In 1969, the Minnesota Legislature declared the Lake Superior agate to be the state's official gemstone. Moose Lake has dubbed itself the "agate capital of the world" and Agate Days are celebrated ...

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 Whitefish Point.

MARQUETTE, MI - Set along the shoreline in the Upper Peninsula, Little Presque Isle is often called “the crown jewel of Lake Superior.” And this U.P. park is beautiful in any season. The area is known ...

Head as far north as you can in Wisconsin, then travel a little further off shore and you'll find the Apostle Islands. This archipelago on Lake Superior is made up of 22 islands of varying sizes, with ...

Hunting for Lake Superior agates along the St. Croix River. Eric Benson has been hunting for Lake Superior agates along the St. Croix River for the past seven years. The avid angler searches for the ...

The beaches at Grand Marais are excellent hunting grounds for the ancient Lake Superior agate, a semi-precious stone made up of concentric circles of microcrystaline quartz reddened by iron. Here’s ...