You've made this Geologist very happy! It's becoming rarer to see where 'famous' rock types actually originated from because the outcrops are either kept private, are now buried or were long since worked out. Hopefully there'll be some form of protection put on at least one of the readily accessible outcrops to prevent it from being slowly chipped away by souvenir hunters. New geologists should be able to get the same experience of seeing the source rock in a hundred years as we can now. Keep up the good work.
Good points. Also these rocks are extremely dense and very difficult to chip away at. Good thing too is that the Lorrain formation is very large and outcrops are in several locations along the north shore of Huron.
Yes, the government should own all the rocks, so precious fossils, crystals, and artifacts be allowed to be eroded out and lost forever lest evil commercial collectors save them and sell them to future generations. The way you think is so twisted and bizarre.
Yesss! I have been waiting for this video for a very long time !! These aren’t just big pudding-stones … these are literally pudding-formations! You found the source.
Wow! I've never really considered the source of any stones as a physical location that can be traveled to. Now you have my wheels turning on other types. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and adventure!
@@MichiganRocks I think if you drew a straight line from Bruce Mines to where you find pudding stones in Michigan, that would in fact indicate the direction of travel of the glacial lobe that deposited them there.
@@MichiganRocks yeah, one would have to account for further movement via lake currents, and other factors. I know they used this method to find diamonds in the north here. They found Kimberlite in either northern British Columbia, or Northern Albertastan, and using maps that showed glacial movements, traced the origin of the rocks back. Interesting wrinkle-- the ancient volcanic necks they were looking for were no where to be found. That is until they used a geomagnetic survey, and realized all the necks were covered by frozen ponds and lakes. I love geology detective stories.
Welcome to Canada Rob and Nancy. You found Pudding stone Heaven. I hope you enjoyed your visit to our beautiful country. Thanks for sharing this adventure. The tour of the store, WOW! Very talented family of artists.
Hello Nancy! Glad to see you. What a great trip to take. Let's just say, I'm glad it was you 2 at Stephanie's shop, bc I would go nuts buying up everything. Excellent quality of work, art, & setup. Loved it!.
I've only seen one of those big boulders here in Hillsdale county around Jonesville. Owner had it end of driveway with road address on it. My girlfriends at time lived down from the Godfrey family and she asked them if she could get rocks and he laughed and said get all you want. She has her house surrounded by rocks from his fields and There's pudding stones in them. Thank you for sharing
Very cool, kind of reminds me of Jasper Knob in a way, both places with an overabundance of the good stuff. Thanks for sharing the shop too, neat place.
The MOTHER-ROCK of PUDDINGSTONE is in Canada! Those Canadians will have Puddingstone to work with forevermore. Michigan gets the Glacial, water rolled cast offs.
I've seen some just as good here, just not quite as close together. There's a church on M-32 called Big Rock Church. There's an awesome puddingstone in the yard. I like to imagine they worship it, but I think Big Rock is the name of the community.
That's incredible. What a beautiful place to live. The formations are over the top. Thanks for sharing. Is the the only source in the world for pudding stone or are there formations elsewhere in the world. It's nice to see Nancy in your videos. Great chemistry and humor between you both.
Wow Rob, you got to go to your Mecca! Fly fisherman come to Grayling to fish the AuSable Holy Waters. Rob goes to Puddin' Stone Holy Land, I have never seen so much Pudding!! Great video!! Good seeing you again Nancy!
So excited you came to Ontario! Now you’ll have to get yourself to Bancroft Ontario and see our sodalite, apatite and garnet mines!! We are headed to Vermilion and crisp lighthouse next weekend all because of you and your videos!
That's a bit more of a commitment. I might have to meet up with MeMiner if I make a trip like that someday. Enjoy the U.P. I think you'll like the rocks you find on the beaches there. Vermillion can be kind of sandy sometimes. If it is, check out the mouth of the Two Hearted River, the Blind Sucker River or Muskellunge Lake State Park.
OK, I'm somewhat over 80 years old and I learned something new. Pudding stones are in parts of Michigan. I have seen them, however, I did not know they were called pudding stones. " Love learning "
Great video! Isn't Mother Nature amazing what she creates for us to enjoy?! You answered so many questions about this adventure! Thank you Nancy and Rob!
That was an exciting journey! I love a good adventure😊 A whole mountain made of pudding stone? Inconceivable! Yet you brought us to it and so much more! It would be interesting to see the lake beds but I can’t scuba. Probably too cold for that in Canada anyway! Wow, that shop is amazing! They have mind blowing 🤯 talent in their family! ❤ I want ALL the sun catchers 😂 The painting of pileated woodpeckers was incredible! So much talent! Thank Rob and Nancy for taking us on this journey with you!! 🤗
I had never heard of pudding stones until I started watching your channel. They are so beautiful and are probably in my top 5 stones now. I enjoy your videos & content. Really enjoyed seeing these big beauties. 😊
I've driven by that location many times in my life and never knew it was there! Our favourite camping grounds circle from Sudbury to Wawa to Timmins. Thanks for the video and the tour of S&S Creations.
Congratulations on your long time dream to finally come true Rob I’m very happy for you 😊 I couldn’t believe my eyes seeing those huge pudding rocks all around the place and we used to get all excited watching you and Sam finding those tinny ones 😂
@@MichiganRocks No you haven’t , I for one watch your videos because they’re fun to watch seeing different beaches of Michigan or other states of US , going on adventure tours with you and learning about rocks and rock arts and so on ……… 💖🙏🏻
That is incredibly cool! Bedrock composed of pudding stone! I'd go nuts in that shop. Plus there were lots of great ideas for lapidary work in there. I'm glad you got a window hanging, perfect memento from your quest for the origin of the pudding stone. Gorgeous location!
OH how very cool! I have wondered about this stuff. Knew it came from somewhere north, very helpful. Informative. THANKS. Nice to know the one and only little fist size piece I found at Rocky Gap probably came riding on a glaser. And..... now I want more. If one bit made it's way down to SW Michigan, there has to be more. I find unakite there all the time, now I hunt for that AND more pudding stone. (DUDE, you get WAY too excited about a rock. lol... love it.)
Thanks for making it across the border. You are welcome to return any time...in fact have a look on line to see about the interesting rock formations and tours in the Bancroft Ontario area. As someone who scours the shores of Lake Huron near Kincardine Ontario in search of Puddingstones, Petoskeys, Cladopora, Unakite and soooo many other stones you've taught me to recognize I now have this video as a great source of information to pass on to others. Keep 'em coming.
Awesome! What a kick to stand on the source of the pudding stones you have picked up on the lake shore all these years. Glad you got to make the trip! 😉
I'm not far from Bruce Mines. In the shores of Lake Huron. Now I'm really getting into the rocks. The amazing pieces in that shop ! Just beautiful ! 💜🇨🇦
I am happy that you found it. We should all get to geek out on the stuff we love every once in a while. That's a great little shop you found. Talented people like that should be rewarded for their hard work and dedication to their craft.
I'm so excited that you got to find this place!! Beautiful area, beautiful rocks, love the shop & goodies they sell!! Your stained glass with pudding stone in it is stunning - nice choice!! ❤
I just got new glasses with progressive lenses. I have a poor sense of depth perception now, and I was having a hard time judging how far to step. I'm lucky I got out of there with no injuries.
Great video Rob! Very informative. Also got some good ideas from the puddingstone rock/ gift shop that you visited. Thanks for sharing this video with everybody. 👍
I know, it's nice to have her back in a couple videos. She had toe surgery this spring. It was really hurting her the past few years, and she'd pay for a walk on the beach for several days after.
The fact that large rocks can be transported by ice for hundreds of miles is amazing all on its own.
You've made this Geologist very happy! It's becoming rarer to see where 'famous' rock types actually originated from because the outcrops are either kept private, are now buried or were long since worked out. Hopefully there'll be some form of protection put on at least one of the readily accessible outcrops to prevent it from being slowly chipped away by souvenir hunters. New geologists should be able to get the same experience of seeing the source rock in a hundred years as we can now. Keep up the good work.
I'm glad I could show you something fun. I don't impress the geologists very often.
I’ve learned something about my own province today. How fabulous!
Good points. Also these rocks are extremely dense and very difficult to chip away at. Good thing too is that the Lorrain formation is very large and outcrops are in several locations along the north shore of Huron.
Yes, the government should own all the rocks, so precious fossils, crystals, and artifacts be allowed to be eroded out and lost forever lest evil commercial collectors save them and sell them to future generations.
The way you think is so twisted and bizarre.
Yesss! I have been waiting for this video for a very long time !! These aren’t just big pudding-stones … these are literally pudding-formations! You found the source.
That I did. Now I want to go back to kayak across that lake I was told about.
What was the name of the lake? We actually go up to the Bruce bay cottages every summer. Beautiful!
We are going up tomorrow actually for a week.
@@harolddaynard5257 I don't remember or even know if she said. Sorry.
That store is pretty cool! Owners mom is very talented. The whole family is... love the pudding stone table the husband made! Beautiful!
Yep, everything in there was really nice.
That was my favorite as well!
We have a place on that lake you speak of and I have climbed Puddingstone Mountain many, many times. It's beautiful!
I can't remember which lake Stephanie said that was. Is it Elliott Lake? Is there a public access where I could kayak across from?
No way!! That was amazing. What a talented family!! Really beautiful creations!
I was like a kid in a puddingstone store.
@@MichiganRocksoh my, I guess so!! didn't even know they could slab them like that!
Wow! I've never really considered the source of any stones as a physical location that can be traveled to. Now you have my wheels turning on other types. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and adventure!
They do have sources. They get moved around by glaciers, and water, but they had to come from somewhere originally.
@@MichiganRocks I think if you drew a straight line from Bruce Mines to where you find pudding stones in Michigan, that would in fact indicate the direction of travel of the glacial lobe that deposited them there.
@@rodchallis8031 I think that's about right, but they're spread pretty widely across the lower peninsula.
@@MichiganRocks yeah, one would have to account for further movement via lake currents, and other factors. I know they used this method to find diamonds in the north here. They found Kimberlite in either northern British Columbia, or Northern Albertastan, and using maps that showed glacial movements, traced the origin of the rocks back. Interesting wrinkle-- the ancient volcanic necks they were looking for were no where to be found. That is until they used a geomagnetic survey, and realized all the necks were covered by frozen ponds and lakes. I love geology detective stories.
Those folks make beautiful pieces of art. Rob, I have been very impressed with what you do with stones as well.
Wow. I'm excited too! Wonderful creations by these creative people! Thanks for showing us!
You're welcome!
❤ the pudding stone lamp!
Me too!
What an amazing shop and clever people, beautiful stuff, I hope she gets a lot of sales of this video.
I do too!
Crazy huge pudding stones. Loved watching you get excited.
Yep, huge, awesome puddingstones will do that.
I love the pudding stones in the stained glass! What an enchanting shop🤩Thanks for this road trip👍💯
I never thought about stained glass much before, but I fell in love with it when puddingstone was incorporated into it.
One of your coolest videos ever!
Thanks. We had a really fun day.
That's so awesome!! What a cool adventure. Looks like so many people were chiseling and even sawing pieces out of that outcrop! Puddingstone rules! 🎉
Welcome to Canada Rob and Nancy. You found Pudding stone Heaven. I hope you enjoyed your visit to our beautiful country. Thanks for sharing this adventure. The tour of the store, WOW! Very talented family of artists.
We sure did enjoy our visit. We were only there for about six hours, but I would like to go back. I hadn't been to Canada in over 20 years.
Cool to see where those pudding stones come from. I know how far they traveled. That’s truly amazing ❤
Yep, they made it a long way for not having legs.
Hello Nancy! Glad to see you. What a great trip to take. Let's just say, I'm glad it was you 2 at Stephanie's shop, bc I would go nuts buying up everything. Excellent quality of work, art, & setup. Loved it!.
It was tough to walk out of there with only one thing, but we did it.
That was so much fun and thanks so much for sharing your adventure with us!
Glad you enjoyed it.
I've only seen one of those big boulders here in Hillsdale county around Jonesville. Owner had it end of driveway with road address on it. My girlfriends at time lived down from the Godfrey family and she asked them if she could get rocks and he laughed and said get all you want. She has her house surrounded by rocks from his fields and There's pudding stones in them. Thank you for sharing
I have seen several farmers who put puddingstones around their houses. People sure do love them.
Very cool, kind of reminds me of Jasper Knob in a way, both places with an overabundance of the good stuff. Thanks for sharing the shop too, neat place.
Jasper Knob is awesome.
So great that you got to go see the source! Thanks so much for sharing!
You're welcome, Natalie.
Great video Rob and Nancy! It’s incredible what Gods creation reveals.
God never disappoints.
@@MichiganRocks Amen! So true. ❤️
That is so cool. Glad you finally got to find out more about it all and see where it comes from.
I feel better now.
The MOTHER-ROCK of PUDDINGSTONE is in Canada! Those Canadians will have Puddingstone to work with forevermore. Michigan gets the Glacial, water rolled cast offs.
I've seen some just as good here, just not quite as close together. There's a church on M-32 called Big Rock Church. There's an awesome puddingstone in the yard. I like to imagine they worship it, but I think Big Rock is the name of the community.
It's really hard to you have to mine it with saws. It's quartzite after all.
We polished them for you ! 😊 you're welcome.
💜🇨🇦
That's incredible. What a beautiful place to live. The formations are over the top. Thanks for sharing. Is the the only source in the world for pudding stone or are there formations elsewhere in the world. It's nice to see Nancy in your videos. Great chemistry and humor between you both.
There are other types of puddingstones, but I think this is the only place this particular kind comes from.
Rob! The title is Epic. The Source. Wow!
Epic, and I hope accurate too.
Wow Rob, you got to go to your Mecca! Fly fisherman come to Grayling to fish the AuSable Holy Waters. Rob goes to Puddin' Stone Holy Land, I have never seen so much Pudding!! Great video!! Good seeing you again Nancy!
A pilgrimage for sure.
So excited you came to Ontario!
Now you’ll have to get yourself to Bancroft Ontario and see our sodalite, apatite and garnet mines!! We are headed to Vermilion and crisp lighthouse next weekend all because of you and your videos!
That's a bit more of a commitment. I might have to meet up with MeMiner if I make a trip like that someday.
Enjoy the U.P. I think you'll like the rocks you find on the beaches there. Vermillion can be kind of sandy sometimes. If it is, check out the mouth of the Two Hearted River, the Blind Sucker River or Muskellunge Lake State Park.
Really cool trip. Great little shop. I was wondering if they sell their products on the internet. Thanks for taking us along!!
She has a Facebook page, so I imagine she does.
Puddingstone Haven!! I bet it was hard to leave. Thanks for the video Rob and Nancy!!
We were heading back the American Soo for a good dinner. I was looking forward to that, so it made it easier to leave.
I’m excited, too! What talented people!
Thank you for taking this trip
No problem. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Such an awesome video! Great to see Nancy again! So interesting to hear about puddingstone! Thanks for sharing!
Our pleasure!
So exciting to see where pudding stone comes from! Thank you!
I feel better now. I've been wondering for a long time.
OK, I'm somewhat over 80 years old and I learned something new. Pudding stones are in parts of Michigan. I have seen them, however, I did not know they were called pudding stones. " Love learning "
WOW, those are some huge ones. Great video, Rob. Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for keeping quiet in the back seat while we crossed the border.
Canadian classic, nice to see the source!
Did I show an actual Canadian something new?
Great video! Isn't Mother Nature amazing what she creates for us to enjoy?! You answered so many questions about this adventure! Thank you Nancy and Rob!
You're welcome! I'm glad you had fun too.
That was an exciting journey! I love a good adventure😊 A whole mountain made of pudding stone? Inconceivable! Yet you brought us to it and so much more! It would be interesting to see the lake beds but I can’t scuba. Probably too cold for that in Canada anyway!
Wow, that shop is amazing! They have mind blowing 🤯 talent in their family! ❤ I want ALL the sun catchers 😂 The painting of pileated woodpeckers was incredible! So much talent!
Thank Rob and Nancy for taking us on this journey with you!! 🤗
You're welcome. I hope you had at least half as much fun as we did.
Fascinating
Simply fascinating!
You were on a trek for The Source and found it. What a great adventure- you guys know how to party 😅
We're wild and crazy.
Ahh. I should have waited until the end to ask my question. Geology is so cool. Thanks for a great piece.
You're welcome!
What a great adventure! Thanks!
You're welcome!
I had never heard of pudding stones until I started watching your channel. They are so beautiful and are probably in my top 5 stones now. I enjoy your videos & content. Really enjoyed seeing these big beauties. 😊
A lot of people from Michigan know what they are, but I can see why people from other places wouldn't. For me, they were an acquired taste.
Great video! Thanks!
You're welcome!
I've driven by that location many times in my life and never knew it was there! Our favourite camping grounds circle from Sudbury to Wawa to Timmins. Thanks for the video and the tour of S&S Creations.
We went camping at Wawa when I was a toddler. Apparently, I knew the name of the town as we were driving up to it. I was also thirsty.
@@MichiganRocks LOL!
Great video! Thanks for sharing your trip.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, Rob. Enjoyed every minute.
Thanks!
What a Store!! I loved it.🎉
Stephanie's stuff is really great.
Puddingstone lampshade is very cool.
I know! I love that.
Wow! Those puddingstones were amazing! That must’ve been a really fun trip for you Rob.
We had a great day.
What a talented crafty family. Very nice! Artist!
Yep!
What a fun adventure! I love puddingstone. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome!
Pudding stone heaven! A lot of talent in that family! Really like the duck window decoration.
It's a loon, but I'll forgive you for the misidentification.
@@MichiganRocks Thank you for the correction! Birds aren't really my thing, but I think I could probably spend a bit more effort to learn more. LOL
Yes, can tell you were excited. I can understand that. I was imagining a big boulder polished. How beautiful it would be. Thank you for the tour.
That would be really cool.
Congratulations on your long time dream to finally come true Rob I’m very happy for you 😊 I couldn’t believe my eyes seeing those huge pudding rocks all around the place and we used to get all excited watching you and Sam finding those tinny ones 😂
Yeah, now no one is going to be impressed with the little ones we find on the beaches. I've ruined everything!
@@MichiganRocks No you haven’t , I for one watch your videos because they’re fun to watch seeing different beaches of Michigan or other states of US , going on adventure tours with you and learning about rocks and rock arts and so on ……… 💖🙏🏻
@@easterazali9237 I was mostly kidding. I'll still enjoy finding the small ones.
@@MichiganRocks Great ! 👍😊
That is incredibly cool! Bedrock composed of pudding stone! I'd go nuts in that shop. Plus there were lots of great ideas for lapidary work in there. I'm glad you got a window hanging, perfect memento from your quest for the origin of the pudding stone. Gorgeous location!
It was a very fun day, both in Stephanie's shop and driving around looking at rocks.
Wow… just wow…. The store was breathtakingly beautiful
Yummy! I loooove Puddingstones 💖🍮🪨💕
Me too.
Fascinating!
Very interesting thanks for sharing.
OH how very cool! I have wondered about this stuff. Knew it came from somewhere north, very helpful. Informative. THANKS. Nice to know the one and only little fist size piece I found at Rocky Gap probably came riding on a glaser. And..... now I want more. If one bit made it's way down to SW Michigan, there has to be more. I find unakite there all the time, now I hunt for that AND more pudding stone. (DUDE, you get WAY too excited about a rock. lol... love it.)
We found a few puddingstones in SW Michigan in June. They're around.
Thank you for the trip. My jaw dropped. Just beautiful.
I hope you didn't bruise it.
What a cool video! I loved everything about it and the little glass shop was incredible! You and Nancy never disappoint 😊
We try our best.
Thanks for making it across the border. You are welcome to return any time...in fact have a look on line to see about the interesting rock formations and tours in the Bancroft Ontario area. As someone who scours the shores of Lake Huron near Kincardine Ontario in search of Puddingstones, Petoskeys, Cladopora, Unakite and soooo many other stones you've taught me to recognize I now have this video as a great source of information to pass on to others. Keep 'em coming.
Someone else also suggested that I go there. That's quite a ways farther, so it wouldn't be a day trip, but I might do an overnight trip sometime.
so cool...another outstanding video
Awesome! What a kick to stand on the source of the pudding stones you have picked up on the lake shore all these years. Glad you got to make the trip! 😉
I'm glad I finally got around to it too.
Wow, what an incredible video! Thank you so much for showcasing the beauty of these unique geological wonders. S&S Creations is fantastic.
You're welcome, Patty.
This was an incredible journey, so interesting. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome!
I know that thrill when you find the source of your favorite rocks. Awesome video.
It was pretty thrilling.
I'm not far from Bruce Mines. In the shores of Lake Huron. Now I'm really getting into the rocks.
The amazing pieces in that shop ! Just beautiful !
💜🇨🇦
You live in a good area for rocks, I think. I want to go back there again next summer. Bruce Mines is only about four hours from my house.
What a gorgeous lil shop!! i bet you are drooling over those pudding stones!!!
Yes, I needed a napkin.
Thanks to you for taking us on this adventure. Educational and very interesting. Well done!
Thanks for coming along, Jim! No lightning stones up there though.
That is really amazing. Thank you for taking us along
You’re welcome!
Awesome video, you should do yooperlites next!
I’m not sure where to find that source, maybe it’s time for some research.
I am happy that you found it. We should all get to geek out on the stuff we love every once in a while. That's a great little shop you found. Talented people like that should be rewarded for their hard work and dedication to their craft.
Yes, they should be rewarded. Go buy something!
I love pudding stone. I would have to reserve a whole day to visit that shop. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
Both Stephanie and her shop were great.
Pretty cool sunglasses. Amazing creations with puddingstones.
New prescription polarized sunglasses. look out agates, I’m coming for you!
Really nice to hear how they came to be. Thank you. Love the loon!
The loon has happily nested in our kitchen.
Thanks for taking us with you
You're welcome. You were very well behaved on the ride there, so I'll consider bringing you again in the future.
I love how excited you are over and over again, each time you find another one!
Is that weird?
@@MichiganRocks it's not weird at all, it's wonderful to have a hobby you love!
Really enjoyed this video. Huge fan of puddingstones. Thank you...
You're welcome, Dan.
Wow. How great u show us that place❤
Love the S&S shop❤️so much gorgeous stuff in there. What a great video❤️
Thanks!
Great video, I didn't know pudding stone was from Canada. 🙂
Yes, Canada has been very generous with its rocks.
Thankyou for the look at Canada's Puddingstone .The art is fantastic.
No need to thank me, I did this for myself. I just brought you along for the ride.
Thats just NUTS-O-RAMA! So many pudding stones!
Woo-hoo!
I'm so excited that you got to find this place!! Beautiful area, beautiful rocks, love the shop & goodies they sell!! Your stained glass with pudding stone in it is stunning - nice choice!! ❤
I'm glad I finally got to see it too.
Holy Puddingstone Batman!
Ka-pow!
It was so heartwarming to see you running from stone to stone and so excited. I love it. ❤ gods nature is so beautifully placed.
I just got new glasses with progressive lenses. I have a poor sense of depth perception now, and I was having a hard time judging how far to step. I'm lucky I got out of there with no injuries.
Mother nature is wonderful and truly amazing!... Wow!
Thanks everso much for your video. Fantastic shop!... You're all very talented people... 😊
You're welcome!
This has been one of my favorite UA-cam channels for along time. This is very calming and relaxing to watch.
Thanks!
Excellent work! Most anticipated Michigan Rocks vid of all time for me
I’ve been wanting to do this for a few years. I’m not sure what took me so long.
What a great adventure and discovery!
I don't think you could call it a discovery since someone else told us where to find it. It sure was a fun adventure though.
WOW!! From the pudding boulders to the artwork. Fantastic field trip👍👍👍👍
We sure had a good time.
Thank you for taking me along with you on your adventures!
You're welcome!
Great video Rob! Very informative. Also got some good ideas from the puddingstone rock/ gift shop that you visited. Thanks for sharing this video with everybody. 👍
I'm glad you liked it!
Great adventure & nice to see Nancy!
I know, it's nice to have her back in a couple videos. She had toe surgery this spring. It was really hurting her the past few years, and she'd pay for a walk on the beach for several days after.
Very, very cool.
Very cool video Rob!👍👍
This was a really fun video to watch! You definitely found the source!
Thanks!