Lake Superior’s beaches are full of “agate imposters” like jasper and chert, which can share similar characteristics. But the main difference, Karen explains, is translucency. Jasper and ...

Today, the best agate hunting is on construction sites, road cuts or fields where farmers give permission to search. The tourist-scoured beaches of Lake Superior aren't the best places to find ...

For beginners, like Bel and me, spotting an agate is hard. Taylor recommends hunting right after a storm, as the waves from ...

Once a former mining town, this off-grid community on Lake Superior boasts a laid back atmosphere with loads to explore from ...

Where to look: Lake Superior agates can be found throughout much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin and into Iowa and Kansas. Gravel roads, beaches, riverbeds, shoreline and Lake Superior itself ...

For the past 20 years, Jesse Lofgren has slowly amassed a collection of Lake Superior agates. But when he returned from a monthlong business trip earlier this week, Lofgren discovered that $60,000 ...

We knew he would be an excellent guide on our agate hunting adventure. We met up with him at a secluded beach on Lake Superior right outside Duluth and started sifting through the rocky shore.

Nipigon Mayor Richard Harvey says the recognition for Agate Beach will help point visitors to the entire Lake Superior Archipelago — an area most people don't realize is one of the best cruising ...

And as for Lake Superior’s famously frigid waters ... Located in Toivola. Agate Beach: Just north of Misery Bay is this rock hound’s paradise. It’s named for the agates that beach combers ...

Couples getting married often arrive with an idea and a stone. The Korner Gem team does a preliminary wax cast before setting ...

Considering big Lake Superior agates can fetch thousands of dollars, Alcala can only imagine how much his rock could be worth. Not so fast, said Scott Wolter, Minnesota's leading expert on Lake ...

Selling the red, orange and yellow chunks of banded rock known as Lake Superior agate requires more than just owning a collection of the beautiful semi-precious gemstones. You also need to figure ...