Agate hunting is a renown Humboldt County sport. Go to a beach any day of the week, any month of the year and you’ll see the hunters — people of all ages bent over like myopic crones or crawling on ...

In a full day's search on the last day of March, Mike Jacobs of Monticello and I found 121 agates. That seemed a lot to an amateur like me, whose agate hunting has been largely confined to looking ...

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 ...

The annual agate and mineral show this weekend is adding star power to its lineup this year with an exhibit of some of the best known Lake Superior agates in the world. The Cuyuna Agate & Mineral Show ...

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 ...

Rockhounds will find agate, minerals and rocks from around the world all close at home. The show offers an opportunity to look at agates from across the globe or buy and trade stones. Vendors provide ...