The greatest thing you can do in life is Educate a willing mind. The next best thing is to change an unwilling mind into doing well in life. I bet you did this. Thank you for doing what most will not. Power duo's at schools like you are a wonderful thing. Cross examining students and making them smart. Michigan man here thanks you for all you did. Happy retirement folks. More time to love the state. Get a camper or RV. Just amazing in your retired years to do this. A small RV is just larger than the truck and it's all you will need.
Thanks for the really nice comment. We talked about getting an RV, but decided against it. I'm not sure Nancy would want to live in a small RV for very long and I don't think I'd be comfortable driving a larger one. We do plan to do some traveling though.
Congrats on both of you being retired now. It’s great to be able to do things on your own schedule and timetable. The rocks on the dock was pretty cool. Sort of prewashed and laid out to dry.
Hey Kate. Nancy has a lower tolerance for beaches than I do. She likes going out for a couple hours. I like going out for five hours or more and walking several miles. So don't expect to see too much more of Nancy.
All around the country And from coast to coast People always ask me What do I like most I’m a little crazy And think outside the box I just tell them I like rocks 🪨🪨🪨
Holy cow, you guys have had quite the year. New grandparents and now both retired! Life is good. You will love retirement and soon will not know how you had time to work! Pensions are the best! Love this video, Rob. We were at the beach behind Legg's Inn earlier this month and found some really nice rocks. One of my favorite beaches. Been years since I've been through Harbor Springs and Petoskey so it was so nice to see those beautiful homes gracing the lake. Thanks, again, for another inspirational video. Again, very happy for you and Nancy!
Thanks Linda. We didn't spend much time behind Legs Inn because the rocks I saw didn't look too promising. What sorts of rocks did you find there? I might need to go back and give it more of a chance.
: @@MichiganRocks Got some really some pretty rocks (like Nancy, I like granite!) and anything that looked interesting. Been gathering Petoskey stones for 60+ years so unless it's a really great stone, I'll leave for someone else. You turned us on to puddingstones and those are our main goal right now. It's all good!
Congratulations. Hope to see more of Nancy. I knew you guys were no where near 65! Great that you are able to retire. Life goes by at the speed of light. It is good to do the things you want to while you can. I don’t know anyone who has retired and is bored. Nice video, thanks.
Congratulations to you two and enjoy your membership to the life of leisure club. What a beautiful day for hounding. The houses were beautiful in harbor springs and the sounds along the shore are very calming. Good stuff and thanks for sharing.
Yep, first day of retirement, back to work? Good thing you kept driving. What a lovely day out, hope you enjoy many more of them in your retirement. Thanks for sharing
We live right near the Jr. High we both worked at and have to drive by it anytime we leave the house. It's a nice little reminder that we're not inside as we drive past.
Fun video. Nancy's a trouper. Smart cookie to come prepared with other shoe options. I always carry an assortment of boots/beach footwear in my trunk too since I retired - just in case I need to pull over somewhere! Congrats on your retirement!!
What a fun day. Thanks for taking us along. Congratulations on the retirement. We retired 22 years ago and have never looked back. Just make every day an adventure. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Congrats on your retirement! I retired from teaching elementary kids about 5 years ago. I love the freedom I have to pursue new hobbies and to travel. Enjoy these wonderful years together!
Happy retirement to you both. Now you will have a beach buddy more often. Good thing that Nancy had some extra shoes in the jeep. I enjoyed the drive through the trees and through the cute little town. The beach water was a really pretty turquoise blue there.
Daaang if I knew you were in town I would of showed you the number one spot for petoskey stones! Hidden from everyone else so it is always prime picking :D Nice video
Darn, it's a little late to tell me! I knew these spots wouldn't be very good since they're so accessible. It's harder to find those good spots when I live a couple hours away.
Congratulations on your retirement guys. Enjoy each other and retirement. Its so nice to see you to enjoying life. Trust me it goes so fast. Love Sharon
Love this video! I visited Petosky one time when I was a kid, and I collected Petosky stones on the beach while I was there. Congratulations on your retirement, I just retired last year the week of lock down. I love retirement!
My husband and I did this exact trip last spring (and had the same luck finding Petoskey stones). If you like flowers, I highly recommend a drive down the Tunnel Of Trees in mid-May. There are spectacular carpets of trillium for miles. I’m hoping to get back up there next spring to bike that road and take in the trillium at a slower pace. Congrats on the retirements! I retired last December and life is grand
Thanks Deb. I wasn't impressed with the fall drive because it was bumper to bumper traffic and the colors were just so-so. I do love trilliums, so I can imagine that being beautiful. Congratulations on retiring!
We didn't give that beach much of a chance. I think it's too far north for Petoskey Stones and the rocks there seemed sort of bland. What sorts of things do you find there?
@@MichiganRocks We found a few petoskeys, but they were pretty few and far between. That was our first visit there, but I'll go back! We found quite a few more in Petoskey, at a small beach at the end of Hampton Ave.
Congratulations on your retirement! What a great way to celebrate! I loved all the beaches you visited and all the different fossil corals were really interesting too.😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Congrats to Nancy. You made it! That beach behind the grocery store is a good one. N of Cross Village on Lakeshore Drive are some nice spots with fewer people. Did you get some Polish food at Legs Inn?
What a fun day to celebrate your retirement(s)! Congratulations, Rob and Nancy. Thanks for sharing your rockhounding adventures. (We were bicycling in Petoskey in late July, stopped to look for rocks without much luck. We plan on going back in the off-season.)
I don't think Petoskey is actually the best place for Petoskey Stones. There are a lot of people who probably think that's the only place to find them. Or they're in Petoskey and they think that they should go look for one. Better to get away from where everyone else goes, but sometimes that's easier said than done.
@@MichiganRocks My favorite Great Lake is Lake Huron and what you said in this video about your Petoskey stone standards makes sense. We have had better luck on Lake Huron beaches!
@@MichiganRocks We haven't really found that many yet from either lake but on your videos, the ones from Lake Huron seem more vibrant with the pattern more clearly defined.
@@annelandgraf1184 I think that's just because there are so many more to choose from in some of the places I go. On some Lake Huron beaches, I see hundreds, but here I showed you most of the ones I found. I think the good ones were already gone.
Congratulations on your retirements. - also have retired from the schools. I still get nostalgic at times - not for the workload but being with young children (kindergarden and preschool). Enjoy all the September days relaxing and having fun!
Cool. My husband and I just retired this past spring from teaching, too. :) And we went rock hunting for part of a vacation in July in the UP to celebrate. :)
Congrats to you both 👏 well deserved I'm sure. I was in Charlevoix Monday rocking. Can't believe I could have run into you and Nancy. Did find a nice agate there.
Congrats on the retirement! Interesting to know the Petoskey stones on Lake Michigan are different then Lake Huron. I did not know that. I just finished planning our next year's rock hunting vacation to Alpena area. We had wanted to stay in that area for a few days then move over toward the east to Petosky and surrounding areas but we couldn't find a hotel in the area for days we wanted. So we are just doing our week in Alpena and surrounding areas instead.
I don't think they are all different. According to Wikipedia, there are nine species of Hexagonaria. I think a lot of them can be found in both lakes. It just seems like there's one that I don't find over here not the east side of the state.
Congrats on your both retirements. Hope you enjoy it. Love your channel. It is so interesting to me. I’m 70 and trying to stay home most of the time because of Covid. But was wondering why is the water so high? Thanks to you and Nancy.
The lake levels have been way up for the past three years. They're down a bit this summer from last summer. The lake levels are a result of how much it rains in the Great Lakes watershed. I guess this area has gotten more rain that normal lately. According to an article I read, it's normal for the water levels in the lakes to fluctuate over time, but they have been changing more rapidly lately. greatlakes.org/2020/04/water-levels-questions-answers/
I love that place! Been there many times, pretty much visit that beach a couple times a year. Our cabin is about 35 minutes from there. It’s a great place. Thanks for sharing! 🙌🏼
@@MichiganRocks oops yes, sorry.... the one in Cross Village with the rocky boat launch. In the beginning of August I was up in Petoskey and did pretty good finding Petoskey stones at Petoskey State Park. I drove up to Fisherman’s Island State Park to check it out. It was so beautiful, but just gray on gray rocks. Lots of imbedded Petoskey stone, like you found at Magnus. But not really any colors to speak of.
@@ModernDayPilgrim What do you find on the Cross Village beach? A couple other people said they like it there too. I thought the rocks were a bit blah, but I didn't give it much of a chance. There was only so much time in the day, and I wanted to get to Petoskey.
@@MichiganRocks most of the rocks I get from there are the bigger ones. I wish I could send you a picture. I use them in my landscape. Although, if you go left at the “rock dock” LOL and travel all the way around the bend on the beach, there is a lot of beach that isn’t as picked over. The colorful rocks are the bigger ones which I do collect and bring home. I also have a video up of my landscape with the rocks from there. It’s a simple display. I’m not an over the top landscaper... lol. But I had to do something with all these. I currently have two buckets of rocks that I am getting ready to use in my landscape. I don’t tumble yet. My hubs says I should. Maybe I will. I’m not experienced in that field and have no idea what to get or what I would need. I have to do a little research. But anyhow, have you been to the beach in GoodHeart? You passed through there on 119.
@@ModernDayPilgrim When you decide to get a tumbler, let me know and I'll help you pick one out. Is the Goodheart beach the one by the old church? If so, we went there last summer, but it was mostly sand. My wife and her parents were with me, so we didn't walk too far. Nice beach if you like sand though.
It's a fossilized coral from the Devonian Period somewhere around 360 million years ago. The scientific name is Hexagonaria. It's also the state stone of Michigan.
Congratulations Nancy on your retirement. Bad news for us rockhounders though. Bad enough with Rob, but with the two of you rock hounding, I imagine the Petoskey stone will hit the endangered species list, Chris and Lisa
I don't think Nancy will be out much more than she was before. She has always had summers off, so her time available for rockhounding won't be much different.
Great video. Looks very relaxing for you both. You have made me a very picky rock collector too 🤣 I think I need to take a smaller bucket out with me. Beautiful lake.
Lovely video. Congratulations on your retirements, and thank you for being teachers. It is difficult, important work that is seldom compensated adequately. Did you end up keeping that little crinoid stem? I thought that was one of the most unique things you found this trip. I also look forward to seeing your polish on Nancy's Favosites find.
Beautiful area you live in.. awesome on the retirements..I can retire in a yr but not sure if I'm ready yet ..it's nice to know it's my call from now on tho..great rocks !! I'd want to keep them all..lol
I ended up retiring a year early because of COVID, so I never really got to experience my last year of teaching. I guess I did experience it, but I didn't know it was my last year. It happened sort of suddenly. I think a job would be much less stressful if you could go in each day knowing you could quit whenever you wanted to.
Great video as always! I always enjoy seeing all of the cool fossils in your area. Usually the most interesting things I find a Mary Ellen jasper and shell impressions.
@@kennethwright87 I can't think of a beach around Alpena that has lots of unakite. I have hunted at Thompson's Harbor. I'd park here: goo.gl/maps/GjNXPVaiejh2pcA19 and walk across the river right at the mouth. I have hunted here twice and found unakite both times. Here are the two videos: th-cam.com/video/IN-K69yLeik/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/nkhMjQdkKWE/w-d-xo.html
Hi Rob and Nancy and congrats on your retirements :) I wanted to climb through that screen a few times ,especially when you picked up the chert :) I just bought a piece of Australian jasper . Nancy I just went for a walk a few days ago and though my shoe didn't break....I do not advise wearing open back shoes trail walking lol. Thanks for sharing your day with me I loved the beach and the travel there equally :)
Happy Retirement to you both! What a great way to celebrate Nancy's first day of no work. I enjoyed seeing the beautiful buildings along your way and the tunnel of trees looks really neat. Rock stretcher! 😆 Where can I get one? Thank you for sharing your day.
Looks like you and Nancy had a great time NOT having to go to school! I’ve got a few years before I can miss the first day of school to do something fun. :) We didn’t have as much luck finding Petoskey stones in Petoskey, MI. I’m guessing it is because we just went to a couple of public beaches. You mentioned the Petoskey stones can be different on Lake Michigan than on Lake Heron. Are they all hexagonaria or are they different species type of coral?
Public beaches right in Petoskey are probably some of the worst places to look for Petoskey Stones. I kind of wanted to document some of those spots for people looking for beaches to go to. Petoskey Stones are the fossil Hexagonaria. There are nine different species of hexagonaria, according to Wikipedia. The Petoskey Stone is Hexagonaria Percarinata, but most people call all Hexagonaria "Petoskey Stones". I can't tell the difference between most of them. There is a lot of Hexagonaria in both Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. I'm not sure if Hexagonaria Percarinata is in both lakes or not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonaria
I have plenty of spots I still want to hit in the state, but I'm not opposed to traveling farther. I'm not sure Nancy wants to spend our travel time looking for rocks though. She is not as enthusiastic about long rock hunts as I am. She's ok for shorter excursions.
@@MichiganRocks That’s because you’ve been letting everyone know where to go! I had a good day at Leland today-found an awesome pudding stone. Yesterday I found an agate at the Point Betsie Lighthouse.
No, I went right behind the store. there’s little gazebo sort of thing there and I went down next to that. if there was a sign saying not to go there, I totally missed it. There are always a few other people on the beach there too.
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The greatest thing you can do in life is Educate a willing mind. The next best thing is to change an unwilling mind into doing well in life. I bet you did this. Thank you for doing what most will not. Power duo's at schools like you are a wonderful thing. Cross examining students and making them smart. Michigan man here thanks you for all you did. Happy retirement folks. More time to love the state. Get a camper or RV. Just amazing in your retired years to do this. A small RV is just larger than the truck and it's all you will need.
Thanks for the really nice comment. We talked about getting an RV, but decided against it. I'm not sure Nancy would want to live in a small RV for very long and I don't think I'd be comfortable driving a larger one. We do plan to do some traveling though.
Congratulations on the dual retirements. Enjoy your well-earned time off!
Thanks!
Congrats to Nancy. Thank you both for years of dedication and education. Now, you can have some leisurely rock hunting fun together.
Thank you!
Congrats on both of you being retired now. It’s great to be able to do things on your own schedule and timetable. The rocks on the dock was pretty cool. Sort of prewashed and laid out to dry.
I didn't try removing any, but I imagine they're probably wedged in there pretty good. I have never seen a dock quite like that before.
What a lovely and relaxing video! Congratulations, Nancy - I'm looking forward to seeing you more in Rob's vids. :D
Hey Kate. Nancy has a lower tolerance for beaches than I do. She likes going out for a couple hours. I like going out for five hours or more and walking several miles. So don't expect to see too much more of Nancy.
Congrats to Nancy on her retirement and Rob beautiful scenery thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful day! 😍 Congratulations on your retirements!
Thanks!
The Cyclopsky stone was my favorite. Lot of neat ones. Thanks for the video Rob and Nancy.
Too bad it has no depth perception.
@@MichiganRocks That’s the one eye love !!! 👁
@@davidhile5363 Heywood Banks reference?
@@MichiganRocks Yes Sir !!!
All around the country
And from coast to coast
People always ask me
What do I like most
I’m a little crazy
And think outside the box
I just tell them
I like rocks 🪨🪨🪨
Holy cow, you guys have had quite the year. New grandparents and now both retired! Life is good. You will love retirement and soon will not know how you had time to work! Pensions are the best! Love this video, Rob. We were at the beach behind Legg's Inn earlier this month and found some really nice rocks. One of my favorite beaches. Been years since I've been through Harbor Springs and Petoskey so it was so nice to see those beautiful homes gracing the lake. Thanks, again, for another inspirational video. Again, very happy for you and Nancy!
Thanks Linda. We didn't spend much time behind Legs Inn because the rocks I saw didn't look too promising. What sorts of rocks did you find there? I might need to go back and give it more of a chance.
: @@MichiganRocks Got some really some pretty rocks (like Nancy, I like granite!) and anything that looked interesting. Been gathering Petoskey stones for 60+ years so unless it's a really great stone, I'll leave for someone else. You turned us on to puddingstones and those are our main goal right now. It's all good!
Great day to find some rocks! Exciting video! Thanks for sharing your trip, it's like we are there with you!
We didn't even notice you in the back seat.
@@MichiganRocks lol, yeah, I'm pretty quiet. I get that a lot. Next time I will chip in for gas!
Congratulations. Hope to see more of Nancy. I knew you guys were no where near 65! Great that you are able to retire. Life goes by at the speed of light. It is good to do the things you want to while you can. I don’t know anyone who has retired and is bored. Nice video, thanks.
I'm not bored at all. This TH-cam thing keeps me busy all the time.
From two retired teachers in Bellaire… Congratulations to both of you on your new life!!
Thanks, Marcia!
Congratulations to you two and enjoy your membership to the life of leisure club. What a beautiful day for hounding. The houses were beautiful in harbor springs and the sounds along the shore are very calming. Good stuff and thanks for sharing.
It's fun to see how the other half lives once in awhile.
Hi Brian and Rob, Harbor Springs is beautiful!
@@1sec2midnight It sure is beautiful. I enjoy driving through once in awhile.
Yep, first day of retirement, back to work? Good thing you kept driving. What a lovely day out, hope you enjoy many more of them in your retirement. Thanks for sharing
We live right near the Jr. High we both worked at and have to drive by it anytime we leave the house. It's a nice little reminder that we're not inside as we drive past.
Fun video. Nancy's a trouper. Smart cookie to come prepared with other shoe options. I always carry an assortment of boots/beach footwear in my trunk too since I retired - just in case I need to pull over somewhere! Congrats on your retirement!!
She ordered new ones today, so she'll be prepared for next time.
What a fun day. Thanks for taking us along. Congratulations on the retirement. We retired 22 years ago and have never looked back. Just make every day an adventure. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Thanks!
Congrats on your retirement! I retired from teaching elementary kids about 5 years ago. I love the freedom I have to pursue new hobbies and to travel. Enjoy these wonderful years together!
Thanks, Jan. We hope to do more traveling too.
Congratulations, Nancy!!! Enjoy enjoy!!!🎉
Happy retirement to you both. Now you will have a beach buddy more often. Good thing that Nancy had some extra shoes in the jeep. I enjoyed the drive through the trees and through the cute little town. The beach water was a really pretty turquoise blue there.
She probably should have had the water shoes on in the first place. She ordered some new water shoes and sandals today.
Enjoy your retirement the both of you, its great that you have a hobby you can share and that gets you out and about
Yes, although Nancy doesn't have the desire to spend quite as many hours as I do on the beach.
What a gorgeous day! Congratulations to you both. Enjoy retirement!
Thanks, Paula!
Happy retirement to Nancy!!! Enjoy!
Congrats on your retirement. Another favorite Michigan destination.
Thanks!
Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy going rock hunting with you. The sound of the water is so relaxing. Happy retirement to you both!
Thanks, Signe!
Daaang if I knew you were in town I would of showed you the number one spot for petoskey stones! Hidden from everyone else so it is always prime picking :D
Nice video
Darn, it's a little late to tell me! I knew these spots wouldn't be very good since they're so accessible. It's harder to find those good spots when I live a couple hours away.
I polish petoskey stones on the side so I find the spots where I can make it count..wish I could come across more pudding stones though
Long time no see...what a nice surprise to see you and Nancy both!!!
@@matttaylor9070 I have found them a couple times in Lake Michigan, but there are way more over here, I think.
@@lisawells1064 Thanks!
Happy Retirement to the both of you❣️❣️❣️
Thanks!
Congratulations on your retirement guys. Enjoy each other and retirement. Its so nice to see you to enjoying life. Trust me it goes so fast. Love Sharon
Thanks, Sharon!
That what they call a "rock dock". Great video. Now we've got 2 retired teachers on the rocks!
You're punny!
Hi my favorite rock hunting couple!!! Happy retirement- it’s awesome! ❤️ go bucks.
Thanks!
Congratulations on retirement, You Two!!🌞🎈🎈😀
Thanks, Margaret!
Good to see you have your other half with you! Congrats on you both being retired.
Thanks, Jeannie!
Congrats on retirement! What a lovely way to spend the day!🌈
Thanks, Lisa!
Love this video!
I visited Petosky one time when I was a kid, and I collected Petosky stones on the beach while I was there.
Congratulations on your retirement, I just retired last year the week of lock down. I love retirement!
I haven't had any complaints about retirement yet, although I think I spend as much time doing TH-cam videos as I did teaching.
Beautiful way to spend a beautiful day. Happy retirement to you both.
It was much more peaceful than an eighth grade classroom usually is.
My husband and I did this exact trip last spring (and had the same luck finding Petoskey stones). If you like flowers, I highly recommend a drive down the Tunnel Of Trees in mid-May. There are spectacular carpets of trillium for miles. I’m hoping to get back up there next spring to bike that road and take in the trillium at a slower pace.
Congrats on the retirements! I retired last December and life is grand
Thanks Deb. I wasn't impressed with the fall drive because it was bumper to bumper traffic and the colors were just so-so. I do love trilliums, so I can imagine that being beautiful. Congratulations on retiring!
Glad you two were enjoying the nice weather and rock hunting together ! 🥰
We enjoyed both the outing and each other.
@@MichiganRocks that is absolutely wonderful as we say in Australia “ good on you “ it means “ well done “ 💖🤗😘
I'm from and live in Petoskey, hope you enjoyed your visit!!!! Nothing better than Northern Michigan living!!!!
Nope, it's a great place to live.
Love that beach in Cross Village! When we were there, a HUGE bus load of tourists stopped and about 50 people got out and started looking for rocks!
We didn't give that beach much of a chance. I think it's too far north for Petoskey Stones and the rocks there seemed sort of bland. What sorts of things do you find there?
@@MichiganRocks We found a few petoskeys, but they were pretty few and far between. That was our first visit there, but I'll go back! We found quite a few more in Petoskey, at a small beach at the end of Hampton Ave.
@@donbender9414 Ok, I thought that Petoskeys couldn't be found that far north. I just learned something new!
@@MichiganRocks I've actually found a few in Mackinaw City over the years, but they are VERY rare to find that far north.
Happy Retirements! Love the Cyclops Stone!
Thanks, Ragnar!
Happy Retirement guys!!!
Thanks, William!
@@MichiganRocks you’re welcome!! Now get to rockhounding! 😆
Congrats on retirement 💙😊, awesome finds thank you for sharing 😊💙
Thanks, Paige!
Delightful day, thank you for sharing your official retirement 😀
It was nice to have you along!
What a beautiful day. Gorgeous houses along the lake. Not a bad haul of rocks. Retirement seems like it suits you both good.😊
I'm good at relaxing. We didn't come home with too many rocks, but that wasn't really the main goal for the day.
Congratulations to both of you on your retirement!
Thanks, Becky!
Happy retirement to you both!
Thanks, Dana!
Yay! Congratulations Nancy!!!!
Congrats on retirement for both of you! It looks like it agrees with you. Nice video. Thanks for sharing....
It's working out well so far. I think I like it.
Yeah for retirement. I love that spot, have been there many times
Thanks, Ruth!
Congratulations on your retirement! What a great way to celebrate! I loved all the beaches you visited and all the different fossil corals were really interesting too.😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
We didn't think it was right to just sit at home doing nothing. This felt much better.
@@MichiganRocks A very SPECTACULAR day !😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Congrats on retirement x2! Enjoyed the day out👍😎👍
Thanks, Mark!
Congrats to Nancy. You made it! That beach behind the grocery store is a good one. N of Cross Village on Lakeshore Drive are some nice spots with fewer people. Did you get some Polish food at Legs Inn?
Thank you. It was too early for a meal. Maybe next time!
Congrats to the both of you. I retire in 2009 and again in 2019. Hope to see you guy's some day. Huron rule's
Thanks, Don!
What a fun day to celebrate your retirement(s)! Congratulations, Rob and Nancy. Thanks for sharing your rockhounding adventures. (We were bicycling in Petoskey in late July, stopped to look for rocks without much luck. We plan on going back in the off-season.)
I don't think Petoskey is actually the best place for Petoskey Stones. There are a lot of people who probably think that's the only place to find them. Or they're in Petoskey and they think that they should go look for one. Better to get away from where everyone else goes, but sometimes that's easier said than done.
@@MichiganRocks My favorite Great Lake is Lake Huron and what you said in this video about your Petoskey stone standards makes sense. We have had better luck on Lake Huron beaches!
@@annelandgraf1184 Have you noticed that some of them from Lake Michigan are a little different?
@@MichiganRocks We haven't really found that many yet from either lake but on your videos, the ones from Lake Huron seem more vibrant with the pattern more clearly defined.
@@annelandgraf1184 I think that's just because there are so many more to choose from in some of the places I go. On some Lake Huron beaches, I see hundreds, but here I showed you most of the ones I found. I think the good ones were already gone.
Congratulations on your retirements. - also have retired from the schools. I still get nostalgic at times - not for the workload but being with young children (kindergarden and preschool).
Enjoy all the September days relaxing and having fun!
I do miss the kids and the teachers. I don’t miss correcting papers and going to inservice though.
Enjoy your retirement together. Lovely to have a joint interest.
It's much more my interest than Nancy's. She likes the beach for awhile, but doesn't like to walk for hours like I do.
Cool. My husband and I just retired this past spring from teaching, too. :) And we went rock hunting for part of a vacation in July in the UP to celebrate. :)
Great minds think alike, I guess.
Congrats to you both 👏 well deserved I'm sure.
I was in Charlevoix Monday rocking. Can't believe I could have run into you and Nancy.
Did find a nice agate there.
I can't believe how many people have been finding agates in Lake Michigan. I almost didn't believe it until I found one myself this spring.
Congratulations on your retirement 🎂🎉🍾❤️😀
Thank you!
Congratulations you two kids! ❤ ❤
Thanks, Maria!
Yay more time for rocks!!! Congratulations!!
Thanks, Patti!
Congrats on your retirement you two my mother-in-law is a retired 5th grade teacher of 43 years
43 years is a long time. I taught 8th grade math for my whole career. I like that grade, but I had taught the same thing enough after 30 years.
We've driven this route a few times. Awesome & beautiful.
Yay for Petoskey stones!
I love that road. It was better in the summer. In the fall there was way too much traffic.
Congrats on your retirements! You can't beat it.
Thanks!
Congratulations on retirement!🎉🎆
Thanks, Lisa!
Congratulations and keep going strong!!
Thanks!
Congrats on the retirement! Interesting to know the Petoskey stones on Lake Michigan are different then Lake Huron. I did not know that. I just finished planning our next year's rock hunting vacation to Alpena area. We had wanted to stay in that area for a few days then move over toward the east to Petosky and surrounding areas but we couldn't find a hotel in the area for days we wanted. So we are just doing our week in Alpena and surrounding areas instead.
I don't think they are all different. According to Wikipedia, there are nine species of Hexagonaria. I think a lot of them can be found in both lakes. It just seems like there's one that I don't find over here not the east side of the state.
Congratulations on y'all's retirement
Thanks, John!
Congrats on your both retirements. Hope you enjoy it. Love your channel. It is so interesting to me. I’m 70 and trying to stay home most of the time because of Covid. But was wondering why is the water so high? Thanks to you and Nancy.
The lake levels have been way up for the past three years. They're down a bit this summer from last summer. The lake levels are a result of how much it rains in the Great Lakes watershed. I guess this area has gotten more rain that normal lately. According to an article I read, it's normal for the water levels in the lakes to fluctuate over time, but they have been changing more rapidly lately. greatlakes.org/2020/04/water-levels-questions-answers/
I have learned quite a lot from your tumbling videos! thank you
You're welcome.
I love that place! Been there many times, pretty much visit that beach a couple times a year. Our cabin is about 35 minutes from there. It’s a great place. Thanks for sharing! 🙌🏼
Which beach? We went to three.
@@MichiganRocks oops yes, sorry.... the one in Cross Village with the rocky boat launch. In the beginning of August I was up in Petoskey and did pretty good finding Petoskey stones at Petoskey State Park. I drove up to Fisherman’s Island State Park to check it out. It was so beautiful, but just gray on gray rocks. Lots of imbedded Petoskey stone, like you found at Magnus. But not really any colors to speak of.
@@ModernDayPilgrim What do you find on the Cross Village beach? A couple other people said they like it there too. I thought the rocks were a bit blah, but I didn't give it much of a chance. There was only so much time in the day, and I wanted to get to Petoskey.
@@MichiganRocks most of the rocks I get from there are the bigger ones. I wish I could send you a picture. I use them in my landscape. Although, if you go left at the “rock dock” LOL and travel all the way around the bend on the beach, there is a lot of beach that isn’t as picked over. The colorful rocks are the bigger ones which I do collect and bring home. I also have a video up of my landscape with the rocks from there. It’s a simple display. I’m not an over the top landscaper... lol. But I had to do something with all these. I currently have two buckets of rocks that I am getting ready to use in my landscape. I don’t tumble yet. My hubs says I should. Maybe I will. I’m not experienced in that field and have no idea what to get or what I would need. I have to do a little research. But anyhow, have you been to the beach in GoodHeart? You passed through there on 119.
@@ModernDayPilgrim When you decide to get a tumbler, let me know and I'll help you pick one out.
Is the Goodheart beach the one by the old church? If so, we went there last summer, but it was mostly sand. My wife and her parents were with me, so we didn't walk too far. Nice beach if you like sand though.
Beautiful water and scenery
Oh good another turtle. Congrats on both retirements. Have fun. Enjoyed the beautiful water and scenery.
Another turtle?
@@MichiganRocks yes, another turtle. I remember the adorable turtles you made from Petoskey stones. You found the useable shape this trip.
@@rosalindhendricks6337 Ok, I thought that might be what you meant, but I wasn't sure.
Congratulations, well earned. Enjoy your time together!
Thanks!
Nice beach comb.
Enjoy your retirements
Thanks, Lorret!
So what exactly is a Petoskey stone? How was it formed? Is it actually a type of coral? Thanks for sharing 🤗 Congrats Nancy!! and cute shirt 😃
It's a fossilized coral from the Devonian Period somewhere around 360 million years ago. The scientific name is Hexagonaria. It's also the state stone of Michigan.
Congratulations Nancy on your retirement. Bad news for us rockhounders though. Bad enough with Rob, but with the two of you rock hounding, I imagine the Petoskey stone will hit the endangered species list, Chris and Lisa
I don't think Nancy will be out much more than she was before. She has always had summers off, so her time available for rockhounding won't be much different.
Congratulations! Good for both of you!
Thanks, Anne!
Congratulations 🎉
Great video.
Looks very relaxing for you both.
You have made me a very picky rock collector too 🤣 I think I need to take a smaller bucket out with me.
Beautiful lake.
I keep bringing a five gallon bucket, but I don't know why. I need to scale down too.
Yes I had a giggle at your bucket.
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 I'm an optimist.
At least when Nancy blew out her “flip flop” she didn’t step on a pop top and have to cruise on back home. 🏝
Beautiful day and nice video too.
She did sort of cruise back to the Jeep soon after. She also had a margarita at lunch.
Congratulations to your retirement.
Thanks, Denise!
@@MichiganRocks you’re both welcome.
Lovely video. Congratulations on your retirements, and thank you for being teachers. It is difficult, important work that is seldom compensated adequately. Did you end up keeping that little crinoid stem? I thought that was one of the most unique things you found this trip. I also look forward to seeing your polish on Nancy's Favosites find.
No, I left the crinoid stem there. I wasn't sure what I would have done with it.
Beautiful area you live in.. awesome on the retirements..I can retire in a yr but not sure if I'm ready yet ..it's nice to know it's my call from now on tho..great rocks !! I'd want to keep them all..lol
I ended up retiring a year early because of COVID, so I never really got to experience my last year of teaching. I guess I did experience it, but I didn't know it was my last year. It happened sort of suddenly. I think a job would be much less stressful if you could go in each day knowing you could quit whenever you wanted to.
You both look so happy, enjoy 😉
Thanks!
Great video as always! I always enjoy seeing all of the cool fossils in your area. Usually the most interesting things I find a Mary Ellen jasper and shell impressions.
Obviously I like Petoskey Stones a lot, but that favosties at 15:32 was really cool. I'm hoping that one polishes up well.
@@MichiganRocks That will be super cool if it does!
Congratulations! on the retirement. My wife and I are headed to Alpena to rockhound this weekend. We're Hoosiers.
That’s ok that you’re Hoosiers, we’ll still allow you to collect a few rocks. Good luck, and have fun.
@@MichiganRocks Any NON Secret beaches for some decent Unikite? Asking for a friend, lol.
@@kennethwright87 I can't think of a beach around Alpena that has lots of unakite. I have hunted at Thompson's Harbor. I'd park here: goo.gl/maps/GjNXPVaiejh2pcA19 and walk across the river right at the mouth. I have hunted here twice and found unakite both times. Here are the two videos:
th-cam.com/video/IN-K69yLeik/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/nkhMjQdkKWE/w-d-xo.html
@@MichiganRocks Thank you for the tip. We found a few pieces at Thompsons. Also visited Rockport, Seagull Point and Sturgeon Point. Thanks again!
Hi Rob and Nancy and congrats on your retirements :) I wanted to climb through that screen a few times ,especially when you picked up the chert :) I just bought a piece of Australian jasper . Nancy I just went for a walk a few days ago and though my shoe didn't break....I do not advise wearing open back shoes trail walking lol. Thanks for sharing your day with me I loved the beach and the travel there equally :)
We went for both reasons. We both enjoy going for a drive once in awhile.
Happy Retirement to you both! What a great way to celebrate Nancy's first day of no work. I enjoyed seeing the beautiful buildings along your way and the tunnel of trees looks really neat. Rock stretcher! 😆 Where can I get one? Thank you for sharing your day.
I think they sell the rock stretchers right near the bonfire smoke shifters.
@@MichiganRocks I think you're right! 🤣
Magnifique endroit très belle prospection bravo
Je vis dans un bel état et je suis vraiment reconnaissant.
Looks like you and Nancy had a great time NOT having to go to school! I’ve got a few years before I can miss the first day of school to do something fun. :) We didn’t have as much luck finding Petoskey stones in Petoskey, MI. I’m guessing it is because we just went to a couple of public beaches. You mentioned the Petoskey stones can be different on Lake Michigan than on Lake Heron. Are they all hexagonaria or are they different species type of coral?
Public beaches right in Petoskey are probably some of the worst places to look for Petoskey Stones. I kind of wanted to document some of those spots for people looking for beaches to go to.
Petoskey Stones are the fossil Hexagonaria. There are nine different species of hexagonaria, according to Wikipedia. The Petoskey Stone is Hexagonaria Percarinata, but most people call all Hexagonaria "Petoskey Stones". I can't tell the difference between most of them. There is a lot of Hexagonaria in both Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. I'm not sure if Hexagonaria Percarinata is in both lakes or not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonaria
Ever try Peterson Park on the Leelanau peninsula for Petoskey stones?
Yes, Nancy and I went there last summer. th-cam.com/video/VGSHOzH5TEs/w-d-xo.html
Ah, that beach in Petoskey is my home away from home. Spent many many weeks at the Tannery Creek condos just to the north side of the market!
The one behind D&W Market or Mangus Park?
@@MichiganRocks park at this spot then head SW along the beach until the beach ends near Reed St.
@@victorluc66 I'm not sure where "this spot" is. I tried to find Reed St. in Petoskey, but I don't think there is one.
I always learn something new on your channel. I had never heard of a Charlevoix stone before! Very nice!
It's the fossil "favosites", another coral fossil.
Now you guys can venture away from Michigan, for some world wide rock hunting.
I have plenty of spots I still want to hit in the state, but I'm not opposed to traveling farther. I'm not sure Nancy wants to spend our travel time looking for rocks though. She is not as enthusiastic about long rock hunts as I am. She's ok for shorter excursions.
@@MichiganRocks well you should at least hunt for Mexican Crazy Lace while visiting Mexico, it's on the same hemisphere as Michigan.
@@powerlinekid4296 Wouldn't that be fun?
You two are so blessed...retirement and off we go......and I wanna know where did Nancy get that tshirt? I need one! lol
Looks like you had fun!
We had a great day!
Now I need to check out the D&W. We had pretty good luck at Magnus Park a few weeks ago. Enjoy your retirement!
There were more people behind the market than I have seen before. It was much better in the early spring ten years ago.
@@MichiganRocks That’s because you’ve been letting everyone know where to go! I had a good day at Leland today-found an awesome pudding stone. Yesterday I found an agate at the Point Betsie Lighthouse.
@@joyceknitsandsews Yeah, I guess I could be to blame. Oops. I found an agate at Point Betsie this summer too! That was a surprise.
@@MichiganRocks I remember that video! We should start a club!
Went behind D&W in Petoskey and it said Tannery Creek no access to beach private property. Did you access from end of Hampton Rd?
No, I went right behind the store. there’s little gazebo sort of thing there and I went down next to that. if there was a sign saying not to go there, I totally missed it. There are always a few other people on the beach there too.
First in a new Rocks in a Docks series?
Ha! I like that!
congrats on retirement enjoy
Thanks, Greg.