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Post by darter on Aug 23, 2017 22:01:35 GMT -5
We should be able to work around that schedule. We get up that way by May or so, and our last trip is typically in October. We'll be there this weekend and Labor day weekend.
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Post by darter on Aug 23, 2017 20:21:11 GMT -5
The granite and sandstone I recognize (my house is sandstone), but which are fossils? I can get pics of any individual ones that are of interest. I didn't want to start down that path yet thinking I'd be picking the wrong ones.
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Post by darter on Aug 23, 2017 19:47:43 GMT -5
Thanks for all of the leads, everyone! Here are a couple of snaps. I forgot to wet down the one with more rocks, but hopefully you experts can still make them out. All of these were found right at the breaking point of the waves, within about a 10 foot radius or less.
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Post by darter on Aug 22, 2017 18:47:34 GMT -5
I might take you up on on this some time. My parents have a cottage near Waupaca, and we get up there from time to time in the warmer months. Would be fun to bring the kids out to explore your area.
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Post by darter on Aug 21, 2017 14:01:23 GMT -5
Does anyone here know anything about a unique variety of agates from Racine? I stumbled across this article that makes mention of them, but there's not much of a description and no revealing photos (I suspect to not spoil the then upcoming rock show they were talking about). journaltimes.com/news/local/a-local-gem----rock-hunter-showcases-agates/article_7aa5155e-9ef6-5677-8a39-9e37e02243fb.htmlI took my kids down to North Beach in Racine to scout the lakeshore. We brought back a small bucket of anything that looked interesting (we're just getting started... don't know how to ID anything yet), but would like to know what to be on the lookout for.
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Post by darter on Aug 21, 2017 11:28:39 GMT -5
I got my first exposure to the hobby in 6th or 7th grade when my parents gave me a second hand toy tumbler that didn't have all the right grit and instructions. With the noisy plastic barrel and tossing pretty much anything into it I could find, it was a recipe for failure after just a few days. Fast forward a few decades, and two of my kids are showing a lot of interest in rock collecting over the last few years, and my younger son really wants a tumbler for his birthday. We took the kids out this past weekend to collect rocks on some Lake Michigan beaches, figuring that starting with smoother stones would set us up for a good first tumble. His birthday is next weekend, so we'll see how this goes from there...
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