The beaches at Grand Marais are excellent hunting grounds for the ancient Lake Superior agate, a semi-precious stone made up of concentric circles of microcrystaline quartz reddened by iron. Here’s ...

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.

Hunting for Lake Superior Agate has been a bucket list item of mine for a LONG time. Michigan's Great Lakes are full of incredible treasures, and in my opinion the Lake Superior Agate is one of the ...

From the Leland Blue, a stone-like slag leftover from the iron ore and mining industry, to the glowing Yooperlite and Lake Superior agates found in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan is home to plenty of ...

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — On a cold, blustery day in April, Bel and I headed to the North Shore to meet up with a rock star named Taylor, or as he’s known on social media, “Agate Dad.” Taylor is famous in ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Although building sandcastles and jumping over the waves of the Great Lakes may be a blast, exploring Michigan's shores for ridiculously cool rocks has become a popular beachside ...

Yooperlites are rocks that fluoresce under UV light. The best time to search for Yooperlites is after a storm, when waves may have unearthed new rocks along the shores of Lake Superior. Rock hunters ...

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — Fall is hunting season in Minnesota, but folks walking near the Moose Lake Airport aren't looking for pheasants or deer — they're hunting for a gemstone. "There's a pretty nice one ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at the Minnesota State Fair aims to get kids outdoors to enjoy all the state has to offer. On Monday, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS anchor Kevin Doran stopped ...