Collecting Petoskey Stones | Rockhounding Fossil Coral | Lake Michigan 

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That's the rock I pick up more than any other. It's the state stone of Michigan. I find them in Lake Huron. Those dark spots are bad. They look sort of dull when you polish them. Not a deal breaker, but not ideal. Charlevoix is pronounced "Shar luh voy". Also called "favosites". I make little stone turtles out of Petoskey stones.

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Not sure who looks like they are having more fun you or your dog lol Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

Ok Matrix is such a hilarious little guy! What type of dog is he? Love how he is your side kick. :)

We are having record highs and beach erosion this year in Lake Michigan. You will definitely be finding new and unseen things while here right now!!! Welcome to my neck of the woods, depending on what part of the lake your on.

I wouldn't mind spending my last day alive hunting rocks with you

You can make a box with a glass bottom to make it easier to search the bottom of the lake.

I love how you got soooooooo excited about finding these , i go all the time ❤ I still have the very first one I found as a child with my grandfather and he taught me how to hand polish soooooooo Happy you loved coming here ❤🥰❤🥰❤❤❤❤

Petoskey stones are rare in other places, but not very hard to find in MI. Aren't they gorgeous?!

Can you say " Shar La Voy"? Yes? Then you're from Michigan

I'm so happy to watch your video after finishing my day and your dog is soooo cute♡ Stay healthy and happy forever. - from your Korean subscribers

I love the amethyst crystal hunting someday I want to amethyst crystal hunt keep up the good work just wanted to let you know

Matrix is like a little teddy bear, I’m new to your channel I collect myself and it really cheers me up 😊

That dog is soo cool. He’s so funny, made me laugh a lot. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks Steph

The voix is pronounced "voy" be careful polishing the stones, they're soft. Usually don't do well in tumblers. So belt sanders work, but the dust! Make sure you wear a mask.

The pronunciation is like voice in the end drop the C ....CHAR LE VOI

Duuude. Sweet van and dog! I traveled in a van with my husky for years but now i drive a lifted cherokee. Been wanting to make a michigan rock trip. Looks so cool. Subbed. Check out my fossil videos :)

Love going rock hunting with you. It's really fascinating what you uncover. By the way, what breed of dog is Matrix? I was one of many who suggested that name when you got him. 💝🐶

I love it when Matrix is part of the videos; he’s so adorable!

Very cool I’m envious that you can go to that lake!

These are great! Nice finds. I need to take a group of students up to Michigan for Petoskey stones and yooperlites.

Love your channel and live love Matrix. What a great dog with such character. I think its awesome that you take him along.

Your dog is the sweetest thing! The video of Lake Michigan is beautiful, and I enjoyed seeing a new stone. Thank you!

Cool video. I just love Matrix, too bad we couldn't clone the lil guy. He has so much spunk & personality.

If you go up North in Duluth, I believe you can find Lake Superior agates.

You found some great stones.

Make sure you and Matrix are well guarded against ticks. Lake Michigan shoreline is lousy with them!

I love Matrix!!! And your channel, they always ROCK! 😁💖

Ahhhh, so you did go....I thought you never went, and confused petoskey stone with pudding stone lol

I know a beach there were you can find 50 + pound Petoskey stones everywere

I'm not a fan of small dogs, but yours? Matrix is a game changer.

Charlevoix is pronounced: shar-leh-voy. Great videos!

The p rock moves to shore in ice shelves that come to shore in yearly spring, as the ice melt it deposited the p stones.

I live in northern Michigan and I go to Petoskey all the time and go out on the beach to find some

I love Petoskey! That must've been so fun. Thanks, Bryan! 💖

I have lived in Michigan all my life and l never found a Petoskey stone. I am so jealous!!!! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀💜💜💜💜🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀💜💜💜💜🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

Those are cool! Hey are there any nice agates laying around there? . The stripey ones are my favorite.

Nice of you to take your crazy dog with you, give him a great adventure !

Charlevoix is actually where I was raised. I was born in petoskey. I wish I could have caught you here!

Good job. I used to find the petoskey stones on my property west of Manistee out in the forest. Another good place to find them are in the gravel pits. I've even found them in the county I live in near the Indiana and Ohio state line.

Shar-la-voy 🙂

haven’t seen you hunt these before! Great video brian thanks for sharing!

Youre the best. Good for ending a long day type videos. Very peaceful & uplifting. Thank you so much, Brian.

Matrix sure had a good time he is just to cute...great video thanks for sharing ✌️

I do like the petosky stones and other fossils, you found some beauties there Bryan. Matrix matches you in energy lol, and in having fun. Lake Michigan seems to have plenty of the Petosky stones, I watched one video where Watch the Hales found some too large to pick up!! I bet they look lovely when they are polished and I know they can be worth a pretty penny lol. Please give Matrix a hug for me, he is a darling bless him. Take care my friend and good luck and I can't wait to see you polishing the stones Mary-Ellen UK

Matrix had so much fun and got dirty for fun!!! lol

Not a bad spot for shore finds. Last time I was up that way, I actually brought a mask and snorkel and made my way out to a gravel bar where I was finding them softball size and bigger, but MAN it was COLD!!!! (Probably didn't help that i did this in NOVEMBER, but you hunt the rocks when you can!!!! And yes, everyone thought I was crazy.) I'd say for shore finds, these are some of the larger ones I've seen in a long time. And if Matrix gets any more adorable, my PC won't be able to display your videos, so tell him to tone it down a few notches!!! :D

I get the feeling you can just smell where to find the good stuff Amazing👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👌👌

In Missouri I find stones like those. 👍

WHAT!!!! Awesome was there a few months ago🌻

Man thats a beautiful spot! and puppy ...wish i lived in Michigan, im way down east in P.E.I New Brunswick and not much for stones here...some amethyst i think. I cant believe how amazing it was to watch you pull those stones out from under the rock and see the quartz you pulled out you an your friend wow amazing vid it was.

7:52 I'm yelling at my pc screen......NOOOOOO don't throw it back.......it looks like a space ship....LOL!!!!! I actually have a lot of this stuff but had no clue what it was......for shame for shame.....I'm suppose to be keeper of the stones.....UGH! (In my defense, my late husband bought a "lot" at an estate sale and it was not marked....lol)

Loved it,,, "What"?? And the dog is so cute full of energy so happy charging around the shoreline ❣️

1st petoskey stone I ever found was at Harwood Lake SW Michigan, below an old gravel pit. All houses now.

Awesome. New sub. Indiana has them too. Sweet pup.

Oh cool! So that’s what that is! I go to Lake Michigan every couple of years or so. I’ve seen these but never knew what they were. We used to find these honeycomb like crystals (maybe that’s what we had after all) in the lake rocks there when we were kids but haven’t founded them again for many years. No clue why

There is a ton of fossilized coral to be found in Michigan. Don't restrict yourself to just the more well-known stones. You can find a real variety of stuff if you're patient.

Hey there mister @The Crystal Collector @2:20 ... imma say they do good! Bc that bitty is super kool! 😍😍 Absolutely made my heart give that extra lil umph ya know!! So yes! The spots are special good here! Mannn, you and Matrix need me and my crew of girlfriends with yal!!! ⚒💎⚒💎⚒💎⚒💎⚒💎⚒💎⚒ PSsss: we manifesting now!

Love your puppy what a lucky 🐶

Matrix is a gift my friend. He's super awesome. Take good care of him. Is he a Havanese?

I think you can even find yupperlites there better get you're black light

I love your sidekick. Adorable

i used to live on the other shore of lake Michigan, in Illinois! collected tons of those as a kid. sadly all lost to time and moves 😥

You should look at black opal direct, he has wet sanding machines that you could use to just insane polish your stones if can get one. Not his of course, lol, but that type.

What time is the video coming out tomorrow morning

You should try the Tampa Bay Florida Coral fossils, they are the most colorful one on the planet. I have some of them and they are beautiful. Peace, love, Laźaro

Im in love with Matrix!!! 🥰🥰

Literally right in front of my girlfriends house there’s hundreds of them I found a massive one that’s in the shape of Michigan that’s longer than a foot

Your positive attitude is a joy to watch

I love the way you throw them back in... it's hard but must move on! great videos

So cool, I didn't know about these. Love your cute dog, has a lot of fun and energy.

Matrix in most adorable 😍. Thank you 🙏 for loving Matrix. Lucky boy to have you. Wish I could do what you do. Just can’t for a million of reasons. But maybe someday soon:). ??????

Sweeeeeet, I've seen these before, they are purdy polished up. Lookin' forward to next vid Bryan. 👊

Brian...yours are the best crystal and rockhound videos.It is because you still get excited about the hunt, the discovery and also know what is going on.And Matrix is the sort of friend we love.

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did you know the Petoskey stone is the official stone of Michigan ? and really not that rare just hard to find seriously good ones where both sides clear to see fossilized coral....

What causes the patterns on those stones?

I love the Great Lakes!!! Water is so clear!

I want to move there from california :) i was there in 2019’s October to visit my cousins.

what a great place just love the sunset and Matrix was having a ball so sweet

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I once found a round stone that turned out to be an ancient snail shell. Lost it tho. 😕

Wow..! Great video and find..Congrats ! regards from Indonesia

I hope at 1:10 you meant Drysuit and not wetsuit, as that might make for some cold toes!

Awesome adventure beautiful finds yup u hit a honey hole fantastic

Hurry and get em polished. And please include the process!

I am a rock hound in Michigan. I love and find petoskey stones. I would love to show you one of my finds. How can I connect with you

Great video’s always look forward to them, Matrix is a cutie 💯 keep on rock’n!!! WHAT!!!🌻

If you had polarized sunglasses to see into the water easier might have helped

Bryan you're too brave!! I know that water is freezing!!

I love Petoskey stone hunting. I can pick them out even when they're dry. ❤️ And be careful if you do try surfing...we have riptides and people die every year in them.

Omy u threw the crater back, everyone wants a crater p, what were u thinking

This was fun to watch, it looks like something I could do :)

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You're so funny, I love your excitement! We been finding those stones for years and years the great lakes are full of them you will find them everyday for years to come as well. They wash up daily more and more as a young girl, teen, middle age, and older they are on every shoreline on every Great Lake that's the beauty of Michigan never out of supply. Our State Stone is wonderful and plentiful so glad you love them 💜

Reminds me of Michigan rocks. Nice.👍

That 1st big one reminds me of a turtle shell👌👏🐢

Sweet I’m from Michigan

Matrix is just the cutest lil thing!