Kevin Gauthier, the owner of gem and jewelry store Korner Gem in Traverse City, is a seasoned rock hunter and a pro at finding Petoskey stones. He was kind enough to share his best advice with us and ...

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 ...

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MI -- A Kingsley area artist thought a majority of his work was stolen Wednesday — about $40,000 worth — while he was loading it up from his studio to take to a show. But a day ...

Less beachfront might mean more scores for rock hunters in Michigan. According to Great Lakes Echo, the erosion caused by record-high lake levels along the Great Lakes during summer 2019 is exposing ...

PETOSKEY, Mich. -- I had thought this story would be about my quest, probably fruitless, to find an elusive Petoskey stone, the state rock of Michigan and a relic of an age 350 million years ago when ...

It's Father's Day and we all know what most people had in mind for gifts: ties, grilling accessories, dinner out, etc. But why not mix things up by giving your father a stone found in Michigan's lower ...

Michigan has a pet rock, and it is called the Petoskey stone. This is not an ethnic joke; it is Michigan`s version of romancing the stone. Though the fad in pet rocks has come and gone elsewhere, ...