He has given me so much peace watching him and listening to the water. Your message is so kind. My grandfather, and all those before him were born in Wales. Worked in a tin mill. 😊
Yeah, I probably should have grabbed that one. I don't really think the blue goes all the way through. Since I'm not sure, I should have grabbed that and tumbled it.
Absolutely beautiful. You can talk about whatever you want. I love hearing about all the different rocks, stones, glass and birds. That blue chert and blue glass was gorgeous.
@@irenemasako6718 This spot I surrounded by private property, so I don't give out the location. I don't want to encourage trespassing by telling the world where this is. Most of my videos have the location right in the title.
We appreciate you taking us along. Lots of beautiful stripes and the sounds are so calming. We all have our favorites and the petoski stones are all different so keep showing them.
Thanks so much for a beautiful and peaceful 20 minutes. I love to hear the water lapping at the shoreline. Your videos are the next best thing to rock hunting lakeside. I'm grateful to you for sharing!
Yep, lots of people would keep them all. I used to be one of those people, but then I realized that I ended up with too many rocks just setting around my basement.
Man so good heading out with you mate! It’s relaxing and man, I don’t know if I’ll ever get sick of seeing the petoskey and pudding out there, it’s something I just won’t ever see. I like seeing what you like to be honest. Just watched this by the fire pit. It’s how we do when it’s cold down under 😉
I’m a rock hound from Michigan! A lot of my family were also rock collectors, my grandfather made jewelry, & I have a few of his stones. I’m now in Tennessee where there’s too much shale, sure miss rock hunting growing up on a lake near Gaylord. I used to walk along Lake Huron & lake Michigan searching! Have moved many rocks in my life to all the places I’ve lived! Sure miss my Michigan & watching you brings back many beautiful memories❤️
@@christinerobinette7262 My sister lives in Tennessee. She has a lot of caves around where she lives, including a small, wet one on her property. I love caves. I haven't looked for rocks there, though, so I'll take your word for the lack of them. Being from Gaylord, you had about an equal ride to either lake, I guess. I'm in Alpena.
I’ve been sitting here for several hours sorting out my rock finds for the past month or so when your video came on. Hunting rocks never gets old. They said on the news the other day that Lake Michigan is about 34 inches above normal. I can remember about 30 years ago or so when they were having record low water levels and many people couldn’t even keep their boats at the docks. We are losing some of the beaches on the west coast of Michigan and they had to tear down some very expensive homes to keep them from falling into the lake because of the erosion. I always enjoy your rock hunting videos, thank you for sharing !!!
We had the exact same low levels, now replaced by high water levels. I saw one house on my walk that had lost a concrete step going up to the door. It was just an older concrete block cottage, but that's still someone's lake cottage. Several houses have brought in big boulders in an attempt to make a sea wall, but the lake just sucks those in. There is a lot of power in those waves.
I can remember as a young girl when Lake Michigan eroded much of the land around Benton Harbor/St Joe. The land between the Lake & the lakeside road was very similar to the lake homes that were lost to the lake this past year. Back then, the homes had about (I'm guessing) several hundred feet back from the road & had at least several hundred more feet between the house & the lake. I only know that it seemed like the blink of an eye & the houses were gone & there was probably less that 50 feet between the road & the edge of the lakefront. This past year has saddened me to see the loss of so many homes that were so loved by families for so many years & generations. The high waters have also eroded the lake shore on the Eastern side of Illinois, Wisconsin, & the Northern shoreline of Indiana too. Because of the high water & extremely high waves in our Great Lakes the landscape has been forever changed. I grew up coming to Southwestern Michigan as I had grandparents that had a summer home on a private lake 12 miles North of Paw Paw. I was lucky enough to spend part of my summers at the lake that my dad's family had spent time at while he too was growing up at. Then, for a number of years my sister's family also spent summers at the cottage that my uncle owned after his parents' had passed. My sister's oldest child married a guy whose father's family owned a summer home at the lake too. About 7 years ago they bought a home in the same private lake subdivision.
My grandmother used to love looking for rocks! I think I got my love of it from her. She loved to find pudding stones! How I wish she would have lived until this time, and continued to ‘pick’ along with you and other RU-vidrs as she got older and less mobile! She would have enjoyed it immensely. 🥰 Thank you for the ride and pick, MR!😀
Michigan Rocks she and my grandfather retired to the UP. I would go and stay with them in the summers, and we’d frequently go to L. Superior. They camped with a fifth-wheel, taking me along a lot of the time, and she’d always take home a rock from every place they stayed. GREAT memories!😊❤️
I love paddling over the big rocks. You're from Alpena, right? If you like big rocks, there are a lot of them in the water at Rockport. That's the best part about kayaking there. I remembered that big rock because it's one of those puddingstones with only white quartz and no red jasper in it. It still caught my attention, so I snapped a picture of it. It came in handy for this video.
I love the fact that you try to respond to your viewers. And I like that you try to inform us hat your finding! Don't worry about the mean ones,they don't count.
You keep looking for what you like! I enjoy watching no matter what you pick up. Those that want you to change should keep their opinions to themselves! Let everyone have their hobbies and enjoy watching them, if not just don’t watch instead of being bossy. I like these videos just fine♥️♥️
You always seem to be happy with whatever I post. I like that! I think it's good to get some feedback and keep trying to improve. I'm working on showing more variety.
Michigan Rocks I just love water✅ beaches✅ rocks✅ and overall the treasure hunt that is rockhounding or beach combing✅ So you go me covered. Thanks for the awesome videos of the northern lakes gives me something to plan for when my arm heals up.♥️♥️
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have a bunch of other videos like this if you liked this one and there will be more to come. In fact, a new beach video will be out this Friday.
Hi, I used to do the same hunt on the Canadian side out of Grand Bend. Once I found a complete fossilized clam and that was pretty exciting. Thanks for filming your hunt as I found it very enjoyable.
Lake glass isn’t litter, once it’s worn smooth. Awesome Petoskey stones. Never found any as good in my brief searches in Petoskey. Nice. I’ve found a little bit of lake glass on the shores of Lake Michigan towards Traverse.
I always figure anything that isn't natural is litter. I know that people love beach glass, so they don't mind it. I give it to my sister who makes stuff with it. I usually pick up other types of litter on my rock hunts too. It's my way of paying the beach back for the rocks it gives me.
I'm on the lookout for anything interesting. I love Petoskey stones, but it's really fun to find something unusual. My favorite find this spring was a really nice banded iron formation that I found on this beach. I have found those in the U.P., but I never expected to find one here.
When I watch you on the shore It makes me anxious to go back out again. With car troubles it might be a while. I want to go so bad though. In June I'll be up in Paradise I'll have to rent a vehicle but I will have some fun on lake superior rock hunting. Thank's for the vid.🙂
I'm satisfied with what I have here, but I am excited to get up to the area between Paradise and Grand Marais. When the rustic campgrounds open, I feel like that will be a pretty safe trip. The outhouses are the only thing I'll have to touch that someone else would have touched. I won't need to be breathing anyone else's air.
Thank you for what you do! I discovered you during the lock down in March and have been watching ever since.... finally had a chance to rock hunt today. I’m on the west side of the state... Thanks to you and your vids I found a beautiful Petoskey today! I would have walked right by it a year ago.... never stop showing us the Petoskey’s you find! ❤️. Also bought a hoodie! Can’t wait for delivery
Thanks for buying a shirt, I appreciate it. I’m glad you were able to find a Petoskey stone. I was over on the other side of the state last week making a few videos and found a few too.
Hello! I'm brand new to the channel, this is my first video!! What a beautiful place you live. I adore rocks, I could search all day! Looking forward to checking out your previous videos! Thank you.
Your channel just came up on my screen so watched.. . I love rock hunting! I've never been to Michigan so just wanted to bring a basket of those home. The lake is so beautiful and clear.. Here in Tennessee we have red mud and some sand on the shore not like that beautiful rocky shore.. I will keep watching for sure.
My sister lives in Tennessee. When our kids were little, my sister insisted we go to a place called "Happy Hollow". It was some sort of homemade amusement park. There was a pond of muddy water there that you had to pay an extra dollar to swim in. I wouldn't have swam in that mud hole for a thousand bucks. I appreciate our clear water!
@@MichiganRocks I a what you mean.. I live in Chattanooga near Chickamauga Lake and whn it rains a lot it gets really muddy.. I don't swim in it any more. Enjoyed your lymricks.
@@lindakile1229 I tried to find a website about Happy Hollow, but couldn't. We have fond memories of visiting there. I'm just glad I didn't have to swim.
Another great hunt. I'm not sure I could pass up some of the ones you leave. Maybe if I can ever get there I can get them. 😁 Really enjoy your videos. Davin
That hunk of gneiss would have made a heck of a doorstop. That chain coral is stunning. You should tumble the green glass to ‘finish’ it. You were certainly finding some neat striped stones on this trip. Personally I don’t mind you pointing out the petoskey or pudding stones. You find what you find. I love seeing all of the variety you happen to find on any given expedition. The charlevoix Stone was cool.
I think the attraction of the glass is that it has a frosted finish from the beach. I know some people will break up a bottle and tumble it in just coarse grit to make fake beach glass, but I believe that's frowned upon by people who appreciate real beach glass. I could tumble it and get it to shine, but that's not what "finished" beach glass is. Do you think that was a Charlevoix stone? The cells were so small. I think it might have been something else, but I don't know what.
Michigan Rocks if that was a Charlevoix Stone, then it was unusually small called. But I honestly did not know how else to refer to it. As for the beach glad, I used to collect it along the shore of the Atlantic when I lived by it. I agree that tumbling is in sand is cheating a tad. That piece was so close to being worn to the right state. I guess I just miss walking the seashore and finding it.
Many times we watch your videos of rock hounding on the Lakes before bedtime. It's so relaxing to see you show us all the different rocks there are on the beaches and to hear the waves lap onto the shoreline. Looking for beautiful rocks has to be one of the most fun things to do. Thanks for sharing!
Keep up the great work. I enjoy your your trips. I'm new to this and all your info is appreciated. Don't change a thing. Love looking at the petosky stones.
I really love sitting on the shore, any shore. Watching and listening to the waves roll in is very relaxing. Walking along Michigan's Great Lakes Beaches is such a treat, but I haven't been able to do that in a long time. Picking up the occasional stone, shell, or interesting piece of drift wood to look at and sometimes keep was fun. I so miss watching, listening, and trying to identify the shore birds. I think I will try to get out soon. I enjoy watching your videos. Your voice is very calm. Your videos strongly remind of my past explorations and are so very relaxing. I really like watching your videos and I appreciate that you freely share them with all of us. Thanks!
Absolutely love watching your videos! You do a fantastic job. I finally found my first pudding stone. It's small. Can you hand Polish it like a Petoskey? Thanks for all the beautiful scenery.
Very relaxing to watch and listen. Loved the segment paddling alongside the fallen trees and the big submerged rock. I didn't realize Great Lakes water levels varied much. So I googled a few articles about water level changes. Surprising to learn that levels in the lakes don't all rise and fall together. But I suppose with enormous bodies of water, each with different in/out sources (and dams), that their levels aren't necessarily the same.
Another great video. I do like the glass as well. It has really good possibilities in art/craft projects. Can't wait to get back home & indulge in a bit of Rock hunting myself ;) Thank You :))
Thank you for making such great videos. Also for all the information you share, just by talking in your videos. Me and my husband usually hunt for rocks a few times in the summer. We live 3 to 6 hours away from where we go. He’s very sick and we won’t be making any trips this year. So I appreciate your videos. They help me by the sound of the water. The beauty of the rocks, and every time you find a Petoskey stone I get excited. So a big thank you to you.
It's really nice to watch your videos. I lived in Michigan for 5 years and now my youngest son lives there with his fiance. His dad is there as well. I miss it. The water is so calming, kind of lulls me into a peaceful state and ALL THOSE COOL ROCKS CALL OUT MY NAME!!! There are so many different types and colors and I really love how beautiful they are. I understand your love of them...and the thrill of the hunt. Thank you again for taking us along!
Don't listen too much to the naysayers. I enjoy every petoskey and puddin' you find. Anyway, that's a wonderful stretch of beach you have there for hunting. You could make a video a week just like this one and I would never complain. Thanks.
I'm new to your channel. I also love rocks so this was fun to watch and to see you finding so many treasures. I don't really know much about rocks but that doesn't keep me from enjoying them. What a pretty and peaceful place where you are. What do you do with the ones you keep? I have to say, hearing you talk and the sound of the water was incredibly calming.
I polish most of them. As you saw in the video, I make other things like little turtles too. If you take a look at my channel, you can see exactly what I do with them.
I probably don't go out as much as people think I do. Pretty much every trip in the last three years has been filmed. I'm heading out tomorrow. We had a lot of wind that past couple days, so it should be good. It's supposed to be 30 degrees and snowing a little. Should be fun.
I do the same thing along Lake Ontario. Interesting how the mineral s very, from one Great lake to the other. Hoping to one day post videos of my adventures!!! Cheers and thank for posting.
Loved the video..I don't think a lot of people..including myself for sure...Realize how many hours are put into walking and looking for a 20 minute video..Keep up the good work !!! And to be honest I have never really explored the East side of the state..That water is just as beautiful as Lake Michigan..It is now a must see destination for me this summer...
It's not exactly a hardship for me to spend that much time on the beach. I do think a twenty minute video showing a lot of great rocks gives the impression that they're just everywhere. They're not hard to find but they're not _that_ easy to find either.
Wow that last stone was really awsome. I would have packed it in the boat. Hehe. I was able to go rocking for 3 days this week on Superior. By watching you I feel like I'm still there. Thank you and enjoy God's glory.
Sure, you can ask, but I might not answer. I don't give the location of this beach because I have permission to cross private property to get to it. There aren't any public beaches nearby. I think every other location I hunt at I give the location in the title or description. I have several videos on this same beach so those won't have a location. Beaches in this area that you might consider are Harrisville, Rockport, and Negwegon state parks. If you go to Negwegon, walk north, not south. There are no rocks to the south. I have videos of all these locations.
I love the sound sandhill cranes make. We have the smaller blue herons here. Please don't laugh, but where do all the rocks come from? Do they break off of huge boulders underwater? How if that's the case? I loved hearing the Petoskey story! I love learning new things. And no one in the right mind would get tired of seeing them. ♡♡♡♡♡
The Petoskey stones, limestone and other fossils come from the bedrock here. I’m not sure how they break off, but my guess is that it’s because of freezing and thawing, waves, etc. Most other rocks were deposited here by glaciers.
We just found your channel this week (7/2020) and are so excited to watch your videos. My children are so excited every time you show the rock you found. Thank you!
I'd love to walk behind you and pick up all the rejects. Those were awesome petoskey stones. Maybe I'll make it to Michigan one day and find one. By the way, those turtles are amazing. Thanks for sharing!
There are so many on this beach, it's easy to be selective. Glad you like the turtles. I think those are my favorite things of the all the stuff I make.
great hunt today and the sun finally came out !! some interesting rocks I've not seen for a very long time...thanks for taking us along !! looking forward to the next adventure ! stay safe !
Yep, it ended up to be a beautiful day. There's always a nice variety on this beach. I tried to show more variety and not get hung up on pudding and Petoskey stones.
Enjoyed your video very much. As a life long rock collector it was fun to watch. Never been in your area. The corral fossils are awesome! Someday I will be thete to collect a few. Alaska fan...by the way Sandhill cranes nest in tbe wetlands behind our house
I personally find your Petoskey stones educational. I have a much better grasp on what makes a good one now. In fact, your videos are by far the most interesting and informative of any I've seen. Over here on the coast of Lake Michigan I find many of the same rocks you do, just smaller.
This video was so good. But, you do you with the Petoskey and Pudding stones. Plus petoskey stones are my favorite. Thank you for your help with the “ gold hair stone “ identification.
We are headed to Lake Huron soon and will be walking the beach looking for rocks. Thanks for this video showing what is on offer! Love watching your vids, so relaxing and instructive.
We took a trip to Petoskey late this summer, and immediately I'm addicted to rock hunting this was fun to watch! And definitely show all the Petoskey stones! Also thank you for sharing.
I have plenty of other videos where I show a lot of Petoskey stones, so if you like Petoskey stones, you can check those out too. Have you polished any of your Petoskeys yet?
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I feel like I'm walking on the shoreline with you, it's peaceful and relaxing. I am originally from Downriver Michigan, but I moved to North Carolina quite a few years ago. How wonderful it was to walk along Lake Huron and to see the beautiful water, again. I make jewelry, love tumbled stones, but I don't know how to Tumble them myself, yet. I will do wire weaving on tumbled stones, which turn out very beautiful. Thank you so much for the video!
It sounds like we should get along really well. I have some rock tumbling videos if you want to learn to tumble. It's not difficult, but takes a lot of patience.
That's cool! Did you see my video on soaking chain coral in acid? I don't know if your chain coral is replaced with the same minerals, but if so, it's a cool thing to do.
I really enjoy your videos. I think I have seen them all. I live in Oklahoma but am from Michigan originally. I make one or two trips every year and try to spend a few hours walking the lakeshore for Petoskey's and stones to polish. I have a good eye for them and usually get a good bag full to bring home. I am gradually adding to my small shop to make the job easier. Even if I did not find a stone just walking the shore and hearing the waves lapping is so relaxing. Probably a lot of why I like the videos you do too. You have taught me a lot. You are a great teacher. THANK YOU!
I'm really glad I could teach you something. These are my favorite videos to make. There are quite a few people like you who grew up in Michigan but now live somewhere else. It's nice to be able to share my rock hunts with everyone who misses the Big Lakes.
Sir, I myself am a rock and stone enthusiast yet I do not have the luxury of having vast amounts of water near my location.. It is a pleasure to witness a site that gives homage and pays tribute to such an area of wonders....
The rocks you find are so gorgeous! I live on the west coast and most of our rocks are just grey basalt or gravel chunks. I’ll occasionally find a nice piece of something to keep though
I think it depends on where you are on the west coast. I've heard of people finding agates there, but I don't remember where. It's a long coast. I am very lucky to find what I do here.
