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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 11, 2018 9:53:07 GMT -5
Another day trip to the big lake to check out a different pickin beach . Sort of disappointed with the rock selection as it was mostly sandstone . But we started finding bunches of concretions ( hardened clay mud blobs ) so started picking them instead of rocks . We did manage to get a couple small buckets of decent rocks , along with a couple lakers and a bunch of fossils . Anyway , here is a couple pics of out little prize mud blobs . The darker ones are wet from washing the clay off them . Thanks for lookin
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 11, 2018 9:55:59 GMT -5
Cool looking material !!!
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 11, 2018 9:59:36 GMT -5
Yeah , something different to add to the pile .
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Post by fernwood on Jun 11, 2018 11:46:22 GMT -5
My Brother in Law called the round ones Grandfather Stones. He found a lot of them while fishing from shore on Lake Superior. He would make wood bases for them. Anywhere from 1 stone, to 10 in graduating sizes. Larry made good money selling these in the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior. Other names are Spirit or Ancestor's Stones. Certain formations are held sacred by those of Anishinaabe Heritage. They consider these formations a gift from the Ancestors. Some believe they hold the Spirit of the Ancestors. They are to be admired, respected and only disturbed if Tribal Elders are given permission from the Ancestors to remove them. They are then used for ceremonies. Sometimes, the Tribal Elders receive word from the Ancestors, that a certain stone needs to be returned to the waters. Then a special smudging and cleansing ceremony is held first and another ceremony when the stone(s) are returned to the waters of Lake Superior. Some Tribes have declared that all Lake Superior Concretions are sacred and "Anglos" are prohibited from touching them. Just saying....
I see some formations in your photos that would be considered sacred.
I have seen various internet sights selling these for up to $8000.00. Some are marked as sold. The higher priced ones are much larger than yours, but your larger ones are listed (and supposedly) selling for hundreds.
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Post by toiv0 on Jun 11, 2018 14:53:43 GMT -5
Nice, which beach?
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 11, 2018 21:49:03 GMT -5
My Brother in Law called the round ones Grandfather Stones. He found a lot of them while fishing from shore on Lake Superior. He would make wood bases for them. Anywhere from 1 stone, to 10 in graduating sizes. Larry made good money selling these in the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior. Other names are Spirit or Ancestor's Stones. Certain formations are held sacred by those of Anishinaabe Heritage. They consider these formations a gift from the Ancestors. Some believe they hold the Spirit of the Ancestors. They are to be admired, respected and only disturbed if Tribal Elders are given permission from the Ancestors to remove them. They are then used for ceremonies. Sometimes, the Tribal Elders receive word from the Ancestors, that a certain stone needs to be returned to the waters. Then a special smudging and cleansing ceremony is held first and another ceremony when the stone(s) are returned to the waters of Lake Superior. Some Tribes have declared that all Lake Superior Concretions are sacred and "Anglos" are prohibited from touching them. Just saying.... I see some formations in your photos that would be considered sacred. I have seen various internet sights selling these for up to $8000.00. Some are marked as sold. The higher priced ones are much larger than yours, but your larger ones are listed (and supposedly) selling for hundreds. Although I don't consider concretions as sacred , I think they are pretty dang cool . I have also done research on them online as well as seen them in a lot of gift shops along the lake .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 11, 2018 21:54:26 GMT -5
Actually don't think it is a named beach . We found these east of LGP a little ways , or long walk .
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