A Lake Huron Rock Hunt

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
  • I spent seven hours on the beach rock hunting the other day and distilled it down to twenty minutes for you.
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  • @aurorasalinas1215
    @aurorasalinas1215 4 года назад +77

    I wish I was walking behind you. I would be picking up everything you throw away. Love it

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +5

      Bring a big bucket!

    • @marys8161
      @marys8161 3 года назад +3

      me too! I will bring a big barrel :)

    • @karapoole4070
      @karapoole4070 3 года назад +1

      @@MichiganRocks I'll let you know if I make it your way!

    • @SandraKaye56
      @SandraKaye56 2 года назад

      Lol...I was thinking the same thing! Every time he drops one, I think....hold on now, I'll take it.

  • @tinkerbellblue5142
    @tinkerbellblue5142 4 года назад +47

    This gent has been my lifeline through this pandemic, we are still on lockdown here in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, so many thanks 😊

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +5

      I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. I'll keep making more!

    • @amicrawford8297
      @amicrawford8297 3 года назад +3

      He has given me so much peace watching him and listening to the water. Your message is so kind. My grandfather, and all those before him were born in Wales. Worked in a tin mill. 😊

    • @Blackholeforyou
      @Blackholeforyou 3 года назад

      I know how you feel but my lifeline is from RUclips Let’s go with the Johnsons from Wales🥰 from here in Michigan

    • @Arcticnick
      @Arcticnick 3 года назад

      I am delighted to have discovered you all here. What a great show! I can’t wait to get stuck in myself,

    • @Arcticnick
      @Arcticnick 3 года назад

      I am reinspired again after almost 50 years.

  • @plantplanetearth509
    @plantplanetearth509 4 года назад +72

    Absolutely beautiful. You can talk about whatever you want. I love hearing about all the different rocks, stones, glass and birds. That blue chert and blue glass was gorgeous.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +6

      I don't think the color goes all the way through the chert. I'm pretty sure it's just on the outside. I should have grabbed that one to make sure.

    • @susanpaulson7445
      @susanpaulson7445 4 года назад +2

      The chert was one I would have taken. Beautiful contrast to the other colors

    • @debiyounce3210
      @debiyounce3210 2 года назад

      @@MichiganRocks yes you should have

  • @malinda8668
    @malinda8668 4 года назад +97

    I never get tired of you finding Petosky stones. Please keep showing them when you find them because they are interesting.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +6

      That's good to know. I never get tired of them either. I found way more extra nice ones than usual that day.

    • @leighannebailey1966
      @leighannebailey1966 4 года назад +4

      I agree with her. Never tiring.

    • @littledabwilldoya9717
      @littledabwilldoya9717 4 года назад +2

      Yep, keep ‘em coming!

    • @northernrocks543
      @northernrocks543 4 года назад +1

      I agree to i love Petosky stones.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      @@northernrocks543 That seems to be the consensus among commenters.

  • @japhyryder66
    @japhyryder66 4 года назад +95

    Was I the only one who shouted “No!” when that beautiful blue chert got left behind? 😁

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +12

      Yeah, I probably should have grabbed that one. I don't really think the blue goes all the way through. Since I'm not sure, I should have grabbed that and tumbled it.

    • @japhyryder66
      @japhyryder66 4 года назад +4

      Michigan Rocks they’ll be others. I love being able to watch your videos!

    • @anns1921
      @anns1921 4 года назад +11

      I was shouting "No!" for quite a few of them. lol

    • @wackyrice1
      @wackyrice1 4 года назад +3

      No, you were not. . . I almost SPIT when he tossed that.

    • @jasonsanders8797
      @jasonsanders8797 4 года назад

      NO!

  • @katiewood6036
    @katiewood6036 4 года назад +29

    We appreciate you taking us along. Lots of beautiful stripes and the sounds are so calming.
    We all have our favorites and the petoski stones are all different so keep showing them.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      I won't ever stop showing the Petoskeys, but I'm trying to show a larger variety.

  • @littledabwilldoya9717
    @littledabwilldoya9717 4 года назад +11

    My grandmother used to love looking for rocks! I think I got my love of it from her. She loved to find pudding stones! How I wish she would have lived until this time, and continued to ‘pick’ along with you and other RUclipsrs as she got older and less mobile! She would have enjoyed it immensely. 🥰 Thank you for the ride and pick, MR!😀

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Where did she do her picking? Lake Huron? It sounds like you have some good memories of collecting rocks with her.

    • @littledabwilldoya9717
      @littledabwilldoya9717 4 года назад +1

      Michigan Rocks she and my grandfather retired to the UP. I would go and stay with them in the summers, and we’d frequently go to L. Superior. They camped with a fifth-wheel, taking me along a lot of the time, and she’d always take home a rock from every place they stayed. GREAT memories!😊❤️

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      @@littledabwilldoya9717 Those sound like some very nice summers.

  • @kims4529
    @kims4529 4 года назад +18

    Thanks so much for a beautiful and peaceful 20 minutes. I love to hear the water lapping at the shoreline. Your videos are the next best thing to rock hunting lakeside. I'm grateful to you for sharing!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +3

      I'm having a lot of fun doing it. I have fun on the beach and then fun again talking to everyone here.

  • @magickaldust1213
    @magickaldust1213 4 года назад +54

    Always makes me wanna go rock hunting

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +8

      I always want to go rock hunting, I don't need anything to motivate me.

    • @irenemasako6718
      @irenemasako6718 4 года назад +1

      Where the place? I want to go rock hunting ...ha...ha...

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      @@irenemasako6718 This spot I surrounded by private property, so I don't give out the location. I don't want to encourage trespassing by telling the world where this is. Most of my videos have the location right in the title.

    • @bbarror
      @bbarror 3 года назад

      @@MichiganRocks I always appreciate it. TY

  • @easterazali9237
    @easterazali9237 4 года назад +10

    I had a wonderful time tagging along with you and looking at those beautiful rocks ! Thank you so much 🥰

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I'm glad you had fun too. It's nice to be able to go out and have fun for so many people at once.

  • @KristyGerke
    @KristyGerke 4 года назад +2

    I’ve grown up in Michigan and never knew you could find such gorgeous Petoskey stones on the Lake Huron side of the state!

  • @lynschultz513
    @lynschultz513 3 года назад +1

    Many times we watch your videos of rock hounding on the Lakes before bedtime. It's so relaxing to see you show us all the different rocks there are on the beaches and to hear the waves lap onto the shoreline. Looking for beautiful rocks has to be one of the most fun things to do. Thanks for sharing!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад

      I get a lot of comments from people saying my videos put them to sleep. I think most mean it as a compliment. Sweet dreams.

  • @rlskinner5261
    @rlskinner5261 4 года назад +27

    Reminds me of Mikhail Gorbachev's head....that's a priceless descriptor. Great rock hunt as usual, and keep on picking up to those stones!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +6

      Sometimes I have a tendency to say what I'm thinking without much of a filter.

    • @leighannebailey1966
      @leighannebailey1966 4 года назад +5

      Yes! I laughed out loud! 😂😂

  • @davidhile5363
    @davidhile5363 4 года назад +22

    I’ve been sitting here for several hours sorting out my rock finds for the past month or so when your video came on. Hunting rocks never gets old. They said on the news the other day that Lake Michigan is about 34 inches above normal. I can remember about 30 years ago or so when they were having record low water levels and many people couldn’t even keep their boats at the docks. We are losing some of the beaches on the west coast of Michigan and they had to tear down some very expensive homes to keep them from falling into the lake because of the erosion. I always enjoy your rock hunting videos, thank you for sharing !!!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +6

      We had the exact same low levels, now replaced by high water levels. I saw one house on my walk that had lost a concrete step going up to the door. It was just an older concrete block cottage, but that's still someone's lake cottage. Several houses have brought in big boulders in an attempt to make a sea wall, but the lake just sucks those in. There is a lot of power in those waves.

    • @margiberg699
      @margiberg699 4 года назад +1

      I can remember as a young girl when Lake Michigan eroded much of the land around Benton Harbor/St Joe. The land between the Lake & the lakeside road was very similar to the lake homes that were lost to the lake this past year. Back then, the homes had about (I'm guessing) several hundred feet back from the road & had at least several hundred more feet between the house & the lake. I only know that it seemed like the blink of an eye & the houses were gone & there was probably less that 50 feet between the road & the edge of the lakefront.
      This past year has saddened me to see the loss of so many homes that were so loved by families for so many years & generations. The high waters have also eroded the lake shore on the Eastern side of Illinois, Wisconsin, & the Northern shoreline of Indiana too. Because of the high water & extremely high waves in our Great Lakes the landscape has been forever changed.
      I grew up coming to Southwestern Michigan as I had grandparents that had a summer home on a private lake 12 miles North of Paw Paw. I was lucky enough to spend part of my summers at the lake that my dad's family had spent time at while he too was growing up at. Then, for a number of years my sister's family also spent summers at the cottage that my uncle owned after his parents' had passed. My sister's oldest child married a guy whose father's family owned a summer home at the lake too. About 7 years ago they bought a home in the same private lake subdivision.

    • @mknewlan67
      @mknewlan67 3 года назад

      David Hile where is a decent place to look for rocks on west side? I just started the hobby, already getting itchy feet trying to find some.

    • @davidhile5363
      @davidhile5363 3 года назад

      mknewlan67 where are you located on the west side ?

    • @mknewlan67
      @mknewlan67 3 года назад

      David Hile Grandville!

  • @lynneperg6853
    @lynneperg6853 4 года назад +1

    Love rock hunting on the waters edge. The sounds and sights are very soothing. Thanks for a lovely video.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      You're welcome. It's a relaxing place to be.

  • @debbielucas7792
    @debbielucas7792 3 года назад +1

    I never get tired of seeing you pick up petosky stones or pudding stones, my favorites.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад

      Good thing, because I pick up a lot of them.

  • @susanjohnson5518
    @susanjohnson5518 4 года назад +54

    Keep finding all those great “Michigan Rocks”!! I would keep them all if It was me!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +9

      Yep, lots of people would keep them all. I used to be one of those people, but then I realized that I ended up with too many rocks just setting around my basement.

    • @chuckles7524
      @chuckles7524 4 года назад +2

      Me too.

    • @donnachasny8318
      @donnachasny8318 4 года назад +4

      I couldn't carry that many!

    • @darladowhaniuk1969
      @darladowhaniuk1969 4 года назад +3

      ❤❤❤❤❤***LOL***JUST CUTE WHEN YOU SAID I COULDNT CARRY THAT MANY***
      IM A ROCK HOUND AND KNOW
      EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN ! ! !
      * RIGHT ON *LOL*

    • @yoopermann7942
      @yoopermann7942 4 года назад +2

      @@MichiganRocks thats why i,m moving , i,m too much of a collector

  • @diannpowell1077
    @diannpowell1077 4 года назад +3

    I love the fact that you try to respond to your viewers. And I like that you try to inform us hat your finding! Don't worry about the mean ones,they don't count.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I spend more and more time on comments. I’m not sure that I’ll be able to keep up forever.

  • @bonnerdebbie
    @bonnerdebbie 4 года назад +1

    I just found you and enjoyed the walk and glide over the water and rocks. Love the sounds and the beautiful rocks you pick up. Thank you

  • @NurseMickiLea
    @NurseMickiLea 4 года назад +2

    You keep looking for what you like! I enjoy watching no matter what you pick up. Those that want you to change should keep their opinions to themselves! Let everyone have their hobbies and enjoy watching them, if not just don’t watch instead of being bossy. I like these videos just fine♥️♥️

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      You always seem to be happy with whatever I post. I like that! I think it's good to get some feedback and keep trying to improve. I'm working on showing more variety.

    • @NurseMickiLea
      @NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

      Michigan Rocks I just love water✅ beaches✅ rocks✅ and overall the treasure hunt that is rockhounding or beach combing✅ So you go me covered. Thanks for the awesome videos of the northern lakes gives me something to plan for when my arm heals up.♥️♥️

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      @@NurseMickiLea I hope it heals quickly.

  • @Natashasuzanne1
    @Natashasuzanne1 4 года назад +3

    Petoskey stones are always great, but I especially love how you find beauty in all the different rocks.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I'm on the lookout for anything interesting. I love Petoskey stones, but it's really fun to find something unusual. My favorite find this spring was a really nice banded iron formation that I found on this beach. I have found those in the U.P., but I never expected to find one here.

  • @ednabart1199
    @ednabart1199 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for letting me rock hunt vicariously through you, I watch with my mouth open.

  • @lisawells1064
    @lisawells1064 4 года назад +1

    It's really nice to watch your videos. I lived in Michigan for 5 years and now my youngest son lives there with his fiance. His dad is there as well. I miss it.
    The water is so calming, kind of lulls me into a peaceful state and ALL THOSE COOL ROCKS CALL OUT MY NAME!!! There are so many different types and colors and I really love how beautiful they are. I understand your love of them...and the thrill of the hunt. Thank you again for taking us along!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      It wouldn’t be the same without everyone coming along. I really enjoy showing all of you what I’m finding.

  • @sharonbarnhart2539
    @sharonbarnhart2539 4 года назад +2

    Love your rock hunting & the rocks themselves. Makes me feel like I'm there with you. Thanks.

  • @cathyscott2636
    @cathyscott2636 4 года назад +7

    What a great video! The lake was so calm and peaceful! Keep those Petoskey stones coming. Love them. Great finds! Thank you😁

  • @silkeeberle8484
    @silkeeberle8484 4 года назад +6

    The colors looked great! Thanks for the big rock comparison from 2016. I also like that you float over boulders.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I love paddling over the big rocks. You're from Alpena, right? If you like big rocks, there are a lot of them in the water at Rockport. That's the best part about kayaking there.
      I remembered that big rock because it's one of those puddingstones with only white quartz and no red jasper in it. It still caught my attention, so I snapped a picture of it. It came in handy for this video.

  • @Uniquelyyours1
    @Uniquelyyours1 4 года назад +2

    I was born in Petoskey so these stones are special to me. Thanks for taking us along:)

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Petoskey isn't the only place to find Petoskey stones! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @txwaterbird6115
    @txwaterbird6115 4 года назад +1

    I never get tired of seeing the Petoskey stones you find. The fact that they were once a living thing fascinates me. Today was a banner day for them. Gorgeous.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      That one little stretch was full of nice ones. Good day!

  • @chuckles7524
    @chuckles7524 4 года назад +3

    From the West...totally different rocks. Been a rock hound since I was 3. Thanks for sharing.

  • @katgirl1958
    @katgirl1958 4 года назад +3

    OMG I would be in Heaven doing that! One of my favorite things searching for rocks and seashells!

  • @prairiepatriot2162
    @prairiepatriot2162 2 года назад +1

    What a beautifully calm lake and just beautifully clear water. I'm jealous.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  2 года назад +1

      I watch the weather forecast pretty closely and try not to miss days like this.

  • @amywilliams1443
    @amywilliams1443 4 года назад +2

    Petosky stones are always nice to see!

  • @sandracarey5709
    @sandracarey5709 4 года назад +3

    This is the first time I’ve watched you. I really love ❤️ watching and learning from you.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have a bunch of other videos like this if you liked this one and there will be more to come. In fact, a new beach video will be out this Friday.

  • @pennyhoward3438
    @pennyhoward3438 4 года назад +35

    Enjoyed the trip and all the beautiful rocks. I would have a hard time putting some of those rocks down.👍👍👍

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +5

      In the past, I brought home rocks that I never had time to do anything with. I go out often enough now that I can afford to be selective.

    • @anns1921
      @anns1921 4 года назад +1

      Me too! I wanted them all.

  • @lucyssilverlining5396
    @lucyssilverlining5396 3 года назад +2

    I'm thinking about starting rock tumbling. You are an inspiration. My favourite part is collecting the rocks from the beach

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад +1

      Collecting will be even more fun when you imagine what they'll look like tumbled.

  • @maryjaynemay4214
    @maryjaynemay4214 3 года назад +1

    Yes. Very relaxing sound of the waves. Pretty rock's too? AWESOMENESS! Great filming. I could put myself there. Thank you.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад +1

      I like to put myself in places like this often.

  • @B.Mega.D
    @B.Mega.D 4 года назад +4

    I luv the way you do this, your camera angle and tools make me feel as if i was there in person. I love rocks/stones too. Thanks for this.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Thanks for coming along. This wouldn't be as much fun if no one watched.

  • @icatz
    @icatz 4 года назад +4

    Never get tired of seeing fossils. Thanks for taking us with you. 💖🦅🦅

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Don't worry, I'll keep showing them. I'm just working on showing more variety too.

  • @allencole9523
    @allencole9523 4 года назад +1

    That was definitely pretty cool very neat seeing all the different types of rocks thank you

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      There’s quite a variety on this beach.

  • @TheOldladyB
    @TheOldladyB 4 года назад +1

    You look for whatever rocks you want. As for me I enjoy watching you hunt for those beautiful rocks.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Don't worry, I am looking for exactly what I want. I'm also trying to show a little more variety on camera.

  • @Indyanas_ocean_view
    @Indyanas_ocean_view 4 года назад +3

    I enjoy all of the petoskey stones you find . I find them very fascinating.😊

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I do too, but I could see how it's possible to overdo it.

  • @AgateAngler
    @AgateAngler 4 года назад +5

    Loved hearing those cranes. They sound like such dinosaurs. Awesome hunt as always!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Yeah, they're fun to hear. There's no mistaking them for anything else.

  • @cindyholmes7565
    @cindyholmes7565 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for what you do! I discovered you during the lock down in March and have been watching ever since.... finally had a chance to rock hunt today. I’m on the west side of the state... Thanks to you and your vids I found a beautiful Petoskey today! I would have walked right by it a year ago.... never stop showing us the Petoskey’s you find! ❤️. Also bought a hoodie! Can’t wait for delivery

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for buying a shirt, I appreciate it. I’m glad you were able to find a Petoskey stone. I was over on the other side of the state last week making a few videos and found a few too.

  • @lcg5790
    @lcg5790 4 года назад +1

    Hi, I used to do the same hunt on the Canadian side out of Grand Bend. Once I found a complete fossilized clam and that was pretty exciting. Thanks for filming your hunt as I found it very enjoyable.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      I can go out at any time and find a complete fossilized brachiopod, but not a clam. We have a lot of fossils in this area.

  • @darnyarner3782
    @darnyarner3782 4 года назад +4

    It is so calming going rock hunting with you. I love Petoskey stones, so damn the haters, full speed ahead!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I was never planning to stop showing Petoskey stones, but I think the suggestion to show more variety has merit.

  • @kennygrenier4011
    @kennygrenier4011 4 года назад +4

    Just stumbled upon this channel, love it man! What a straight forward and pleasant piece of content

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Glad you liked it. There are plenty more videos like this if you want to watch them. I plan to continue making more too.

  • @sarahbroda3460
    @sarahbroda3460 4 года назад +1

    So relaxing to watch. Thanks for sharing your rock hunting adventures.

  • @lynnhummel4544
    @lynnhummel4544 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for making such great videos. Also for all the information you share, just by talking in your videos. Me and my husband usually hunt for rocks a few times in the summer. We live 3 to 6 hours away from where we go. He’s very sick and we won’t be making any trips this year. So I appreciate your videos. They help me by the sound of the water. The beauty of the rocks, and every time you find a Petoskey stone I get excited. So a big thank you to you.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      You're welcome. I'm sorry you're not able to go this year. The sound of the waves is a big draw for a lot of people.

  • @lindakile1229
    @lindakile1229 4 года назад +3

    Your channel just came up on my screen so watched.. . I love rock hunting! I've never been to Michigan so just wanted to bring a basket of those home. The lake is so beautiful and clear.. Here in Tennessee we have red mud and some sand on the shore not like that beautiful rocky shore.. I will keep watching for sure.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      My sister lives in Tennessee. When our kids were little, my sister insisted we go to a place called "Happy Hollow". It was some sort of homemade amusement park. There was a pond of muddy water there that you had to pay an extra dollar to swim in. I wouldn't have swam in that mud hole for a thousand bucks. I appreciate our clear water!

    • @lindakile1229
      @lindakile1229 4 года назад +1

      @@MichiganRocks I a what you mean.. I live in Chattanooga near Chickamauga Lake and whn it rains a lot it gets really muddy.. I don't swim in it any more. Enjoyed your lymricks.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      @@lindakile1229 I tried to find a website about Happy Hollow, but couldn't. We have fond memories of visiting there. I'm just glad I didn't have to swim.

  • @Rookie_Rockounding
    @Rookie_Rockounding 4 года назад +15

    Man so good heading out with you mate! It’s relaxing and man, I don’t know if I’ll ever get sick of seeing the petoskey and pudding out there, it’s something I just won’t ever see. I like seeing what you like to be honest. Just watched this by the fire pit. It’s how we do when it’s cold down under 😉

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      I like the idea of you sitting by your fire pit watching my videos. I never really think about where people are when the watch.

    • @christinerobinette7262
      @christinerobinette7262 4 года назад +2

      I’m a rock hound from Michigan! A lot of my family were also rock collectors, my grandfather made jewelry, & I have a few of his stones. I’m now in Tennessee where there’s too much shale, sure miss rock hunting growing up on a lake near Gaylord. I used to walk
      along Lake Huron & lake Michigan searching! Have moved many rocks in my life to all the places I’ve lived! Sure miss my Michigan & watching you brings back many beautiful memories❤️

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      @@christinerobinette7262 My sister lives in Tennessee. She has a lot of caves around where she lives, including a small, wet one on her property. I love caves. I haven't looked for rocks there, though, so I'll take your word for the lack of them.
      Being from Gaylord, you had about an equal ride to either lake, I guess. I'm in Alpena.

  • @sharonwilbourne7256
    @sharonwilbourne7256 4 года назад +2

    I really love sitting on the shore, any shore. Watching and listening to the waves roll in is very relaxing. Walking along Michigan's Great Lakes Beaches is such a treat, but I haven't been able to do that in a long time. Picking up the occasional stone, shell, or interesting piece of drift wood to look at and sometimes keep was fun. I so miss watching, listening, and trying to identify the shore birds. I think I will try to get out soon.
    I enjoy watching your videos. Your voice is very calm. Your videos strongly remind of my past explorations and are so very relaxing. I really like watching your videos and I appreciate that you freely share them with all of us.
    Thanks!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I'm glad you're enjoying them, but if you can get out there yourself, that's even better.

  • @katweaver6503
    @katweaver6503 4 года назад +1

    I wish I could take that whole beach home! Thanks for your fun videos.

  • @elizabethharttley4073
    @elizabethharttley4073 4 года назад +11

    Beard be gone, rocks abound!
    Thanks for the hunting video.
    Haha ppl gotta realise you like petosky and pudding stones.
    Peace

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      I know they realize it, but I might be in a rut. Those are the two most sought after rocks in this area.

  • @susanmatako8469
    @susanmatako8469 4 года назад +3

    When I watch you on the shore It makes me anxious to go back out again. With car troubles it might be a while. I want to go so bad though. In June I'll be up in Paradise I'll have to rent a vehicle but I will have some fun on lake superior rock hunting. Thank's for the vid.🙂

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I'm satisfied with what I have here, but I am excited to get up to the area between Paradise and Grand Marais. When the rustic campgrounds open, I feel like that will be a pretty safe trip. The outhouses are the only thing I'll have to touch that someone else would have touched. I won't need to be breathing anyone else's air.

  • @patriciamckean4186
    @patriciamckean4186 Год назад

    I can go to the beach anytime and any place with Michigan Rocks Videos. Thanks Rob!

  • @hatsnapper1
    @hatsnapper1 4 года назад +1

    Hi, I never get tired of Petoskey stones, they are wonderful and your comments help us tell good ones from not so good (what to keep).
    I love love the sound of the water when you are wading or canoeing through the water. SO RELAXING.
    I loved the Blue Chert stone you found. Keep the videos coming.
    I comb the beaches in Santa Barbara CA, not nothing compares to the beauty of Lake Huron to me.
    Carol

    • @hatsnapper1
      @hatsnapper1 4 года назад +1

      PS: love the Sandhill Crane backup music!!!!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      I'm glad you're enjoying what I'm doing. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to make such a nice comment. Thanks!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      I love hearing the cranes too.

  • @annconnellan7340
    @annconnellan7340 4 года назад +8

    Question: I bought some crazy lace agate that is too big for my tumbler-should I send it back, or break it up with a hammer?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      I guess that's up to you. If you break it, there will be some waste, but I break rocks up for tumbling when necessary.

  • @terezasilva9747
    @terezasilva9747 4 года назад +3

    Que lugar lindo demais parabéns amigo Deus abençoe você

  • @teresaboane
    @teresaboane 4 года назад +1

    I feel like I'm walking on the shoreline with you, it's peaceful and relaxing. I am originally from Downriver Michigan, but I moved to North Carolina quite a few years ago. How wonderful it was to walk along Lake Huron and to see the beautiful water, again. I make jewelry, love tumbled stones, but I don't know how to Tumble them myself, yet. I will do wire weaving on tumbled stones, which turn out very beautiful. Thank you so much for the video!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      It sounds like we should get along really well. I have some rock tumbling videos if you want to learn to tumble. It's not difficult, but takes a lot of patience.

  • @christinad2896
    @christinad2896 4 года назад +1

    We just found your channel this week (7/2020) and are so excited to watch your videos. My children are so excited every time you show the rock you found. Thank you!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      What took you so long? I'm glad you finally found me and are enjoying my rock hunts.

  • @sharonparkinson9438
    @sharonparkinson9438 4 года назад +2

    Lots of great finds today! Thank you so much for sharing your time with us.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Thanks for watching. It's more fun when there's someone to share my finds with.

  • @barrywainwright3391
    @barrywainwright3391 4 года назад

    It's amazing that great lake is so very calm and the water so clear. If there is quartz there could be gold nuggets there too but it will be deep. It's nice to have that area all to yourself with no one else around.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      The quartz here all came in by glaciers and so did the gold. Michigan has very little gold. The gold we do have tends to be flour gold, not nuggets. if you dig deep here you’ll just find limestone.

  • @EnergizeVitalize
    @EnergizeVitalize 4 года назад +1

    Fantastic hunting ... thank you for bringing us along 💜☮️

  • @rebeccaday7076
    @rebeccaday7076 2 года назад +1

    Wow that last stone was really awsome. I would have packed it in the boat. Hehe. I was able to go rocking for 3 days this week on Superior. By watching you I feel like I'm still there. Thank you and enjoy God's glory.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  2 года назад

      Lake Superior is fun, isn't it? I love it up there.

  • @lauraleehawes5266
    @lauraleehawes5266 4 года назад +1

    I love seeing the Petoskey stones thanks for sharing

  • @danieljuarez5871
    @danieljuarez5871 4 года назад +1

    Sir, I myself am a rock and stone enthusiast yet I do not have the luxury of having vast amounts of water near my location.. It is a pleasure to witness a site that gives homage and pays tribute to such an area of wonders....

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      It's hard not to appreciate places that are so beautiful. God does some good work.

  • @missmaria165
    @missmaria165 2 года назад

    I love how you request that we keep the comments coming... well... my request is that you keep the videos coming! Love your videos so much. Love the water and sounds of the waves... the lessons about what rocks are what....
    I know it must be a lot of work to even make one video.... but the rewards are so great. Thanks for all your travels and all you do. It's fun yelling at you thru my phone "not to throw such pretty rocks back"! Lol. I love them all! 😍

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  2 года назад +1

      They do take a lot of time and they're a lot of fun to make. It's always excited to release one and see what everyone has to say.

  • @annelandgraf1184
    @annelandgraf1184 3 года назад +1

    We are headed to Lake Huron soon and will be walking the beach looking for rocks. Thanks for this video showing what is on offer! Love watching your vids, so relaxing and instructive.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад

      Good luck! I hope you find lots of good stuff.

  • @ronjclark7581
    @ronjclark7581 3 года назад

    THANKS FOR THE GREAT TRIP. VIEWING ALL THE ROCKS SO INTERESTING. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HARD WORK..PUTTING THESE VIDS TOGETHER.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад

      You're welcome, Ron. It is a lot of work, but its work that I have enjoyed doing. It's nice to see so many people enjoying them.

  • @joannmacquarrie3364
    @joannmacquarrie3364 4 года назад +1

    Your videos are interesting, soothing, and peaceful 😊I love all the rocks you show us and talk about. Thank you for taking us along with you!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      It's nice to have company along the way.

  • @chance1986
    @chance1986 4 года назад +1

    Very relaxing to watch and listen. Loved the segment paddling alongside the fallen trees and the big submerged rock. I didn't realize Great Lakes water levels varied much. So I googled a few articles about water level changes. Surprising to learn that levels in the lakes don't all rise and fall together. But I suppose with enormous bodies of water, each with different in/out sources (and dams), that their levels aren't necessarily the same.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are basically the same lake, connected by the Straights of Mackinac, so they go up and down together.

  • @michaelstrong3634
    @michaelstrong3634 4 года назад +2

    Thanks for taking us along. Love those Petoskey stones

  • @Laylastorm1
    @Laylastorm1 4 года назад +1

    I’m an avid rock hunter/collector and after watching this video(first time watcher) I’m planning my next vacation to Lake Huron. Not only are the stones absolutely fabulous but that water is so clean.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Lake Superior is even better. I think you'd like either. They're both GREAT.

    • @Laylastorm1
      @Laylastorm1 4 года назад +1

      Michigan Rocks I’m reading about them now. Now I know why you use the scoop. Icy cold water yikes. As I was watching the video and seen so many pretty colors I was yelling at my tv for you to “pick that one up, I wanna see it” lol. BTW I live in TN and we have lots of fossils and giant geodes.

    • @Laylastorm1
      @Laylastorm1 4 года назад +1

      Michigan Rocks when would be the best time to visit?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +2

      @@Laylastorm1 For rocks, the best time is probably early spring, or late fall when there are big storms. After any storm is good though, because the rocks get all rearranged so there's a fresh layer to look through. Obviously, summer is nice because the weather is warmer. There is a possibility of running into stable flies in the summer though. I have been on beaches that were almost impossible to stay at because of them. If you're not familiar with stable flies, they look like a housefly, but they bite as soon as they land on you. There can be hundreds on you at one time. I've only run into them here once, but on Lake Superior several times. I have a full body mesh suit that I carry with me. I have used it twice. It helps, but not completely.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      @@Laylastorm1 My sister lives in Tennessee. I'll have to do some rock hunting when I visit.

  • @lyndas2767
    @lyndas2767 Год назад +1

    I recently found a Petoskey stone at Grand Bend Ontario! I didn't think I would find one that far south. Made my day!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  Год назад

      I have found them in southern Michigan and I have heard of them being found in Ohio, so I'm not too surprised. Congratulations!

  • @robingallion8564
    @robingallion8564 4 года назад +1

    Love watching you find petosky stones . No two are ever alike. Interesting. I have always loved looking at rocks. I have a son who was interested in rocks when he was young, still is somewhat. I have purchased a few rocks that were tumbled just bc they were beautiful to me. Love feeling a tumbled rock.

    • @robingallion8564
      @robingallion8564 4 года назад

      I like pudding stone too.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      I got into rocks through my son who was really into them when he was about 12. He too grew out of it in a couple years although he still has a pretty good display of them in his college apartment. He also asks me to make him stone pendants.

  • @deeringkendrick8388
    @deeringkendrick8388 4 года назад +1

    Every time I watch your videos I'm reminded of how much I love Michigan.

  • @auntiebb5814
    @auntiebb5814 4 года назад +1

    Another great video. I do like the glass as well. It has really good possibilities in art/craft projects.
    Can't wait to get back home & indulge in a bit of Rock hunting myself ;)
    Thank You :))

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      My sister makes pictures out of little rocks. She uses the beach glass, so I have to remember to bring her what Ive found.

  • @tamran127
    @tamran127 4 года назад +1

    Love the port wine stain comparison! Pretty funny but I too could visualize it! Keep up the nice pickings!

  • @user-pu9ec2lx3x
    @user-pu9ec2lx3x 4 года назад +1

    Здравствуйте. Самые лучшие видео у вас. Не нужно торопиться и спешить ,прогулка на каноэ поиск и удовольствие и радость которую вы испытываете вы передаёте вашим подписчикам. Так много удовольствия я ещё не испытывала при просмотре видео. Другие люди добывающие минералы не могут так радовать и так качественно снимать свои находки . Спасибо вам.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Я считаю, что охота на скалы очень расслабляет. Даже если я не найду никаких камней, это все еще хороший день на пляже.

    • @user-hb2xz5bm5n
      @user-hb2xz5bm5n 3 года назад

      @@MichiganRocks субтитры хоть давайте,непонятно.

  • @isabelgranados8176
    @isabelgranados8176 4 года назад

    You are the only man that makes me cry...every time you dont take home the rocks I like! hahahaha. Very nice vid.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I didn't realize I was making a tearjerker!

  • @Nabilagreen64
    @Nabilagreen64 4 года назад

    I feel so good takig this trip , looking for stones, this silence ,this sun and plip plap sond water, i was literaly walking in the water with u there, what a beautiful moment, thank u for sharing, i love stones to and i use to keep somes when i walk,
    I love the way u reput them carfuly in ther place....❤❤❤

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for coming along.

  • @lindamon5101
    @lindamon5101 4 года назад +1

    Cleaver scoop!love the petosky stones! Please dont stop showing them! Awesome fossils! Michigan has cool rocks!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      I won't stop showing Petoskeys, I'm just trying to show more variety.

    • @lindamon5101
      @lindamon5101 4 года назад

      @@MichiganRocks i get it& its annoying to have ppl trying to boss your fun adventuring rock hounding. I luv rox& there arent many around where i am so its entertaining to go along with u. I appreciate u lugging camera gear around& uploading your searches. Thankyou!

    • @lindamon5101
      @lindamon5101 4 года назад

      Any agates around there?

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      @@lindamon5101 Nope. Well, I guess some people have found something called a "coldwater gates" in the lower peninsula, but I never have. You have to go to Lake Superior to find Lake Superior agates through. That sentence was rather obvious now that I see it typed out.

  • @pokagal7335
    @pokagal7335 4 года назад +1

    Turned out to be a pretty day for you after all. Thanks so much for bringing us along. Love the rock hunt, and if there was anything like that around where I live, I'd be out every weekend.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Yes, it did end up to be very nice. I'd be out more often, but the water is not always this calm. If I want to bring my kayak, I wait for good weather. Sometimes I have to wait a while.

  • @lynettepavelich7540
    @lynettepavelich7540 4 года назад +1

    Don’t care what stones you find, thanks for including us on your trips! To me, summer isn’t complete until a petoskey comes home!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I think that's a good goal for a Michigander in the summer.

  • @rickbailey7183
    @rickbailey7183 4 года назад

    What a _beautiful_ place!!
    A kaleidoscope of stones,
    Washed by pristine water;
    Though you walk alone,
    You follow the path of the Potter.

  • @pandeybear3594
    @pandeybear3594 2 года назад

    Thanks for taking us along on your hunts and showing us your beautiful part of the World. Your videos are soothing and entertaining. Hard to believe people have nothing better to do than to criticise which rocks you collect or leave behind 🤔 Anyways keep up the great work Rob and Nancy. Love from Australia 🇦🇺❤️

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  2 года назад

      Oh, I don't mind people telling me what I think. It keeps me on my toes and hopefully helps me make better videos.

  • @agatabilltopay8822
    @agatabilltopay8822 15 дней назад

    I had to miss a walk by my favorite rock beach today. I appreciated your video even more today!!! Thank You! Now go get the blue rock that you sent back in the water... I had a audible gasp! Thank You!!!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  14 дней назад

      This video was from a couple years ago, so you might have a little trouble finding that one. Good luck though!

  • @yeswing10
    @yeswing10 4 года назад

    Enjoyed your excursion! I enjoyed the keepers and the throwbacks!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      I'll bet I enjoyed it at least as much as you did. After seven hours on the beach, I still hated to come home.

  • @tommelinn4268
    @tommelinn4268 4 года назад +2

    I really enjoy your videos. I think I have seen them all. I live in Oklahoma but am from Michigan originally. I make one or two trips every year and try to spend a few hours walking the lakeshore for Petoskey's and stones to polish. I have a good eye for them and usually get a good bag full to bring home. I am gradually adding to my small shop to make the job easier. Even if I did not find a stone just walking the shore and hearing the waves lapping is so relaxing. Probably a lot of why I like the videos you do too. You have taught me a lot. You are a great teacher. THANK YOU!

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I'm really glad I could teach you something. These are my favorite videos to make. There are quite a few people like you who grew up in Michigan but now live somewhere else. It's nice to be able to share my rock hunts with everyone who misses the Big Lakes.

  • @angelahanousek757
    @angelahanousek757 3 года назад

    I almost spit out my coffee when you said stripy. That is the same thing I say when I got hunting and my husband laughs👍😁

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад

      Your husband just doesn't understand the technical jargon of the world of rockhounding. You'll just need to be patient while he learns.

  • @glennaw1547
    @glennaw1547 3 года назад

    The rocks are beautiful. I liked the striped ones also even if they are not what you collect, thanks for bringing them to our attention. What a nice day for you.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  3 года назад

      I'm ready for more warm weather kayaking. That was a very nice day.

  • @upnorthadventureswithccc
    @upnorthadventureswithccc 4 года назад +2

    Really enjoyed the views and of coarse the rocks. Seven hours on the Lake seems to fly right by. Thanks for sharing with us :)

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Seven hours does fly by, it always does on the beach.

  • @jshilohshea381
    @jshilohshea381 4 года назад +2

    great hunt today and the sun finally came out !! some interesting rocks I've not seen for a very long time...thanks for taking us along !! looking forward to the next adventure ! stay safe !

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      Yep, it ended up to be a beautiful day. There's always a nice variety on this beach. I tried to show more variety and not get hung up on pudding and Petoskey stones.

  • @marsharamsay2793
    @marsharamsay2793 4 года назад +2

    Keep up the great work. I enjoy your your trips. I'm new to this and all your info is appreciated. Don't change a thing. Love looking at the petosky stones.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Ok, I’ll keep making videos if you keep watching them.

  • @robertmandigo7942
    @robertmandigo7942 4 года назад

    Another beautiful walk in the lake very enjoyable I love the sandhill cranes one year I had a pair with their young one talking up a storm walking in the farm field next to the house.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I have only seen young ones once and I was lucky enough to have my camera. It's on my Vermillion Point video. I'm sure I would have seen young ones if I would have walked over, but I didn't want to bother them more than I already had from a distance.
      When I kayak in the river here in town, there are a lot of goose and swan nests. I've had both geese and swans swim toward me if I get to close. I think they'll actually attack if you get close enough. Those two birds can be pretty nasty.

  • @TwospotzArtAndCraft
    @TwospotzArtAndCraft 4 года назад

    Well, this is your channel, your stones, your taste. Any rock makes me happy. :-D

  • @CityRockhounding
    @CityRockhounding 3 года назад

    Beautiful rocks today! A lot of cool different rocks.

  • @carolkemp2571
    @carolkemp2571 4 года назад +1

    I love all of the rocks! It kills me when you throw the pretty ones down. 😉

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      Sorry, I know that bothers a lot of people, but I can only use so many.

  • @LindaSmith-vq1br
    @LindaSmith-vq1br 4 года назад +2

    That hunk of gneiss would have made a heck of a doorstop. That chain coral is stunning. You should tumble the green glass to ‘finish’ it. You were certainly finding some neat striped stones on this trip. Personally I don’t mind you pointing out the petoskey or pudding stones. You find what you find. I love seeing all of the variety you happen to find on any given expedition. The charlevoix Stone was cool.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад

      I think the attraction of the glass is that it has a frosted finish from the beach. I know some people will break up a bottle and tumble it in just coarse grit to make fake beach glass, but I believe that's frowned upon by people who appreciate real beach glass. I could tumble it and get it to shine, but that's not what "finished" beach glass is.
      Do you think that was a Charlevoix stone? The cells were so small. I think it might have been something else, but I don't know what.

    • @LindaSmith-vq1br
      @LindaSmith-vq1br 4 года назад

      Michigan Rocks if that was a Charlevoix Stone, then it was unusually small called. But I honestly did not know how else to refer to it. As for the beach glad, I used to collect it along the shore of the Atlantic when I lived by it. I agree that tumbling is in sand is cheating a tad. That piece was so close to being worn to the right state. I guess I just miss walking the seashore and finding it.

  • @kbwoodcock
    @kbwoodcock 4 года назад +2

    Lake glass isn’t litter, once it’s worn smooth. Awesome Petoskey stones. Never found any as good in my brief searches in Petoskey. Nice. I’ve found a little bit of lake glass on the shores of Lake Michigan towards Traverse.

    • @MichiganRocks
      @MichiganRocks  4 года назад +1

      I always figure anything that isn't natural is litter. I know that people love beach glass, so they don't mind it. I give it to my sister who makes stuff with it. I usually pick up other types of litter on my rock hunts too. It's my way of paying the beach back for the rocks it gives me.