach hunting time in.

[@FreggFaerie]

@@MichiganRocks you are providing a lovely service

[@patricialockhart2753]

We stumbled upon your videos during quarantine. Flash forward a month and now I have a room full of rocks and a tumbler! Thanks for the fantastic videos, I’ve learned so much and hope to roadtrip out that way to one day find a pudding stone of my own!

[@MichiganRocks]

Great, I'm glad you started tumbling. I think you'll really like it.

[@resrussia]

Thanks for introducing my wife and I to Christmas Cove. Despite traveling to Leelanau for almost 10 years, we never of the existence of this park.

[@MichiganRocks]

Well now you know. You'll have to make a trip!

[@resrussia]

@@MichiganRocks Actually, we visited Christmas in early September. We really like the place (and so do many other people apparently - the parking lot was filled by noon on a weekday). Thank again for the tip.

[@JanVafa]

Nice to see your wife enjoying the hobby with you!

[@MichiganRocks]

yes, it was nice to have her along.

[@irenepeek3211]

Thanks a ton for another lovely walk and so nice to see Mrs enjoying this one too. Blue skies, beautiful water, fascinating rock's, wow, can't ask for more than that ❣️ Blessings to you and yours 🙏❣️ Non-compliant great grammie in Wonderful Michigan 💖

[@MichiganRocks]

It was nice to have her along this time. She wasn't crazy about being in the video, but was a good sport about it.

[@carlabythelake8162]

Yes, that's a lightening stone. I love all the lakes, but I love my lake (Michigan) best! Nice to meet your other half.

[@MichiganRocks]

I thought they were only found in the southern part of the state. I was surprised to find one here.

[@julianevans9955]

Word. Love this lake!

[@julianevans9955]

West Michigan yo!

[@cvx2dog549]

Thanks for taking us to these beaches. We haven’t been to them before.

[@MichiganRocks]

I hadn’t done any Lake Michigan beach videos until this one, so I though I should take a ride and do one.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

I love the view of Peterson park at 6:30. Absolutely beautiful 😍 🥰💜

[@MichiganRocks]

The hills are really high all along that beach, so the views are great.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

@@MichiganRocks Amazing 😍🥰💜

[@davidhile5363]

Michigan Rocks I bet climbing all those steps was lots of fun.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@davidhile5363 It wasn't bad at all.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Lovely video of your rock hunt with your wife. So nice to enjoy rock hunting together. Beautiful stones.

[@MichiganRocks]

She doesn't enjoy it for quite as long as I do, which is why she usually doesn't come along. My typical hunt is about five hours, sometimes longer. She enjoys the first hour or so.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

@@MichiganRocks my hubby will come out sometimes, and the teenagers too 😂, normally they say they have too much schoolwork as there excuse😂. My hubby has built me a rockpolisher, so he really likes to see the results. 5 hours rock hunting sounds great.

[@judygeschardt8706]

Loved walking along with you and your wife. Peterson Park is my absolute favorite rock hunting beach! I kept looking at the colorful ones saying out loud, "Pick that one! Oh, look at that one!" I'll be sure to watch this video whenever I'm stressed out and wishing I were rock hunting. Thank you! :-)

[@MichiganRocks]

If you liked this video, I have lots of other videos where I actually find more rocks. There are lots of beach videos with the sounds of waves lapping. Of course, you'll be just as frustrated as I throw back lots of rocks that you think I should have kept.

[@edp9743]

You brought back many memories of growing up on the shores of Lake Erie. I spent many hours beach combing for treasures.

[@MichiganRocks]

I've never hunted Erie or Ontario. I assume they'd be pretty much the same as Huron and Michigan, but I really don't know.

[@FenellaFirescales]

More Rob and Nancy go wandering for rocks! 😁💕

[@odoylerules1435]

You ever been to Bois Blanc Island or mackinaw? Theres free state land camping spots on bois blanc on the north side of the island. It's right next to Mackinaw but you can drive atv's and cars on it and is much bigger in size. I've been going there every summer since i was a kid. Not until 5 years ago did i get into rock hunting, but its got good rocks there. No one rock hunts there, as far as i can tell. My best finds on bois blanc were some agatized coral/ basically see through coral. And a pudding stone with what appear to be gemstones in it. Also, lots of geodes. Its got 3 inland lakes to i fished them all not very good for fishing but its fun to kayak them. If you go there, you gotta take a 45 min ferry ride from cheyboygan to get there. Its roughly 125 bucks for a car round trip on the ferry. They got a one bar, one store, one restaurant. You can rent a house too, if you dont want to camp. Im lucky i got a family friend with beachfront property i can stay at. But ive stayed at the north shore and camped it its fine too. Ive never rock hunted Mackinaw i bet its got good stuff, since both islands get alot of waves crashing in and bringing in new rocks. Also, if you got facebook, look for the bois blanc island page and like it. Some people post amazing pictures on it.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have been to Mackinac Island, but not Bois Blanc. I know where it is though. I think that's too far north for Petoskey stones, but I would expect there to be puddingstones there. I'm surprised that there are geodes there. I have never found a geode that I know of.

[@odoylerules1435]

@@MichiganRocks im looking at a couple of mine right now. Wish i could show a pic of it but ill describe it instead. The rock is light brown on the outside almost looks like sandstone. Tan color i would say. However, its got a hole going through it on one side with white quartz crystals filling the hole and goes inside to the center of the rock. If i fully crack it open there will be white quartz crystals in the inside of the rock. I think what happened was the rock had holes in it and water settled in the holes and crystals formed inside thats my guess. most of mine have white crystals on the outside of the tan rocks and some have holes in them with crystals going inside the hole cavity. Im not for sure its a geode but if you seen it it looks like one. Tan rock with crystal filled holes coming from inside the rock. Well, looking at them more closely some of them may be crystalized coral that look like geodes. The pattern looks like honeycomb coral on one of them and is all white quartz crystals on the side of the rock with the coral pattern.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@odoylerules1435 Those sound really cool. I'll have to try to get there sometime.

[@lynettepavelich7540]

Thanks for the virtual vacation to my favorite “up north” area. Enjoyed your finds and hearing the waves!❤️

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it.

[@charlottebeck3757]

How nice to meet your wife! As always thanks for posting your adventures! I have some chert and flint pieces. I always thought it wouldn’t work to tumble them, but now I want try. God bless!

[@MichiganRocks]

They tumble great. Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqmXoZWfrsibp80

[@charlottebeck3757]

Do you ever find arrowheads up there?

[@MichiganRocks]

@@charlottebeck3757 I have never found an arrow head, although they can be found in the area I live in on the east side of the state. I'm not sure what people find on the west side of the state where this video was made.

[@kristiejacobs4854]

That lake looks so refreshing. Peterson Park is beautiful!

[@MichiganRocks]

I had never been there before. You're right, it is beautiful.

[@kayesem20]

It’s very nice to see Nancy there. I hope she enjoyed herself.

[@MichiganRocks]

She did. But I think that was enough for a while for her. I was ready to go back the next day (but I didn't).

[@captpaul8827]

Great video, Rob. The rock at 13:30 is very interesting to me; looks very much like a migmatite.

[@MichiganRocks]

I had never heard of migmatite, but I just looked it up. Looks like a more specific type of gneiss. I would have just called it gneiss.

[@captpaul8827]

@@MichiganRocks It is. It's a gneiss that's under such intense heat/pressure that it begins to melt, thus becoming igneous, but doesn't quite make it. If you're ever in the Republic area, there is a great example of migmatite along M95.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@captpaul8827 Ok, thanks for continuing to educate me!

[@berthanadalauber6321]

I love your videos Thank you so much for sharing your adventures.

[@berthanadalauber6321]

My kids and I are always looking for interesting rocks in Lake Michigan. Living on Lake Michigan is all we know and are very thankful to enjoy it year round. We have found a couple honey holes for beautiful rock hauls. I would like to know more about identifying the rocks, so videos are very helpful to me for that . Again Thank you for your time and effort. Much love to your family from ours and Happy Hunting !

[@MichiganRocks]

Identification is not something I'm great at, but I know the basics. I did a video showing some common Lake Superior rocks that you might like if you haven't already seen it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYCmiJSQgaaJnqM

[@StephanieLondon]

missed a beautiful bluish green stone at 21:37

[@MichiganRocks]

Oops.

[@StephanieLondon]

@@MichiganRocks im not sure even what it was may have been just a smoothed piece of slag but the color was beautiful I don't know of many beaches in my area of Van Buren County that has rocks to even go check out

[@kathleencunningham6242]

Yes, I saw a nice blue green one at 16:13

[@francinehibiscus350]

I haven't made it up north yet this year, and looking at this video made me so happy! It was like I was there :) holy MOLY the water is high! So much more than last summer.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, it's high in Lake Huron and Lake Superior too.

[@whthNothing55]

Wonderful family day! A lot of rocks too.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, it was a nice day out.

[@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore]

I loved the granite, quartz and those black stones with the white veins. Gorgeous stuff!

[@MichiganRocks]

Lots of pretty stuff here.

[@coffeehunter8742]

Hey! Loved the video, as always! We'll be heading your direction in about 3 weeks or so, passing through for a few days. I'm the guy you said you'd pray for, several months ago. Recovering from cancer. Thanks again. Cant wait to see parts of your state. Great to see you and your wife out together in God's beautiful world. Will keep an eye out for your next video! Thanks for your efforts to share and educate! -Tell Sam hi! Always enjoy him on the Tube as well!👍😊

[@MichiganRocks]

Hey, have fun on your trip. We have some beautiful places here. Lots of waterfalls and pretty stuff in the U.P.

[@happycamper4thewin]

So lovely to see you and your wife! Thank you for the great video 😃. By the way, have you heard of the Charlevoix stone?

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, Charlevoix stone is the same as favorites, which is the scientific name. It tumbles pretty well.

[@Smallathe]

Hi Nancy!!! Lovely tour and very cool rocks! Think you missed some - no worries, you can pick more next time :)

[@MichiganRocks]

I always miss some, you know that. Nancy doesn't like clutter, so I'm not sure she really "missed" them.

[@Smallathe]

@@MichiganRocks lol... that's life. Next time...

[@Abpgsetiloincawdyubkolmbrs]

Lovely as always. Nice to meet Mrs. Michigan Rocks!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was nice to have her along this time.

[@markhosbach9420]

Nice of you to introduce your wife to us. Hi Nancy! Rock on!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was nice to have her along for a change. She doesn't have quite the rock hunting endurance that I do, so she usually opts to stay home.

[@cassity3364]

So glad I found your channel! I live in East Texas and most of my rock hunting adventures also include weird looks from people and even occasionally being stopped to ask what I’m doing. Haha. Definitely jealous of the peaceful atmosphere and multitude of options. A little over a year into this hobby and I now have a nice shadow box full of my finds, though I don’t know what most of them are. One day I hope to have the knowledge, the rock tumbler and the scenery you do. 🙂 You’ve got a new subscriber and fan!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm really fortunate to live here. These two beaches were two of the most crowded beaches I have hunted. A lot of the beaches are completely empty except for me. Thanks for subscribing!

[@jneihart2]

I see another cabinet full of rolling tumblers in your future.... His & Hers!!!

[@1948tedebear]

Michigan has laws now for removal of rocks from state shore line 25 lbs per year, and it is illegal to remove stones from national shore line. There also are limits on the amt. of Gold you can remove and sluicing requires a permit and limited to a couple months and several trout stream are closed to slucing. I'm a Member of LDMA & GPAA.

[@MichiganRocks]

I thought all trout streams were closed to gold collecting.

[@jerryklutts8615]

I enjoy your outings and the rocks you find. Just a suggestion, maybe try a wrap up of some of the best finds at the end of the video.

[@MichiganRocks]

Ok, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

[@davidhile5363]

It was nice to meet Nancy ! And it was nice that you found a nice piece of gneiss. Ha Ha ! We stopped at Christmas Cove back in March or April and was unable to get in because it was closed and we never made it back. I’ve found a good amount of blue chert at Vans Beach in Leland, Mi. Lake Michigan doesn’t seem to have nearly the amount of Pudding stones as Lake Huron. Thanks for taking us along on your adventure !!!

[@lovely.]

Your blue chert might be Leland blue stone! It's actually glass slag from a late 1800s iron industry in Leland. Van's Beach is a hot spot for the stone.

[@davidhile5363]

Lovely Nope, it’s blue chert. I’ve found lots of Leland Blue there also.

[@jimknarr]

@@lovely. Some call Leland blue Industrial Waste. LOL

[@davidhile5363]

Jim K Ha Ha !!! If they did that today the EPA would be all over them !!! I’ve also found green slag which some people call Frankfort Green. I’ve also found slag looking stuff in different colors I’m not sure what that was.

[@MichiganRocks]

I was going to say that it was probably Leland Blue too, but it sounds like you know the difference.

[@purrrrson]

Hi Nancy! Good to meet you!

[@guerric345]

Every year I spend time with friends at their home on Christmas Cove! In fact I just got back a week ago. It was wonderful to see you walking across the beach where their stairway comes down from the house. I have only done my rock hunting along that beach, Peterson Park and Cathead Bay. I've never seen pudding stones! Where would you suggest I go to look for them ?

[@MichiganRocks]

Is their stairway the one that comes down in the tangle of trees where I turned around? I felt sorry for whoever built those new steps and don't have a beach to go to. I would suggest that you go to Lake Huron for puddingstones. Drummond Island is known for them, but probably over picked. You can find them anywhere south of there. I don't think there are many in Lake Michigan. I am more familiar with Lake Huron though.

[@guerric345]

@@MichiganRocks No, their stairway is 90 wooden steps coming down from their deck and ends before it reaches the beach. I have found many very nice Petoskeys from that beach as well as at Peterson Park. I'm hoping next year when we are there to get up to the Keweenaw Peninsula and hunt for rocks there!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@guerric345 The Keweenaw is beautiful. The eastern U.P. has more variety of rocks, but the Keweenaw has better scenery overall.

[@tinkerbellblue5142]

Hello Nancy, nice to meet you and see you, greetings from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MichiganRocks]

Nancy says hi.

[@jannaphelps7590]

One of my favorite areas on this earth! Will be there in a couple of weeks! Can’t wait!!!!!

[@jannaphelps7590]

My Gram lived in Honor and we spent many happy hours on the beach at Peterson Park! The last visit in MI we went to Christmas Cove for the first time. It was a sweet little beach for Petoskys. Also, Point Betsy is another of our favorite beaches! Thanks for posting!

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't get over that way too often. It was about a three hour drive for us and we can find pretty much the same rocks here in Lake Huron. It was nice to try out a different beach though. I'd like to make one more trip this summer if I have time.

[@pennyhoward3438]

Hello Nancy, so nice to met you. Beautiful country and nice rocks👋👍

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, they were both really nice beaches.

[@patriciawilliams4314]

Nice to meet you Nancy, I am from the Harrisville area so I love these videos. I love the stones from Lake Huron. Do not know if we will get back to the UP or not. Would love to find some agates. The stone with the hole in it, is that a hag stone?

[@littledabwilldoya9717]

Patricia Williams Yes! Ones with partial ones/not all the way are omars.😀

[@MichiganRocks]

@Dawn Burton I don't think that was an omar. Omars are a particular type of rock. Sometimes the hole goes all the way through, other times, just part way through. Omars are a rock called graywacke. @Patricia Williams Nancy says hi. I had never heard about hag stones until someone mentioned that name last summer. I really dislike all the magical rock stuff. When I look up a rock on the Internet, I always have to filter out words like "meaning" and "healing". I am a Christian and I don't believe in rocks having magical powers. So I'll continue to just call them "rocks with holes in them".

[@littledabwilldoya9717]

Michigan Rocks I never looked it up, but my mind thought maybe something was called a hag stone, because they would typically put them on a string and make a necklace out of them. Perhaps, to make them look a little more attractive? I’ll have to look it up now! LOL! I am also a Christian, and do not believe in that stuff. I think believing in that leads to trouble, and just open the door way for you- know- who and minions. Best to keep yourself focused on the Lord! He Will never steer you wrong and never forsake you.😇🙏❤️🌈☀️

[@patriciawilliams4314]

Dawn Burton You are so right Dawn, I too am a Christian. Do not believe in the stories that go around about the hag stone. It is very interesting though to research them. Thanks for the info. I always need help. 😂😂😂

[@puffinish]

Man, I was just near Traverse City, and wish I went up a little further north. I did find some Petoskeys though!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad you found some!

[@gayle8153]

Very nice to meet your wife! She is a very lovely lady.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks. I agree. We get along great.

[@marsharamsay2793]

Hi Rob Nice to see your wife along on your trip. Great beaches today. Does churt polish up nice? I've never had churt rocks to polish but I might be able to get some at our local rock store. One day I hope to visit these beaches you show us. Again I really enjoy your videos.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, chert usually polishes up great. Here are some examples: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqmXoZWfrsibp80

Suas pedras são lindas. Não canso de ver...show. Beautful video my dear.

[@MichiganRocks]

Você parece gostar de todos eles. Estou feliz que tenha gostado deles.

[@QuartzCowboy]

Nice stroll down the beach, Subscribed!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@spaceoddity8292]

Nice hunting! Grad to meet you Nancy :D. Cariños desde Argentina!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, we had a great day. Nancy says hi.

[@marsharamsay2793]

Hey Rob Watching the video you can tell I'm new at rock collecting because I kept saying you missed that one and that one. Oh you forgot that green one and the red one. Lol

[@MichiganRocks]

I have just picked up enough rocks that I don't need them all anymore. I have made the mistake of bringing home rocks that I don't have time to do anything with. I like to tumble or slab the rocks I find.

[@fouraces1949]

Wonderful video! Hello Nancy!! You found some good rocks! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@MichiganRocks]

Nancy says hi. It was a good day on the beach. I didn't bring home a lot of rocks, but I did find some nice ones.

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

Nice trip and good to see your wife. 👍👍

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, you were probably wondering if she really existed, huh?

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

Michigan Rocks 😁

[@donnalantz7981]

Beautiful. What was it you called the quartz with stripes in it? And I have a Petoskey stone that is what I think is quartz. So pretty. Great video. Nice to meet your wife too.

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't know the names of all the rocks on the beach. If I do know it, I usually say what I think it is. I find a lot of Petoskey stones that have turned into something besides the typical limestone. Some are white and very hard, so they may very well be quartz.

[@donnalantz7981]

You said the name in your video but a wave covered it up , I couldn't hear it was all. But thanks. I love your videos and look forward to the next one.

[@patriciaspell2569]

Necessity the mother of invention. Love the spoon tool.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have seen a lot of different variations of rock scoops, especially on Lake Superior. I saw someone else with one the day I made this video.

[@KatyDidRocks]

YAY! Hi, Nancy. :) Good to see you out and about. :D "Nice gneiss."

[@MichiganRocks]

Nancy says hi.

[@bigmike4737]

"If it is easy, someone will have beaten you to the rocks" True story. Buy a piece of property anywhere near the center of the Michigan Basin and dig a hole anywhere. The sheer volume of conglomerates is astounding. Puddingstone heaven!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, I was just talking to someone today who told me he has puddingstones all over their farm.

[@MemeDaddyTaco]

Keep up the great videos!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, I plan to!

[@carolynpayne6096]

Looks like White Fish Point. Wow I picked up a load of beautiful rocks there. My favorite place in the UP.

[@MichiganRocks]

This was on Lake Michigan near Northport. I have been to Whitefish Point a couple times too. The rocks are pretty different at the two beaches.

[@abbasal-hamdanitrq5307]

A beautiful channel and I am a follower of this channel 🌹

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@Thewarhorse47]

I love the videos and the rocks. I have to ask a question: When your wife brings you a rock that she found, do you look her in the eye when you drop it back on the ground? LOL, just kidding. My heart breaks just a little when you show me a cool rock and then I hear it splash back into the water. I'm so new to this, I would keep everything but I see how that could be a problem.

[@MichiganRocks]

She dropped a few of those herself. She sure doesn't encourage me to bring home more than I do already. I used to bring more rocks home, but they usually look better just after pulling them from the lake than they do when you get them home. I have boxes and boxes of rocks from all over the world in my basement waiting patiently for their turn in the tumbler or the saw. I try to not add to the collection faster than I can process what I have already.

[@John_Montgomery]

always a good day when you're at the beach.. what is the great lakes level this year?

[@MichiganRocks]

The water is very high.

[@enricojaun2880]

Too high! We have to move our cottage back from the water. It higher than it was when i was a kid on the mid 80s

[@enricojaun2880]

Our familys cottage is in Manistee. We go almost every summer, but havent made it so far due to covid. Hoping for a fall trip. We go to Beulah and pt betsie whenever we go as well... love the cheery hut. Moving the house will be expensive, but its worth it for such a great place. I live in Md and the east coast beaches dont compare to Michigan. The possible exception is the outer banks... but then there is hurricanes

[@susantaylor737]

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[@John_Montgomery]

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[@mjoyparks]

Every time you toss one back I think, “What a badass!” I have been hunting in the Shell Rock River in Iowa. It is a terrible place to hunt because the rocks are covered in muck. You have to look under the top layer of rocks. I found my first agate, and it is the size of a small marble. It is a really deep maroon color and just beautiful. I hunted for 2 hours and only found the one, but I am a beginner and trying to learn before our trip to Lake Superior next summer. Thank you for these videos, I am hooked on watching them. I am winding down a teaching career myself and hope to spend more time rock hunting in the future, and consider your videos as “retirement training.”

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad to help you retire. My wife was retired for the first three weeks of the school year. Then the school called her and asked her to come back to help with the online kids again. So now she's working part time. She didn't do a very good job of retiring.

[@mjoyparks]

@@MichiganRocks My district is short 17 teachers this year, mostly special education. They contacted every retired teacher they could locate and asked them to come back. One they sent a letter to I happen to know has dementia and lives in a nursing home. Casting the net wide worked because they were short 30 teachers. That was kind of your wife to go back and help them. I’m one of 9 Art teachers in the district. Three Art teachers have now been replaced by teachers with a temporary license. We lost a lot of teachers because young mothers have decided to stay home with their babies. I never thought I would see a teacher shortage this bad.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@mjoyparks I saw this coming. We've been getting paid less and less and asked to do more and more. We took a 10% pay cut about ten years ago and we have never gotten back to where we were. I still think I chose the right career and have not regretted it, but it's hard to find new people to work when the pay is so low.

[@mjoyparks]

@@MichiganRocks Exactly, the pressure on teachers keeps increasing while pay stagnates and we are vilified because we are paid through tax dollars. I’m very suspicious of the new trend to push “self care” at us, instead of giving us a reasonable workload.

[@dlessard69]

Hi friends. I want a glass bottom boat. Nice finds.

[@MichiganRocks]

They make clear bottom kayaks. I have never used one and I don't know how the bottom doesn't get scratched up, but it would be fun to try.

[@davidhile5363]

Dolly I have heard of people using clear plastic storage tubs to hold under the waters surface to get a clear view of the lake bottom.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@davidhile5363 I made a viewer like that by replacing the bottom of a five gallon bucket with a piece of plexiglas. I don't think I've ever used it. Should work ok though.

[@fortheloveofwhales]

Great stuff! Keep it up!

[@MichiganRocks]

Will do!

[@FoxyGirlWonder]

Nice hag stone! I'll go out just to find them. They're one of the few stones my husband can recognize- lol.

[@deechristian4707]

"Moon Rock" I believe that was a Whale Ear Bone Fossil. Thanks for all your work on the great videos.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have never heard of a whale bone of any sort being found in Michigan.

[@deechristian4707]

@@MichiganRocks Well may or may not have been, but it LOOKED like it could have been. They found a croc jaw and sharks teeth in northern MN. Thanks to educators like yourself we are seeing things "that aren't suppose to be there". Really they have always been there we are growing beyond our predefined defined views. Thanks much Dee

[@Ropecharud]

Just found your channel! I love the Petoskey stone and have several pieces of jewelry featuring that stone. I am from Royal Oak.

[@MichiganRocks]

I didn't actually find very many Petoskey stones here, too many people. Check out some of my beach hunts from Lake Huron if you want to see lots of Petoskeys. This is my current favorite: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIrFoKSnh82matk

[@Cherrymount5872]

Lovely video as always

[@diannpowell1077]

Nice to see your wife. Do you ever try and chip away some of those boulders? I think I would.

[@MichiganRocks]

No. I find enough Petoskey stones without chiseling them out. Besides, I wouldn't want to ruin that nice rock for other people.

[@diannpowell1077]

I like that you wouldn't chip away on the rocks. Your right about other people enjoying them too. Thanks for the reminder.

[@debispilker4392]

I enjoy your videos. Thanks!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@LothensTV]

Hey man, I found out about rock tumbling for the first time today finding your vids...great stuff. Anyway, what do you do with the polished, completed rocks?

[@MichiganRocks]

It's not very exciting, but here's a video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIucdaGpbs6ijpo My son raided my stash the other day to decorate his apartment, so there are quite a few on display at his place now.

[@LothensTV]

@@MichiganRocks nice, thanks ;)

[@milesnn]

Sweet adventure some beautiful finds lots of leverite that happens thank you

[@MichiganRocks]

If they were all keepers, it wouldn't be any fun.

[@milesnn]

So true

[@carminfarmer3183]

Leland blue is beautiful when polished

[@MichiganRocks]

I used a piece to make a little cab to replace one that was lost in a belt buckle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enmZSul5mfbq8

[@paigelee6321]

Thank you 😊 for sharing I love rock holding I’m in Washington

[@MichiganRocks]

You’re welcome, thanks for watching!

[@tinafisher]

my favorite area to vacation in! Cheers from Brighton MI!

[@MichiganRocks]

Hi from Alpena!

[@NewZealandRocksDownunder]

With the warmer weather have you considered donning a mask and snorkel to search the deeper water? Or are the rocks covered by sand and silt, I would have expected there to be larger rocks out deeper or have they migrated from inland.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have used a mask and snorkel, but not that often because of the silt and/or algae. The rocks closer to shore get cleaned off by breaking waves, where the deeper rocks don't. Here's and example of snorkeling, in case you missed it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIrFoKSnh82matk

[@coreymerrill3257]

That beach is cool. It has bands of color from the naturally sorted stones. ( by weight, color is a coincindence ) very cool stuff.

[@MichiganRocks]

Most beaches I have been on have a row of black basalt. It can be in the water or on the dry beach or both. The water sorts by density. The rocks are also sorted by size. You'll see a row of tiny rocks and then a row of larger rocks next to it.

[@coreymerrill3257]

@@MichiganRocks I was trying to make a non advanced comment .lol. Its natural beauty for sure

[@MichiganRocks]

@@coreymerrill3257 Thanks. You have to talk slow for me!