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Whitefish Point agate beach

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: banded basalt pebbles, yooperlite under UV.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Lake Superior gravel beaches reworking Keweenawan basalt pebbles, picked by generations of agate hunters

Standard stop in Lake Superior agate guides and Michigan club literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cold water, sudden weather

Keep exploring nearby

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