North Beach at Leland-Petoskey Stones and Leland Blue
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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Watching you juggle out there made my day!
I'm glad I could amuse you.
The M-Gander rock dude goes around !!!
Thanks for taking me along. My ancestors settled Petoskey(Belmer) so even though I live in Louisiana, the Petoskey stone brings me back. 🙂
That's cool. Petoskey and that whole part of the state is really pretty.
Finding a Leland blue us still on my bucket list, thanks for the trip
It wasn't plentiful, but I did come home with that handful.
There’s a bunch up here. I live near there and u can find them pretty easily you just have to beat everyone else out there. Completely new rocks on the beaches washed up daily.
Don’t know why, but I find your videos very calming and enjoyable. Thank you for sharing
Walking on a beach is pretty calming. That's one of the reasons I keep doing it.
rock hunting juggling, the channel has new heights. Loved it, Chris & Lisa
The rocks went to some new heights at least.
Another great video! The Leland Blue were so cool to see. Thanks for showing us what you find!
For industrial waste, they sure are popular.
What a treat. Thanks for bringing us along!
You're welcome!
Interesting and relaxing as usual...and then comes an "Oreo Stone"... yep, I'm hungry now 😂
Hopefully your cupboards are well stocked.
if i come to Michigan can I walk behind you and pick up your throwaway rocks?🤣😂
If you can find me, sure.
@@MichiganRocks There will be a whole string of us, chasing the rocks you drop. ;-)
I'd would be asking a million question of the history of how the different stones got there by what bigger boulders did they reside in...you'd probably be giving me Rock's by then cause then I'd be so out of breathe carrying them I'd wouldnt be able to ask questions... and I'd be weighted down by all the gorgeous rocks. I could finally use all my pockets in my jeans, backpack and pail maybe I could attach a clip and bag to my wellies🤔😀...lol ..lol..I'm mean I love them rocks even if they arent tumbled...😷👋
I think he should have a subscriber walk along his favourite spots that he is willing to share.
Hello
I'm Kimpd from Korea.
Thank you for watching the beautiful little sea rock.
I love the sound of the water.
I love the different compositions.
I've had a healing time.
I'll be back.
Thanks for watching, Kimpd.
Hello MR, It is great fun watching you find such nice Petoskey stones. I just love them. Beautiful views of the lake, so blue! Thanks so much for sharing and for the juggling, what a talent!
No shortage of Petoskeys in my videos. It's one of the most common rocks I find.
Rob, I want to thank you for your videos and inspiring my wife ,grandson and myself to give rock tumbling a try. He is special needs and we all had a blast collecting rocks on our Michigan vacation. Once again thank you and we are excited to get started.
I'm really glad to have helped you get into this fun hobby. Have fun with it!
Thumbs up for the juggling, let alone finding some gorgeous Michigan rocks
Juggling was a previous obsession.
Beautiful beach. Love the rocks. Cladophora are my favorite with a side of juggling.👍 What a fun day!
Rockport near Alpena has a lot of cladopora.
@@MichiganRocks thanks for the tip
I was going to comment that it came in purple, also. Personally, I’d keep the small Leland blues also, so I could make myself some earrings.😊
I kept all the Leland Blue I found. I think I did pretty well, but I only have one other hunt to compare to.
Wow, I didn’t know anybody else did the same thing I did. After finding so many Petoskey stones in my favorite spot, I started throwing them onto the beach for others to find! I wish when I was living in Michigan, I could’ve found a Leland blue, but I only found the Leland greens. Thanks for your video brings back, fond memories.
I'm glad you liked it. I have a lot of videos like this from beaches all over the state. I leave a lot of rocks behind, which frustrates some people watching, but I just don't have a use for that many.
Cool petoskeys! The one looks like it has a flower in it. Cool blues too. I liked the big Jasper as well. Cool hunt
Lots of fun rocks on this beach. Leland Blue is something I have only found once before, so that was a lot of fun to find.
Man Rob you are one of the calmest people I know, and your videos have that affect on your viewers but I totally got so happy hearing the inflection in your voice when you found those blues haha! It was only slight, but I heard it brother! Don’t get me wrong, your calmness is a gift mate. I just loved hearing the excitement of you finding something haha! You’re a pro Rob thanks for such a beautiful jaunt along the banks of the lake my friend. 🙏
That blue stuff is amazing. When you say slag where did that come from? I’d love to know the history of how they got there. They’re beautiful. 👍👍👍
I'm probably not nearly as calm as I sound in my videos. I actually think I sound sort of boring. I don't show nearly as much enthusiasm as you do in your videos. I love your enthusiasm. I think I need another person to talk to instead of taking at my camera. Someday maybe I'll drive to your place and hunt with you for the day.
The Leland Lake Superior Iron Company used to be in Leland in the 1800's. They smelted Iron and the slag was the waste material that got thrown in the lake. Someone must have had the great idea to clean it up by marketing it for use in jewelry. Now everyone goes and picks up the industrial waste for fun. www.lelandmi.com/about/leland-blue-stones.html
@@MichiganRocks gosh no Rob you are anything but boring man. I promise!
But you’re absolutely right, when there’s others around, each persons excitement becomes infectious and in my case I just forget when I’m finding these pretty rocks that I have way too many already at home! Haha! But honestly, each of us have our valuable place with the uniqueness that we share and offer on here. I do believe that your personality and composure shine massively dude. I really do. I may be your biggest fan just sayin 😁
Wow! Okay that’s really cool. So I’ve always thought for some reason the only colour associated with iron is orange. But this has made some sense of something I’ve been wondering. Whenever I find an agate or chalcedony that’s blue or bluish, it’s usually partnered with or come from red basalt, or what I’m guessing is basalt with heaps of iron in it but it never made sense. Now it does! Well, more than it did before haha 🤪
Man I wish you a brilliant week ahead and look forward to catching up soon mate!
Rob I was up to Leland 3 weeks ago with my family but I didn’t get to hunt for rocks in the area because of prior arrangements I had to be at. Thanks for sharing this place. Now when I return again I will be able to look rocks on the beach! I hope you were able to stop at Sleeping bear dunes while you were up there!😀
I drove by the dunes and saw them in the distance from Point Betsie light house. I decided to go to a rock beach instead.
@@MichiganRocks Point Betsie lighthouse is a pretty popular place for rock hounders, I have been 2x and every time I have been there the beach is always busy with people looking for rocks.
Your videos are super exciting. I loved collecting MI rocks as a kid. I feel the rush coming back. 😍
I never think of my videos as exciting, but I'm glad you see them that way.
Very cool, lovely slag and stones. The water was lovely, especially when the sun came out. Enjoyed the drone shots too. Quite enjoyed the special event at 18:50 (also chuckled a bit). I’m impressed, not something I’ve been able to do. 😎
I'm not the most coordinated person, but with enough practice, I learned how to juggle and ride a unicycle. ua-cam.com/video/78k7ZL05Fao/v-deo.html
@@MichiganRocks wow! That’s really impressive - I would guess you did not start out juggling rocks, but with balls and/or bean bags? I’d think that would be less painful. 😂. Um. Ok. Fire. Didn’t see that coming. Just wow!
Wonderful internet picture show Sir!!!!! Cheers
That blue rock you picked up oh so briefly got my heart going. Living in the high NM desert we have a lot of lava rock and people decorate their lawn less yards with river rock. Not a lot of water though…..
When I leave Michigan, I miss the water. We drove to Colorado a few years ago and I was surprised by how little water there is there. I'm used to seeing water often when I drive somewhere within Michigan. They say that you're never five miles from fresh water here.
I love the sound of the waves during your hunts and the water is usually so clear! I grew up on the East coast in Virginia, I haven’t quite picked up the yen for the desert.
Hi I am new to your site and enjoying all of the videos even the ones that are long. I am learning a lot from you and so excited my hubby is taking me to North Beach this weekend. We have done some google map searching and are having trouble seeing how to access the beach. Could use a tip if you can find the time. Your dry sense Of humor makes us laugh out loud when we are watching. Keep up the good work and looking forward to being a part of your followers. God Bless you and yours, Debi Younce
Hi Carol. Thanks for saying all that nice stuff about my videos.
I had trouble finding the beach the first time I was here, but I think I found it on Google Maps for you. I'm pretty sure that I parked on North Street. The beach access only has room for about two cars. It's a shady little spot that you really have to look for to see. North Beach isn't very long and I found the good stuff by getting past that break wall at the end of it. I was told that it's hard to get around that if the water is rough. I had to wade around it, but it was no problem with waders and calm water.
Van's Beach is on the other side of the river and is worth going to also. The end of that beach was blocked by high water and fallen trees and I didn't get around it on the rough day I was there.
Here's a link to Google Maps where I think North Beach is: goo.gl/maps/aacd14VexAzQdew9A
Thank you for the rock tumbling intermission!!! Lol enjoy your videos as always !! 🙂
I never thought of that as "rock tumbling", but I like that term for it.
OMG, Loved the juggling, I've heard that you could do that pretty good and that you are sometimes in parades in Alpena. Thanks for the juggling, Rob! Another great video.
Are you from Alpena, or are you just stalking me? How did you hear that?
I used to have a little juggling club at the school I worked at. Then my son and I started unicycling there in the evenings. We did the Fourth of July parade for quite a few years. One year, I walked the whole parade route backwards because we had a four person club passing pattern going. I was a little tired at the end, but the next couple days my calves hurt a lot. Apparently walking backwards uses different muscles than walking forward.
Here's the unicycle group: ua-cam.com/video/hKkKVEou_VE/v-deo.html
Not a bad haul, and thank you for the juggling interlude!! Good video!
Thanks Em!
I'll be here next Monday and fisherman's island on Sunday!!! I can't wait for a few Day's off on the beach!!!
Sounds like you're going to have a good time!
The varying shades of blues greens and greys from the water and sky are beautiful. Especially when the sun comes out. And the driftwood shapes are so interesting. Yes, the rocks are like gems, but it’s the whole adventure. Always seems like you’re on a deserted island. Cool finds. Will you be tumbling them? I always thought slag was a waste product of glass making? I may have missed your explanation. Nice juggling, too! Lol. Thanks for the video.
I'm not sure if I'll tumble them or not. It's a good possibility. This slag is from an iron smelting industry that was here in the 1800s.
Lake Michigan blue water looked a bit tropical. Your rockin intermission was a nice surprise. Great vid and finds!
It didn't feel tropical. It gets that green color when there's limestone in the area.
You are too funny. Your juggling is great
My hands were cold. The juggling seems to be getting more comments than the rocks. I might have to do that again in warmer weather.
Very cool rock hunting.
A few stones there were a "oh NO... don't drop THAT one"... but the lovely juggling act was a good compensation ;)
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing!
I thought the juggling might make the rocks left behind feel more useful. I did it for the rocks.
@@MichiganRocks lol :)
Can’t remember if I told you I found fluorescent bubblegum pink slag at Leland! Will definitely check out North Beach this year. My Son will be in Augusta at the Barn Theater and I will be coming from New Jersey and the fluorescent mineral area, after fossiling up from Chippokes on the James River! Plan to stay at more State Parks this time!
You're busy! I hadn't heard of the Barn Theater until I just looked it up. Looks like a cool experience for him.
The drone shot above the beach reminds me of, Cast-away. Ha ha ha ha!
The Leland Blue is awesome! Great video!
Have a great weekend!
I didn't bring a soccer ball to keep me company.
@@MichiganRocks Where’s Wilson when you need him ! 😂
@@MichiganRocks
Ha ha ha ha!
Classic!!!
I guess if the rock thing fall through, you could join the circus, Haha. Enjoyed it.
LOL, how funny!
At least you didn't call me a clown.
Really relaxing, just the therapy i needed today. Thanks for taking us along. Was a nice time. Love Leland blues, glad u scored some great ones this time, worth the 3 hr drive I'm sure😁
I hit one other beach and drove seven hours total. Worth every minute in the Jeep.
Awesome finds! That cracked me up when you said that " people are hollering at the screen". Lol my wife will not watch your videos . She used to do that same thing! Lol
I know. I just don't want to become a rock hoarder. There's only so many rocks I can tumble.
Welcome to our side of the mitten. My wife and I live in Northport, and rock hunt on Leelanau beaches when ever we can.
Thanks for the welcome. I enjoyed my day on your beach. My wife and I went to a couple beaches in Northport last summer, Christmas Cove and Peterson Park.
@@MichiganRocks as you know, the farther from steps the better. I've had one car dropped off at Peterson, and have my wife drop me off at Christmas Cove, great rock beach between them. Also, I've had her drop me off at thw Gill's Pier public access, and I walk north several miles to Peterson Park.
@@withoutdestination7840 That's a great wife you have who will pick you up at the other end. It would be great to do one way trips.
Enjoyed the juggling!!
I've gotten so many juggling comments, that I might have to change the focus of this channel from rocks to juggling. I might have to pull the unicycle out of the garage too.
I've been to Fishtown, but never walked the beach..will have to the next time I'm up there! Thanks for taking us along!
There are beaches on either side of Fishtown, so you have choices.
You're definitely not wrong about better chances for Fun Stuff in deeper water. I'm just north of Chicago and all my best finds come during the summer months when I can dive or snorkel for 'em. I'm hoping to get out to Leland someday for some real Leland blue-- much as I like the minty green slag we get around here, that bright blue is just (chef's kiss) so much prettier.
When I have snorkeled for rocks I find that there's a lot of sediment or algae out deeper. I usually hunt out ten or twelve feet and then the rocks start to be all the same color because they're covered in silt or something.
Well I finally had a chance to watch the video all the way through,..I'm really jealous of your Leland blue finds. My wife and I spent the better part of a 12 hour day bouncing from beach to beach there and found pebbles of it. You should consider yourself very lucky to find those that size and with good blue color. Now if you get a chance head into and around Frankfort,for some Frankfort greens,..just like the Leland's but green. Very cool to find!..you had a pretty EPIC day friend!!..nice to see you enjoy my side of the state!!.. and a majority of the Petoskeys I pick up are just like the one you picked up at the very end of your video,the keeper you said. Yes!!.. I'd keep that one too!!...great video!!..if you're ever in Manistee gimme an email,I'll show you to a few secret places only use local rockhounds know about. Cool stuff there!
I went to the Point Betsie Lighthouse later that day. I was going to go into Frankfort, but a woman at the lighthouse said that there are no rocks or slag in Frankfort. She said everyone comes to the lighthouse. I didn't find any slag at all though. Did I get bad advice? I don't really mind because I had plenty to keep me busy at the lighthouse.
@@MichiganRocks yah I think she was trying to keep ppl from going rock hounding elsewhere. There's plenty of slag and other good stones to be found all up and down the coast in Frankfort. Unfortunately, you got some bad advice.
@@manisteerocks7092 No problem. I was happy enough where I was at. I was making a video there, so it's better to spend a long time and get some good rocks than to try to get to too many places and not have enough to make a decent video. Thanks for the advice though, I'll check out Frankfort next time.
What an amazingly beautiful place!
At 3:23 I wonder what kind of action caused those ridges that encircle some rocks. I really like how they look.
15:25 I really like.
The light blue is so pretty!
Great juggling. I use to have a boyfriend that was a good juggler.
That stripe on the rock at 3:23 was pegmatite. My son in law gave a nice description of how it's formed in this video: ua-cam.com/video/aNSNfuej8-E/v-deo.html
I wonder if I knew your old boyfriend. I used to go to juggling conventions in the eighties and nineties. Bet there's not a lot of people who can say that!
I was up in Alpena 2 weekends ago, water was rough but had a good time and some good rocks to polish.
Great, I'm glad you found some!
I have some salg I picked up over that way a while back. Mostly greens and purples. Some I polished up. Turned out nice. Nice juggling. Need to get back over that way and get some blues. Awesome video.
I haven't decided if I'm going to tumble mine. I'm still thinking about it.
Several of mine I didn't even attempt it. They were just too rough looking and pitted. So I kept those for example.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
I wish I could send you a pic of the tabular coral fossil I found as a youngster on the Ohio side of lake erie... its like a Petoskey except not weathered down somehow and also probably a slightly different species to the ones you find in this vid. It's the most amazing fossil I've ever found and easily my favorite rock. In college a professor of mine said it was probably between 500 and 600 million years old.
You could send a picture to my instagram account if you want. I have seen some pictures of fossils from Kelley's Island that seem to be Hexagonaria, but probably a slightly different species as you said.
@@MichiganRocks I don't have an Instagram but I'll (try to lol) figure out how to upload a pic or vid to YT next time I go to my folks' place
great video and great finds!! hi. have a good evening. i hope all is well.
Thanks, Heather.
@@MichiganRocks your welcome!
The Oreo rock made me laugh 🤣
Funny rock.
@@MichiganRocks Ha! Yes it had a great sense of humour
Nice rocks an amazing band too called Leland blue
That's cool! Is is a ROCK band?
Like the Leland location.
That's a nice area and a good beach.
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: This was so much fun to watch. Do you ever make jewelry from Leland Blue?
Once. ua-cam.com/video/qVDhaxb4l8M/v-deo.html
Thanks again for your videos
You're welcome. Thanks for watching them.
I'm pretty sure I noticed some string attached to the third rock ? If it wasn't a trick camera angle ? Pretty sneaky Rob then to find all that blue ahhhhhhhh, by the time I get up there people will be 3 wide in the corners 😜👍
I don't know what you saw, but I didn't have any string tied to the rocks. Fishing for rocks doesn't work well due to rocks' lack of a mouth.
Amazing! I had no idea you could juggle that was really impressive! The big boulders at 4:35 were all so varied it was interesting to see. The drone footage was exquisite and incredible. What's the rarest color of Leland blue? 😍🥰😇😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That's a good question. I don't know what colors are the most common or the rarest. I'm new at Leland Blue.
@@MichiganRocks I think it's great to try something new. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍🥰😇
Браво жонглёру! И камешки привлекательные!
Еще одним увлечением было жонглирование, в основном, когда я учился в колледже.
Muy bien 👏👏 tu las piedras ohhhh hermosos?? Hola buenas noches
Oh no 13:45 he put it back !
If I drove for three hours I would possibly be in Blackpool : )
A very surprising talent I didn't expect to see in your video
I almost called this channel "Rock Juggler". On the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums, my name is "Juggler Guy", so when I was brainstorming ideas, that popped into my head. Then someone over there suggested the much better channel name I ended up using. I'm so thankful for that.
Loved the drone and underwater footage, and the juggling! What wind conditions were forecasted when you went? In the calm water conditions you had, would hip waders be enough to get around the sea wall that you encountered, or are chest waders like you had on needed?
The deepest water I was in was about up to my knees. That was when going around the trees. That little break wall wasn't too deep. The wind was supposed to be from light and variable up to ten miles per hour. I don't think it got much over 5 mph while I was there.
Wow beautiful 🤩
You are in my neck of the woods this time!
It's a nice neck of the woods!
@@MichiganRocks hey so is yours! Love that side of the state
Them boulders would make a great lil wall
I have some rock walls I made around my house, but only with rocks I could roll up a board into the back of my Jeep.
What !......the man knows how to juggle ? 😆😆😆
I do know how to juggle. Way back before UA-cam, I actually had a website with a lot of little looping videos teaching various juggling tricks. I used to get something like 100 views a day which I thought was pretty good. It's archived here, but the videos don't work anymore: web.archive.org/web/20140702104612/wildcatjugglers.com/index.html
Thanks Rob I need to find some blue ones like that this year in Leland
They're not plentiful, but they're there. Go as far away from other people as you can. I don't know how far down the beach it goes, but I found some about a mile from the harbor.
Здравствуйте!
Спасибо за интересное видео!) Здорово, наверное, выйти из дома и сесть в катер вместо машины)))!
А как называются синие камни, которые вы нашли?
Здоровья и удачи вам и вашим близким!
P.S. У вас отлично получается жонглировать камнями!!!)))
Синие скалы на самом деле не скалы. Это шлаковое стекло от выплавки чугуна, которое производилось здесь в 1800-х годах. Люди любят их находить и из них делают много украшений.
hey! you do a pretty dang good job at that juggling !!! enjoyed that!! i just looked up how far leland was from me and its almost 6 hours for me. lol!
I drove seven hours round trip that day and it was well worth it. From six hours away, you might want to consider brining a tent or getting a hotel for the night. It is a very pretty area.
Really awesome video.
Great rock hunting spot.
So many beautiful rocks to find.
So cool that you leave so many stones behind 😂😂😂, I definitely take too many home, when I rock hunt.
Great juggling too.
I'm learning to leave more behind all the time.
@@MichiganRocks I really like the Lake Heron videos the best.
The rocks are really neat there.
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Did you realize this video was on Lake Michigan?
@@MichiganRocks oh yes I did, you mentioned Lake Heron in the video.
I should have said I look forward to the Lake Heron ones. 😊
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 I'm not the type to correct people's spelling, but you have the name of the lake wrong. It's Huron, not Heron. A Heron is a bird that we have around here, but a Huron is a Native American tribe. It's named for the people who lived here, not the birds that lived here.
Fairly new here to your channel. I love rocks. Was up in the U.P. in 2011. Went rock hunting on Superior Lake. My late sister had lived up there. The water was so cold.Your videos are so relaxing. I yearn to get back there again. Can you tell me if Lake Erie rock hunting is the same? Since i live very close by. Toledo in fact. Much love.
I have never hunted Lake Erie or Lake Ontario, so I can't help you with that. If you go check out Lake Erie, don't give up after one beach. The beaches on the other lakes can be very different even if they're close together. I hunted another beach after this one and didn't find a single Petoskey stone, but did find some other really cool stuff. In other areas one side of a bay might have sand and the other side could be rocky. On a hunt I did last year, it was all plain, boring limestone at the beginning and after walking a mile or so, the rocks changed to more glacial stuff that was more interesting.
@@MichiganRocks thank you.
steady regards from bijih alam
How far north from the beach (by the marina) are those stairs? What’s at the top of them - somebody’s home, or a roadside park view?
I don't remember how far I walked that day, maybe a mile. I didn't go up the stairs, but I'd guess there would be a house up there. That's usually the case.
Oh my and you can juggle, is there anything you can't do?
Yes, there is something I can't do. I can't think of anything that I can't do. Wait, that is something I can't do. I'm getting confused.
Will you tumble those Leland Blue’s?? They are gorgeous! Michigan Turquoise
I'm not sure what to do with them. I need to think about that.
@@MichiganRocks I'm sure Chuck can give you some ideas!
@@jimknarr I'm sure he can. My pieces are sort of small, which might be a problem.
Would you mybe know? in my town i find stones that are white bt when diped into watter turn blue. Could be blue limestone?
I'm not sure. Lots of rocks are more colorful when wet.
Do you ever stir up the rocks in your searches?
No. I see some people sitting on the beach, digging through rocks, but I feel like it's a better use of my time to walk really far and look at what's on top. The waves do a really good job of stirring things up every time it's windy.
Here's one with nice colors...plunk 😂🤣😂
Yep, that happens. I can't take them all home. Sometimes I just admire them, and leave them for someone else.
Cool juggling act
Thanks. I wasted a lot of time in college learning that.
I wish you had an eBay shop where we could buy rocks etc from you!
I forget if I told you this already, but I do sell some stuff in a local shop. I have little crosses, pendants, beads that fit Pandora bracelets, guitar picks, and Christmas ornaments at that time of year. They don't have an online store, but they will help you if you call or email them. olivetbookandgift.com
@@MichiganRocks
Appreciate the info. If you ever do decide to sell your tumbled rocks, I hope you’ll consider eBay. And let me know. I’ll be there with bells on!
Which rock tumbler would you recommend: Lortone, Chicago Electric, Leegol, something else?
That's an easy one. Lortone is my favorite brand of rotary tumbler. I believe the Chicago Electric and Leegol are the same tumbler. The Chicago Electric gets very mixed reviews. Some people get them to run for a couple years, other people hardly get through one batch of rocks before it breaks. I ran my Lortone 33B for about eight years before I built a big, homemade machine that replaced it. The tumbler still works though. I had to do some maintenance along the way, but it is a great machine.
@@MichiganRocks Thank you so much!!!!!! My NatGeo only lasted three weeks, but I'm hooked and wanna get one that'll last. Keep up the good work, love your videos!!!
@@JessyWilliamson Those are guaranteed for two years and I hear they have very good customer service. Even if you buy a Lortone, I would email National Geographic and get a replacement.
How well do those blue ones polish?
I think they probably polish well since they're basically glass. I have never polished any. I found a few last fall and this handful today.
Just came across a guy called agate dad. Showing a cave on Lake Superior full of crystals.
I know agate dad through his channel. We chat back and forth fairly often. He’s a great guy. I polished some rocks for him when he was just starting.
My video with his rocks: ua-cam.com/video/ulaxMmrqIeQ/v-deo.html
His video receiving the finished rocks: ua-cam.com/video/k-8gKhttvo4/v-deo.html
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Did I hear that jasper thud to the sand?!
That was one of the few rocks that came home. It's going to meet Mr. Saw.
@@MichiganRocks Oh good! Maybe I'm just paranoid as I've heard/ seen so many rocks rejected 😆
@@carlabythelake8162 I didn't come home with many, but I had a nice day and enjoyed looking at a lot of nice rocks along the way.
Do you worry that someone might break into your Jeep or vandalize it while you're rock hunting?
No, not really. I'd never do anything if worried about that.
gneiss boulders here 🤣
Yes, very gneiss.
I am taking my wife to North Beach -- she wants to find Leland Blue and Petoskey stones. How did you access North Beach? I see on Google Maps, North Street. It looks like there might be an access there at the end? Small dirt parking area? Where to park?
You must be Carol's husband. She just sent almost the same message. Here's what I told her:
I had trouble finding the beach the first time I was here, but I think I found it on Google Maps for you. I'm pretty sure that I parked on North Street. The beach access only has room for about two cars. It's a shady little spot that you really have to look for to see. North Beach isn't very long and I found the good stuff by getting past that break wall at the end of it. I was told that it's hard to get around that if the water is rough. I had to wade around it, but it was no problem with waders and calm water.
Van's Beach is on the other side of the river and is worth going to also. The end of that beach was blocked by high water and fallen trees and I didn't get around it on the rough day I was there.
Here's a link to Google Maps where I think North Beach is: goo.gl/maps/aacd14VexAzQdew9A
@@MichiganRocks Thanks....actually, the woman who wrote you was my wife Debi, she was logged on youtube as her Cousin Carol, who lives with us.......and she didn't realize it. But, the matter at hand, yes...North Street is what I found on Google maps as well; thanks for confirming that. We enjoy your video's and they play here for hours at times. Thanks !!! We live on the other side of the Bay in Antrim County and we are planning a Day trip to Leland this week. Going to stop for Lunch; Trish's Dishes Restaurant looks interesting. Any recommendations for Casual Dining ?
@@robyounce4636 I usually take a cooler with Mt. Dew and then something like a bag of Combos. I'm usually too busy hunting rocks to take time to sit down and eat. If I remember correctly, there weren't any fast food restaurants in that area either. So to answer your question, no I don't have any recommendations for casual dining unless you like it really, really casual.
@@MichiganRocks Thanks Rob, Go Blue......!!
Com tantas opções para coletar me envia um pouco dessas de brinde
Não vou enviar-lhe nenhuma pedra.
Is the Leland Blur just there?
have you ever snorkeled to get further out?
Leland Blue comes from the Leland Lake Superior Iron Company, so it would be just here. There is other slag glass from other smelting operations though. There's slag in Christmas and in Frankfort for example. Frankfort calls theirs "Frankfort Green".
I have snorkeled for rocks, but not here. Farther out, the rocks tend to be covered with silt or algae.
@@MichiganRocks ohhhhh...interesting!
Awesome video. Beautiful rocks. We're in Pgh, Pa. I go to moonstones stores. They have very unique stones. 🫶🫶 Mother nature is amazing.
Yep, God sure did make an interesting place for us to live.
You passed 3 of them I believe on the right.😢
Oh shoot. I hate when I do that.
How is it you don’t find one single agate on there 🥲
Probably because this isn't Lake Superior. That's where the agates are. There's something called a cold water agate that can be found in Lake Michigan, but I think those are pretty rare.
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I need a rock friend, to go hunting. I want to go at nite and find So looperlight rock. We need a black light to find.
I live in Howard City Mi.
10 mints. From the ROGUE River.
Do a video on Loperlight rock , night time hunting / with Black light.
Very nice blue rock ?
What' S there name
Those are not rocks, they're slag glass called Leland Blue.
Ok, here you go: ua-cam.com/video/7xzNiQmKpEw/v-deo.html
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Awesome Adventure as usual.👍 Your trips and filming never disappoint🥰
That's good, I'd hate to be disappointing.
I enjoy the zen feel of your videos. The quiet, the waves rippling, kayak paddle sounds, the stillness of the drone. And of course the rocks. Nice work. Virtual rock hunts. Thanks
Thanks Rich. None of that is ever done on purpose. I mean I go on rock hunts on purpose, but all the calming sounds just happen. The drone isn't quite as silent as in my videos. It's really not loud at all, but does make a buzzing sound when it's close. Of course there is no microphone for that reason, so I always record a minute of waves to play over it. So I guess that part takes a little more planning.
Those boulders are magnificent! They make me wish I had taken more geology classes in school so I could understand the forces that made them.
Thanks for the video.
I'd love to have a few of those in my yard. I need a bigger bucket.
It’s not too late!!!
Eu tb pego pedrinhas , mas não as corto.Num vídeo seu ...fiquei fascinada com as fatias de pedras ,Sensacional ! .No Brasil tb tem pedras belíssimas
Você tem ótimas ágatas no Brasil.
That is a perfect beach. If I wasn’t all the way in Oregon I would be trailing behind you. Beautiful rocks
Yes, it is a beautiful beach. We are blessed with many beautiful beaches here.
Whereabouts in Oregon @Lynn Scott?
Nice trip to North Beach. By 11 am that beach has had a dozen or more people on it each day. Weather was definitely cooperative for a nice walk.
My daughter and I have frequently met others coming off the beach, saying they were ‘skunked’, and have then gone out to pick and found some nice stones! I think other people have different perspectives, and together with wave action, the beach is always turning over. Plus, I’ve gone over areas I’ve already checked, and been lucky.🤷🏻♀️😊
Very beautiful finds Rob I enjoyed your very talented juggling of rocks