Petoskey, Michigan Rock Hunting

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2024

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  • @butchgarner3911
    @butchgarner3911 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    One of my favorite things about your videos is when you interrupt the video to do what you said. Many times in videos you hear what they are going to do but, nothing is ever said or shown...Keep up the great work! thanks for sharing!

    • @CacklingChick
      @CacklingChick 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Agreed! It takes a lot of extra work to make his awesome videos at that level. I appreciate all he does for his ROCK FANS!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      It is a lot of extra work, but with Petoskey stones it's not too bad. With the harder rocks, I can't always to that though.

    • @butchgarner3911
      @butchgarner3911 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@MichiganRocks Understandable. I won't hold it against you....most of the time! LOL Have a great weekend!

    • @stephaniem839
      @stephaniem839 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@CacklingChickright?! He’s the absolute best. So informative and helpful. So kind and calm…. Easy to understand. Good humor, entertaining. Love his videos.

    • @ClassicRock76
      @ClassicRock76 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @michiganrocks - In addition to what the others have said about inserting the result, I can't believe is how fast you are able to do the trip and then do that work and insert the video. Much appreciated for sure! Oh and by the way, what you think is a mediocre Petoskey stone I think is awesome. I know, I know, after a while we all get pickier on things we find..... 😉

  • @JeannieMitchellMyers
    @JeannieMitchellMyers 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    It sure was satisfying when you polished some of your finds, thanks for that!!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You're welcome!

  • @kellyharper367
    @kellyharper367 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Great specimens! Thanks for the journey to the beautiful waters of Michigan!

    • @shsd7579
      @shsd7579 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      i love how many adjectives you used lol

  • @Mummaearth
    @Mummaearth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Glad to have caught you both - ironically just after midnight here in UK - but have developed a major love and truth about rocks over the past year and amazing to watch peoples delight and amazement in these wonderful beings - rocks !

    • @Mummaearth
      @Mummaearth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good bless and thanks for the inspirations and lessons

    • @CacklingChick
      @CacklingChick 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well-said! Their knowledge is so helpful! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️

  • @Luciddreamer007
    @Luciddreamer007 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Lake Michigan will always have a place in my heart. ( I’m a 1961 model born in whitefish bay Wisconsin ) I really enjoyed this video …
    I don’t know if you recall -you and I commented about our mothers… I was my mom’s caretaker for 3 1/2 years and then we put her into assisted-living. Well Rob - the monster that is dementia finally got her on March 15. She was 89 years old.
    Mother and I watched your videos together and she loved seeing the Great Lakes- her grandfather was a steamboat captain on Lake Michigan…. I love how you stop in mid video to show us how you buff those rocks.
    Oh & I’m that guy down here in Arkansas promoting the crater of diamonds 💎 State Park in Murfreesboro
    I love your channel & I love how you love what you’re doing !

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think I do remember that conversation, although I talk to a lot of people who I don't really know. I'm sorry you lost your mom. That's not easy. Sounds like you have some good memories of your time with her.

    • @ClassicRock76
      @ClassicRock76 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I can totally sympathize with you. Lost my Dad to dementia a little over a year ago. Very tough to watch, but I got some quality time with him the last couple years. Learned more about him and my grandparents.

    • @Luciddreamer007
      @Luciddreamer007 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ClassicRock76 Yes! Mom’s dementia opened up a kinda portal to her childhood & she had memories flooding back. She told some doozies that even my Dad never heard ( he might not have married her if He knew about some of her shenanigans.🤣 )
      It was definitely the most bittersweet honor of my life .
      Hey - thanks for your comment … every little bit helps

  • @I_wish_I_knew_something
    @I_wish_I_knew_something 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Glad to see you on the western side. Great video as always, thanks for the polish cuts in the video. That way we didn’t have to wait.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don't think I made a single video on Lake Michigan last summer. I would like to get over there for a few days of camping and making videos.

    • @I_wish_I_knew_something
      @I_wish_I_knew_something 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MichiganRocks Wilderness state park is beautiful, just too much limestone! Orchard beach state park in Manistee is close the Sequoia tree farm, a neat little place to visit.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@I_wish_I_knew_something I agree about Wilderness, although the beach has beautiful scenery.

    • @I_wish_I_knew_something
      @I_wish_I_knew_something 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@MichiganRocks God bless Michigan! Beautiful country, fresh water seas, gorgeous coasts. I’m very thankful to have lived here.
      Again, thank you for your videos. They are what I need when I can’t get there.

  • @leannaerickson9745
    @leannaerickson9745 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Chris seems to be a fellow who enjoys just being outdoors, a good partner for you. I hope you guys team up again.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He lives a long way away, but I'd be glad to go hunting with him again when he's back visiting Michigan. We had a really nice day together.

    • @ChrisRocks-ki8fr
      @ChrisRocks-ki8fr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I love the outdoors but it was a little chilly towards the end of the video with the wind blowing off the lake. I visit Michigan a few times a year so you never know what might happen. I did very much enjoy the day with Rob.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ChrisRocks-ki8fr Chris! You're here in the comments! Woo-hoo!

    • @ChrisRocks-ki8fr
      @ChrisRocks-ki8fr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MichiganRocks If you only knew how long it took me to figure out how to do that. 😄

  • @ElenaFlorey
    @ElenaFlorey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My 10 yo daughter loves your videos. She collects rocks from the stream that runs in our back yard and rocks from the ocean. We live in Maine.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How are the rocks in Maine? That's a place I'd like to visit someday.

    • @ElenaFlorey
      @ElenaFlorey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MichiganRocks I'm not expert whatsoever, but there is a variety of them, especially along the coast. We took pictures of several rocks we collected by Eastport in December. I'd be happy to email them to you. We have lots of quartz in Maine.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ElenaFlorey At first I thought you were offering to email me actual rocks. That would save a lot of money on postage! I'd love to see your pictures though. abramr@mac.com

  • @kymee84
    @kymee84 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Growing up in Petoskey I would go after it rained and find Petoskey stones in my driveway. Love these stones!

  • @michaelhasse2568
    @michaelhasse2568 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I actually like the look of a polished face with a rough surround

  • @KGB.83
    @KGB.83 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I lived in Charelevoix half my life and in Petoskey for a few years and now live in East Jordan, which is about 35 minutes from where you are at. In the beginning of the video there was a cliff in the background. Up on top of it, a bit back, is a wood veneer company. I worked there for 4 years. Anyway, I love it up here and love rock hounding. It's cool to see my backyard on TH-cam with so many views!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of my wife's college roommates lives in East Jordan. We have been there to visit a couple times. Plus I think of East Jordan every time I see a manhole cover.

  • @Sunshine-n1n
    @Sunshine-n1n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    OMGOODNESS what beautiful rocks and I’m not even meaning the ones you guys are taking home!! We have nothing to compare here !!!

  • @LydiaStarz
    @LydiaStarz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Petoskey stones! They started my love of rock collecting when i was 10. And Agates. I found an Agate at a Mich. lake once, that when cut and polished looked like it had the Enterprise centered in it!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If agate and Petoskey Stones don't get you hooked on rocks, then it's hard to imagine anything that would.

  • @pamelafrench2667
    @pamelafrench2667 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    So beautiful. Thank you for sharing this delightful day on the beach.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome, Pamela!

  • @arlycesuedel6518
    @arlycesuedel6518 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    True story here! I live in NW Arkansas but was a travel nurse and did an assignment in Alma MI. I would travel around the state on my days off and one day I went to Petosky. On the way, I stopped at a farm stand and they had a tub with water in it and were selling rocks for $1. When I got back to work I told my coworkers "You wouldn't believe they were trying to sell rocks for $1." Well, my friends laughed and then explained about the Petosky stones. I was so disgusted that I missed the opportunity to get a load of those beautiful stones. My Dad was an amateur rock hound and would have had a ball with them. Live and learn. I did buy some pretty jewelry pieces that had the Petoskey stones in them. Leave it to a tourist!! Haha!!!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They don't look like much dry so I understand why they had them in water. Even in water they're not nearly as cool as after being polished. If they were good specimens, $1 a rock would be a great price. Next time!

  • @staceymcmahan5016
    @staceymcmahan5016 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Such wonderful fossil finds .so many varieties ! Enjoy you showing your polished stones and fossils in the video. Thank you😊

  • @pattypaine
    @pattypaine 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I never heard of a Petoskey stone until your videos, and now it's my favorite stone! And hey! You're almost at 300K followers! Well deserved.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks. I got the last 100,000 from just one TH-cam Short. It was on finding and polishing a Petoskey stone, too!

    • @releasingendorphins232
      @releasingendorphins232 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@MichiganRocksYOU ROCK!!!!

    • @pattypaine
      @pattypaine 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MichiganRocks It's so fitting that it was a Petoskey video! And now you're at 300K! Congratulations, Rob!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@pattypaine Thanks!

  • @deniseview4253
    @deniseview4253 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh, some good finds. Those that you didn’t take would be ones I’d put in my flower bed. That jasper you gave to Chris is gorgeous! I really like jasper.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That jasper (if that's what it really was) was gorgeous. Too bad the rock didn't look more solid.

    • @ChrisRocks-ki8fr
      @ChrisRocks-ki8fr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think Rob might be right that the yellow isn't too thick and there are some big voids/cracks. But I am going to try to stabilize it and see how it looks cut in slabs.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ChrisRocks-ki8fr Will you post pictures on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums?

  • @donnalantz7981
    @donnalantz7981 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That was a great hunt. Lots of nice finds . And wow, what a chain coral. That one is spectacular for sure.

  • @cjgia4898
    @cjgia4898 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Yell. Yell. Yell. I love the stripy stones! 😊

  • @patriciamckean4186
    @patriciamckean4186 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love the fossils, nature gives us rockhounds lots to work with and enjoy.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thank God every day for all the amazing things he created to keep us in awe.

  • @davidhile5363
    @davidhile5363 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At about 18:28 while you were discussing that Epidote rock my eyes locked onto that big boulder with the very swirly pattern and I’m thinking man I can believe Rob didn’t say anything about that one and seconds later you did. I really liked the one that you hid.
    Nice video !

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      According to Capt. Paul, that's migmatite. I always thought those were gneiss. They're definitely nice, but apparently not gneiss.

  • @lol8625
    @lol8625 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve been learning so much from your videos. We definitely need to go back up to Petoskey and search for these. Last time we only had a rough idea of what we were looking for. Now I know, thanks to you!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Don't go to Petoskey. Most of the beaches in that area have Petoskey stones and they're probably more hunted in Petoskey. The key is to walk farther from the parking lot than most people do.

    • @lol8625
      @lol8625 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocksThank you for that info! That’s good to know.

  • @nml5536
    @nml5536 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    love it when u go from shore right to the cab machine

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I try to do that when I can. I've gotten lots of good feedback.

  • @wyomingadventures
    @wyomingadventures 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cool to see the difference in petoskey stones from one area to another. Nice rock hunting done by both of you.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Most of them are similar, but there's a species that can be found in Lake Michigan that I haven't found in Lake Huron.

  • @jeffholmes1362
    @jeffholmes1362 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome job Rob, love those Petoskey stones

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know I love them too!

  • @jneihart2
    @jneihart2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Totally enjoy when you fade from the beach to your shop and back again!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, that’s been a popular thing to do, so I try to do some of that when I can.

  • @PatricesProjects
    @PatricesProjects 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You found some great rocks. That chain coral was very cool. I would love to go rock hunting in Michigan with you and your friends. I would learn so much. For me, hands on is one of the best ways to learn.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hands on is a good way to learn, I agree.

  • @scottp139
    @scottp139 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video!
    I love how you showed the polishing results. I'm just starting to learn polishing so it is very helpful. Thank you!

  • @AquaGirlRising
    @AquaGirlRising 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Beautiful rocks!!! That one with the red and yellow looks like Mookaite Jasper ❤💛

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, the colors do for sure. I wish that rock would have been more solid with the color going throughout it, but it didn't look like it would hold up well to slabbing.

  • @annajablonski9624
    @annajablonski9624 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for another wonderful video! I will be heading to Petoskey, MI (from MN) to look for Petoskey stone this August. It was VERY helpful to see what they look like "in the wild". Keeping fingers crossed I can find one or two. I also love seeing the polished results. Keep up the great work.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There are a lot of other beaches along Lake Michigan that have them too. Don't limit yourself to just Petoskey.

  • @EmilyBoltz
    @EmilyBoltz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You are driving me crazy lol that multicolored stone you gave away looked stunning.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Chris was happy to have it, so I'm happy too. If you look on the side of the rock, there were lots of layers with fractures between them. I would have taken a rock like that to slab up and make stuff out of, but the yellow appeared to be thin and the rock would have probably fallen apart if I cut it.
      Chris soaks them in some sort of think (might be a type of epoxy) to stabilize them. After that, he can tumble it or maybe even slab it. I just haven't gotten into the stabilizing thing, so it was better that he take it.

  • @denise6580
    @denise6580 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im a rockhound and one of these days i hope to take a vacation to the great lakes region and go rock hunting! Im learning what to look for.

  • @chintasrvvegankitchen7761
    @chintasrvvegankitchen7761 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Oh I love that oblong polished Petosky stone... do you sell these? Wow!

    • @CacklingChick
      @CacklingChick 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was wondering the same thing!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't sell polished rocks anywhere, but I do sell a few things at a local shop. I sell stone crosses, little turtles, guitar picks, beads that fit Pandora bracelets, heart shaped pendants, other pendants, and Christmas ornaments at that time of year. They don't have an online store, but will work with you if you call or email. olivetbookandgift.com

    • @chintasrvvegankitchen7761
      @chintasrvvegankitchen7761 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks Thank you so kindly.

  • @cindiloowhoo1166
    @cindiloowhoo1166 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Multi-color maroon & yellow is moookaite jasper - well worth schlepping home!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No it isn’t. Mookaite comes from Australia, not Michigan.

  • @Flybob2
    @Flybob2 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Agee with last comment, enjoy seeing the finished products.😊

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I try to do that when I have time to make something before getting the video out.

  • @chickensticks749
    @chickensticks749 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Have you found many crystalized corals? I found a large deposit of crystalized corals in upper Michigan outside of the lake. The fossil field also has fluorite replacement fossils which are super rare! I have some of the pieces at the AE Seamans museum now and they are in the process of putting them on display.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We found one with little tiny crystal pockets, but I didn't film it. Sometimes Petoskey Stones will sparkle all over when they're dry. There are also really white ones that have been replaced by silica and are very hard.
      I have never seen or even heard of fluorite replacement fossils. I'd love to see those. Do you have pictures posted anywhere? They must be rare if you have them at the AE Seaman museum. They don't put anything but awesome examples in that place.

    • @chickensticks749
      @chickensticks749 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MichiganRocks I'm not sure if the post got messed up because I replied on my phone, or if it got removed for using my business's name, but I hadn't followed you on instagram yet, so I just did. It's the account with "Lake Superior" in the name. Theres some posts on there showing some of them.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@chickensticks749 I'd go look, but that would be Frey difficult to find with only that much information. Could you try a link again? I don't have anything set up to delete links, but it might happen automatically. I do get links from people sometimes.

    • @chickensticks749
      @chickensticks749 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks Yeah, it auto removed when I posted a link, then also auto removed when I just said the Instagram account name. I'll just send a message on there lol.

    • @chickensticks749
      @chickensticks749 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks Never mind, I guess I can't do that either lol. It's called the word: literally, the word: lake, and the word: superior. Those three words but no spaces.

  • @ruthchapman3847
    @ruthchapman3847 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love that chain coral

  • @chance1986
    @chance1986 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was fun to watch. You guys were a good team at a good location. Enjoyed, thanks.

  • @jerrykeehl3276
    @jerrykeehl3276 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely LOVE WATCHING you , not only FINDING the rocks I grew up with, but trying to learn to polish. I have blown through 2 little tumblers and can't seem to find the multi band sander like you use. I bought a single with couple of different gritts of belts. May I ask WHERE, AND BEST BRAND BIG tumbler and belt sander like you use. WHERE might one but one of each. I have many beautiful Petoskeys, Puddings, Omar, Unikite, Superior Aggots and just plane gorgeous rocks from my Michigan when I went back home to help care for our Mother before she passed. I so badly want to do right by preserving them and bringing out the beauty that got my attention to collect it. Thank you for all your adventures you share. They help me when I'm extremely HOMESICK.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sorry about you losing your mom and being homesick. I have always liked Lortone Tumblers, but they recently went out of business. If you want a big tumbler, I'd recommend the Thumler's Model B. I haven't used it, but I have always heard good things about it. I don't like their smaller tumblers, but that one has a different design.
      The six wheel grinder I use is a Kingsley North Cabber 6. Here is my review of it a couple links to it:
      Cabber 6 Review: th-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/w-d-xo.html
      Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video):
      kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
      Standard Cabber 6:
      kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
      Another good place to shop for tumblers and lapidary equipment is the Rock Shed. rockshed.com

  • @LisaNakata-my9tr
    @LisaNakata-my9tr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The rocks that you polished, called a "failure" or "not worth the effort" are so AMAZING! I wish I could have found and brought out the beauty in those stones the way you did.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My standards are pretty high at this point. There was a time when I would have been satisfied with what I'm not satisfied with now.

  • @SteveandSusiesHomestead
    @SteveandSusiesHomestead 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great way to put together a video. Love the polishing segments .

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you liked it!

  • @DaysieLaing
    @DaysieLaing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you do a follow up to see how his rocks turned out? Some beautiful pieces for you both :)

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have done a couple already and Chris has posted pictures on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums.
      Here's one from the video: th-cam.com/users/shortsWHb3X5teho0
      This one I found after leaving that beach and going to another in Petoskey: th-cam.com/users/shortsOw4RmAoZf-4
      This one is a rock Chris gave me that he found last year: th-cam.com/video/MSZ-dyzxKUA/w-d-xo.html
      And here's the discussion on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/105124/hunting-petoskey-stones-updated-2024

  • @derekpospisil747
    @derekpospisil747 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really just amazing. I need to get out there soon

  • @morningmother
    @morningmother 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find lots of chain coral at this spot. I wouldn't keep those first 2 smaller ones, you can find some really nice ones there.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I found one good one there.

  • @モフモフ-z7d
    @モフモフ-z7d 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    18:45 It's a slightly larger stone This is a stone with a very interesting striped pattern. It looks like it would be good for a garden stone.
    There are other unusual stones too. It looks fun.😊

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thought that one was gneiss, but my geologist friend Paul made a comment earlier that it's migmatite. I would absolutely love to have that rock in my yard.

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The chain coral is my favorite!

  • @paulwells782
    @paulwells782 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great video! I love the flash forward format 👍

  • @corytrevorson1411
    @corytrevorson1411 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like how you showed some of the stones you found polished.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks. I try to do that, but it's easiest with Petoskey stones since I can polish them on my cab machine pretty quickly.

    • @corytrevorson1411
      @corytrevorson1411 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @MichiganRocks coming to lake Michigan in July for vacation.
      If you're going to lake Michigan sometime after that let me know and I'll hide some Missouri lace agate for you.

    • @corytrevorson1411
      @corytrevorson1411 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @MichiganRocks we normally stay on St. Joseph but wouldn't mind going a little further north.
      Any suggestions?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@corytrevorson1411 I don't know when I'll be to Lake Michigan again. No need to leave any rocks, but thank a lot for the offer.
      For Petoskey Stones, try Petoskey, Charlevoix, Leland, Northport. Most beaches in that area are possible places to find Petoskey Stones. The key is to walk a long way from where everyone else is.

  • @after_twelve_
    @after_twelve_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Lovely video, so interesting! I wish I had a rock hunting buddy

  • @connievitale7475
    @connievitale7475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow😮what a stunning stones you’ve shown us today. Beautiful colors ❤
    Many greetings from the Netherlands!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, it was a great day for rock hunting, even if we didn't bring some of the best ones home. (They wouldn't fit in Chris's bag.)

    • @ChrisRocks-ki8fr
      @ChrisRocks-ki8fr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One more rock in my bag and I would have been fallen over from the weight.

  • @littledabwilldoya9717
    @littledabwilldoya9717 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Man, I sure would have loved to have been along with you gentlemen on this hunt! I haven’t been able to go out looking for any beauties for a couple of years, now. I did find some pretty nice, larger softball-sized gneiss, jasper, and one dk green/blue rock with a quarter-sized chunk of white & red quartz in it that had a nice 90 degree angle in it- all pieces sitting in a ring around an oak tree i’d made in my daughter’s front yard in the Traverse City area. 💓😂

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They don't have to be rocks that you know the names of to be great finds, do they? I love Petoskey Stones, but I also love finding a larger variety of rocks like we did on that second beach.

  • @marciajohnson6767
    @marciajohnson6767 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great rocks and I really love the giant ones, so pretty 😊

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wish I could have taken the one at 18:45 home with me.

  • @lisadiane40
    @lisadiane40 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My first time watching and this is so interesting and relaxing.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you liked it!

  • @sweettreasuresbycindy8996
    @sweettreasuresbycindy8996 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Loved how you showed the polished finds! How long does the start to show finish does it take to polish on the sanding wheels? Beautiful wave sounds and video once again 😊

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That depends a lot on the rock. Petoskey Stones are really soft so they go fast. It took me a little over two hours to do those five rocks and film them. Without filming it would have been quicker. Deep holes or low spots that I can't get into with the wheels make them take longer. Obviously size matters here too. If was doing agates instead of Petoskey Stones, it would take much longer.

  • @rockaholic4388
    @rockaholic4388 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    My fiance was laughing at me cause by the end of the video I was chanting, "polish it! Polish it!"

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, that's sort of weird. Hopefully I responded appropriately by polishing some of the ones you wanted.

  • @mr.ramjangles5165
    @mr.ramjangles5165 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What is the machine called at 4:28…and where can I find one? Great video by the way! My son & I love creek & river walking for rocks!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's called a cab machine. Cab is short for "cabochon" which is a domed rock that's used for something like a pendant. Here is my review of it a couple links to it:
      Cabber 6 Review: th-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/w-d-xo.html
      Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video):
      kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
      Standard Cabber 6:
      kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)

  • @LukeFoll
    @LukeFoll 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should look for Michigan float copper, very interested in it

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I should. That's about a seven hour drive from my house, so I don't get up that way often.

  • @AmyBG88
    @AmyBG88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the one with the polished front and rough around the rest!!! I would love to own that! It’s so cool. Definitely NOT a failure.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What would have been better is if I had realized that was going to happen and had left the bad part natural, but polished the good side. There's just no way to know that was going to happen. If mailing things out wasn't such a pain, I'd send it to you.

    • @AmyBG88
      @AmyBG88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks ❤️ I appreciate the thought!!

  • @CarolynMcPherson-r3z
    @CarolynMcPherson-r3z 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bob, I'm thinking the rock you are showing us at 14:32 might be a banded iron formation. Certainly distorted, but the colors are right.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, that's definitely not a BIF. There was no metallic look to it, and no red. I'm not sure what it was, but I'm pretty confident it wasn't banded iron formation.

    • @CarolynMcPherson-r3z
      @CarolynMcPherson-r3z 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well thanks for correcting me--AND giving me the heart!@@MichiganRocks You are the best!

  • @kirish43
    @kirish43 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was just at Petoskey this past weekend. No luck finding any Stones but I bought some from the gift shop.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a good back up plan.

  • @laurieowen8696
    @laurieowen8696 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great day. Keep those hands warm!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They weren't bad as long as I kept them out of the water.

  • @jessicagrandke3228
    @jessicagrandke3228 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Tthe last time we went to Petoskey, I didn't find a single Petoskey stone on the beach. I was so upset!! Kinda like the time my Husband visited my hometown in Wisconsin and didn't see any cows 😂😂😂

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Petoskey probably isn't the best place to look for Petoskey Stones since that's where so many people look. We got off the beaten path for our hunt, but after Chris headed for home, I walked along the beach right at Petoskey State Park and found several others. Most were pretty small and I left the majority behind, but they were even at such a heavily walked beach.

    • @robinmillerkroening3493
      @robinmillerkroening3493 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤣🐄 were you in downtown Milwaukee?😂🤣

  • @kirsiselei8703
    @kirsiselei8703 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a nice hunt.i like(too) in ur vids that u show the polushing after finding a nice rock👍. But mostly i enjoy the sound of waves and gorgeous view❤(and ofcource the amazing ricks and yelling noooo, dont leave that or that nice stripey one or beautiful pattern or something😂😂😂❤. 👋🇫🇮

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But if you're yelling, how can you hear the peaceful waves?

    • @kirsiselei8703
      @kirsiselei8703 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks 😂😂😂😂i yelled inside

  • @TheBlackMakoShark
    @TheBlackMakoShark 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video.
    My family lives in Harbor Springs…been hunting for stones for over 45 years.
    Great finds….

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nancy and I just biked from Petoskey to Harbor Springs a couple weeks ago. Harbor Springs is beautiful. I kind of felt like I should rip out all my flowers when I got home though. Some of those "cottages" have such nice landscaping.

  • @upnorthoutdoors989
    @upnorthoutdoors989 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It should probably be kept secret but we are truly blessed with the specimens we find along Lake Huron. A bit of irony when more and arguably superior examples of Petoskeys can be found far from Petoskey (and perhaps a likewise case regarding Charlevoix).

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What we don't have in Lake Huron are the ones like that first one I polished. I'd love to find more of those.

  • @Stoneloverss
    @Stoneloverss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice beautiful stone great

  • @sunnycadwallader2873
    @sunnycadwallader2873 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Those steps remind me of Orchard Beach in Manestee

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I haven't been there. There are lots of washed out steps along the Great Lakes since the water was up so high a few years ago.

  • @judymarkel8029
    @judymarkel8029 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great fun. And not as cold

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It was 32 when we got there, but warmed up pretty quickly. It's nice to be able to go without gloves.

    • @judymarkel8029
      @judymarkel8029 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes we are finally getting outside where I live. Some videos you make, it looks so cold I get cold watching. giggle

  • @justjulee9135
    @justjulee9135 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow! Gorgeous spot! The scenery was beautiful. I know you said you weren't happy with the second stone, but I thought all of your polished rocks were spectacular!!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You have to admit that one wasn't as good as the others though (except for one side).

  • @edcctf
    @edcctf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're sneaking up on 300k!!! That's awesome! Love your videos! :)

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am! I did a Short recently that did really well, to say the least. I got 100,000 subscribers from just that one video.

  • @kastah
    @kastah 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Petoskey rocks get so nice when polishedLike that when you polish or cut some in the same video, that is interesting. Thank you. Light and love

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's "Petoskey stones". Saying "Petoskey Rocks" sounds really strange to anyone living in Michigan.

    • @kastah
      @kastah 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRockssorry

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kastah No need to be sorry, just sounded funny.

  • @Grimes60
    @Grimes60 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Some pretty rocks, might go to Petoskey tomorrow 👍

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No need to go there, we picked it clean. I'm sure we didn't miss a single one!

    • @Grimes60
      @Grimes60 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks going for Indian food 🙂

  • @SherryAustinMcginley
    @SherryAustinMcginley 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I think Chris is your lucky charm.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He was good company too. Nice to have someone familiar with the local rocks.

    • @ChrisRocks-ki8fr
      @ChrisRocks-ki8fr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wish we had found some larger ones. Maybe there will be higher water and ice next year and the rocks will get moved around.

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I liked the one at 20:16!

  • @saralynn518
    @saralynn518 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sign me up for a petosky with nothing but empty cells. I like the look. You found some really cool big ones.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You mean the ones with holes like the one I found and polished near the beginning? Those rough ones can be found in Rockport Quarry. They don't polish well from there, but if you just want a really nice specimen, they're great.

    • @saralynn518
      @saralynn518 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks Apparently, I can't polish jack squat anyway, lol. Need to buy premium grit, I think. My last batch went through two cycles and still have the translucent look. I would suppose if the cells didn't have the coral in them, they would be empty. It looked like a filled, flat surface when you polished them. I love the surrounding pattern with the voids.

  • @dougniergarth236
    @dougniergarth236 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Try filling those voids with polyeurethane. Then it will take a polish.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Won't the polyurethane yellow over time? I think if I did something like that I'd use epoxy instead.

  • @karenbrockway7520
    @karenbrockway7520 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video….KUDOS! ❤️

  • @annes4213
    @annes4213 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful, beautiful beautiful!

  • @helgavoorneveld1530
    @helgavoorneveld1530 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wouldn't call it a failure!! I think it's amazing in itself to even find these fossils and the part that did take a beautiful polished is gorgeous, small but very pretty 🤩

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There are just much better examples of this rock polished. One side was really nice though.

  • @greatnorthernviews3052
    @greatnorthernviews3052 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Like the stones they are cool 😊

  • @JamesLovesRocks329
    @JamesLovesRocks329 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That first fossil rock looked amazing polished

  • @laurrimitchell3067
    @laurrimitchell3067 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you tell me a good place that an old lady like myself can go to find some petosky stones and pudding stones that I can wonder around without getting myself into trouble for trespassing or stealing? I live in MN. and have looked everywhere that I know of, I went to Leland to try and find Leland blue, no luck at all, not even a small piece of it. LOL! I tried a couple of roadside stops in MI, but no luck. So I thought that I would try asking who I call my rock hero for some ideas or suggestions? Please and thank you?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The trick is to walk a long way away from wherever you got onto the beach. In Leland I walked north from North Beach and found quite a few Petoskey Stones. You can pick up rocks from any Great Lakes beach in Michigan except for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore or Sleeping Bear Dunes. You can even walk in front of people's houses as long as you stay on the beach.

  • @markreetz1001
    @markreetz1001 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I thought you should do a "stone stash" right when Chris said you could do a stone stash! Great minds an all ya know!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad he said something, because I completely forgot about it.

  • @davidl.turner1005
    @davidl.turner1005 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for another great vid. Love those huge favorites.

  • @dawnpeterson3644
    @dawnpeterson3644 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I my home town…. Best rockin !!!❤️🤗

  • @bettyfiles1740
    @bettyfiles1740 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My husband found a chrysocolla at Harrisville this weekend. curious, Does it polish well?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Chrysocolla is very soft. It can be polished on a cab machine, although I haven't done it. I did do a rock from the U.P. that was mostly some sort of red conglomerate rock, maybe rhyolite, with some chrysocolla in the spaces between the red. Chrysocolla would be very difficult or impossible to tumble, I think.
      Are you sure it was chrysocolla? That would be a very unusual find for Harrisville, or maybe something that someone dropped there.

  • @sallymay3643
    @sallymay3643 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video. ✌️🇺🇸

  • @corystarnold
    @corystarnold 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What beach was the last one. The one with the broken stairs at the bottom? Thanx. Good video.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All the beaches in this video were right in or very close to Petoskey. I'm not sure if Chris wants me to reveal the exact locations.

    • @corystarnold
      @corystarnold 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks That is disappointing, but I guess I wouldn't reveal my mushrooms spots either. Thanx

    • @corystarnold
      @corystarnold 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichiganRocks That is disappointing, but I guess I wouldn't reveal my mushroom spots either. Thanx

  • @cindiloowhoo1166
    @cindiloowhoo1166 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think you are leaving some nice jasper behind

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I kind of doubt that, but if I am, that’s ok. If I have no use for them, then I’d rather leave them for someone else.

  • @conklinmatt
    @conklinmatt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey I know that guy! Hi uncle Chris!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Uncle Chris hasn't commented yet, as far as I know. But maybe he has a different name than on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums.

    • @ChrisRocks-ki8fr
      @ChrisRocks-ki8fr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello Matt. I guess I should have sent out a message to the extended family.

  • @mrs.americanmade7452
    @mrs.americanmade7452 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love it!

  • @bido8176
    @bido8176 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When you say “out of the quarry” does that mean the rocks were dumped there?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There was an old limestone quarry and a cement plant just west of town where Bay Harbor is now. Petoskey Stones are made of limestone, so some of these would have come from the old quarry.

  • @markattardo
    @markattardo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun times!!👍👍

  • @alicemiller3139
    @alicemiller3139 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When you use the cab machine, do you also wear a mask? Btw, love your channel!

  • @jenniferbutcher8393
    @jenniferbutcher8393 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was so fun! I have a question that you're probably tired of answering....but ....can you tumble Petoskey stones (successfully)?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, but hand polishing them or doing them on a cab machine will usually give you the best shine. Here are a few methods you could use:
      How to Hand Polish a Petoskey Stone: th-cam.com/video/sjImNrwR9As/w-d-xo.html
      How to Partially Tumble a Petoskey Stone: th-cam.com/video/IBRq7dPD0Lk/w-d-xo.html
      Petoskey Stones in Corn Cob Media: th-cam.com/video/grSlZ835VDo/w-d-xo.html
      Polishing Petoskeys on a cabbing machine: th-cam.com/video/ZWVidWu9LYY/w-d-xo.html

    • @jenniferbutcher8393
      @jenniferbutcher8393 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MichiganRocks thank you! I will check those out! We are coming up there in August and plan on many fun hours of rock hounding and kayaking, so we should have something to tumble when we get home 😊

  • @ruthw1079
    @ruthw1079 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That heavy red and white stone looks like a petrified heart from some kind of animal.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It might look like that, but it's not. The Petoskey Stones and Charlevoix stones are fossilized corals though.

  • @gator83261
    @gator83261 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good video.

  • @bido8176
    @bido8176 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are you just polishing the petrosky stones on the wheel? Or are you tumbling them?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I do both, but Petoskey Stones are really soft compared to many other rocks. That makes them difficult, but not impossible to tumble. They almost always look better done the way I did it in this video.

  • @SpiritWarriorTim
    @SpiritWarriorTim 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It seems as if the motor on my tumbler is getting faster for some reason. Could that be the motor going out?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't know. I don't think that has happened to me.