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Point Betsie beach

Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Petoskey stone, Charlevoix stone.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Lighthouse beach north of Frankfort with mixed glacial cobble

Known stone-picking beach in Lake Michigan guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

rip currents

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