The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost ...

Size: Lake Superior agates range from about the size of a pea up to 20 pounds. Color: Red, orange and yellow, all caused by iron, are the main colors. Formation: Agates go back about a billion years.

Lake Superior agates: From find to finish For agate collectors, the search is a hunt for buried treasure. Fewer rocks and fewer places to search don't diminish the thrill.

Though these agates have Lake Superior in the name, they can be found throughout the Upper Midwest, dispersed by glaciers during the Ice Age. Today, Moose Lake, Minnesota, proudly calls itself the ...

Zganjar said he has a large collection of agates from over the years, but this is the first time he'd ever been able to pluck them from Lake Superior through several inches of ice. To stream KARE ...

Harley Alcala says he found the mother lode of Lake Superior agates right in Lake Superior. Alcala was kayaking near his home in Hovland on the North Shore when he spotted the basketball-size rock ...

Allan Johnson found his first Lake Superior agate when he was 10 years old, and he’s been collecting “Lakers” for more than 25 years. Elsie Glascock began collecting the agates when she was ...

It can be difficult to find agates on Lake Superior, but it's not impossible. And it's hard to beat that view of the lake. Right after a big storm is a good time to look, as wave action can reveal ...

A Wright County man is asking those who collect and sell rocks to be on the lookout after his unique collection of Lake Superior Agates worth tens of thousands of dollars was stolen.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota's state gemstone is the Lake Superior agate, and for years it has fascinated those young and old. In response to a viewer question from our kiosk at the Science ...

I have found a Lake Superior agate in Hannibal, Missouri," said Roger Biebl, Carlton County Gem and Mineral Club. Beibl got hooked on agate hunting when he was a kid. "This is not polished.

The Slice. Agate Days in Moose Lake. 7/31/2023 | 1m 18s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Find out firsthand what makes Moose Lake's Agate Days festival so special.