Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Known for their colors and patterns, collectors are often amazed at agates that turn up on Upper Peninsula lakeshores, with some ...

Harley Alcala says he found the mother lode of Lake Superior agates right in Lake Superior. Alcala was kayaking near his home in Hovland on the North Shore when he spotted the basketball-size rock ...

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

In 1969, the Minnesota Legislature declared the Lake Superior agate to be the state's official gemstone. Moose Lake has dubbed itself the "agate capital of the world" and Agate Days are celebrated ...

I think I have always been enthralled with rocks, having the rock hammer my mother bought for me more than 60 years ago hanging on the "birdroom" wall of my backwater cabin. And, even though one would ...

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

Agates are rocks. More specifically, they’re a form of chalcedony typically semi-transparent to translucent. Size-wise, more often than not, agates range somewhere between a jelly bean and a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — While the ocean is still too cold for a swim, Oregon beaches offer other popular activities for beachgoers to enjoy while soaking in the spring sunshine. Thanks to the state’s ...

Known for their colors and patterns, collectors are often amazed at agates that turn up on Upper Peninsula lakeshores, with some known to be up to 20 pounds, according to the Michigan Department of ...

Selling the red, orange and yellow chunks of banded rock known as Lake Superior agate requires more than just owning a collection of the beautiful semi-precious gemstones. You also need to figure out ...