In today’s post, Jim Magnuson, author of Rockhounding & Prospecting in the Upper Midwest, takes us on a gold-finding expedition. Follow along! I’m up early and ready for a day of gold prospecting with Don Hamm, a seasoned veteran with a passion for gold that’s hard...
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Jim Magnuson, author of Rockhounding & Prospecting – Upper Midwest, tells us about his fascination with the natural world and how rocks became his passion. Hunting for Greenstone on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan I grew up in a heavily wooded rural setting in northern Illinois...
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The Upper Midwest is a wonderful place to start rock collecting, as the region is home to a variety of collectible and valuable specimens of rocks and minerals. From Lake Superior Agates to Petoskey Stone to geodes and fossils, the area’s offerings provide a challenge...
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