A Northern Michigan favorite, Petoskey stones can be found in virtually every souvenir shop this side of the Toledo Strip. It’s really nothing to buy a couple of polished stones and toss them in with ...

Have you ever found a Petoskey stone on a trip up north? They are so spectacularly beautiful that it’s no wonder they are designated as Michigan’s State Stone. The only problem with Petoskey stones is ...

The Petoskey Stone Polishing Class will provide the opportunity to learn how to polish Petoskey stones and find their unique patterns and colors. The class, offered by the Chippewa River District ...

Learn more about our state stone Thursday, June 24 at 11 a.m., at J.J. Cardinal's Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw in Grand Blanc. Participants will learn all about how Petoskey stones are ...

Please join us Saturday, October 4, 11:00 am, J.J. Cardinal's Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw, Grand Blanc, to participate in our Petoskey stone polishing class. You will hand polish a ...

Memories of a childhood in Michigan for some are often inextricably linked to hiking trips up the Sleeping Bear Dunes or to lazy beach days along the sparkling Great Lakes. And with those memories ...

From the Leland Blue, a stone-like slag leftover from the iron ore and mining industry, to the glowing Yooperlite and Lake Superior agates found in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan is home to plenty of ...