SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. -- For Lyndon Johnson, treasures can be found anywhere -- one just has to train his or her eye. "I know when to look and where, and where to look when," Johnson said with a smile.

From Lake Michigan beaches to rocky Lake Superior shores, these Michigan spots are perfect for anyone hoping to find Petoskey ...

Lakeville, Minnesota, resident Chase Anderson spent years working as a realtor. He left the corporate grind behind to pursue his passion: rocks. "2016, I was in a gravel pit with a buddy picking up ...

Lyndon Johnson has a passion for collecting agates. Lyndon Johnson has maybe logged more miles walking than anyone in Minnesota. His passion is collecting agates. Every year Lyndon walks hundreds of ...

Allan Johnson found his first Lake Superior agate when he was 10 years old, and he’s been collecting “Lakers” for more than 25 years. Elsie Glascock began collecting the agates when she was 12. Now ...

Known for their colors and patterns, collectors are often amazed at agates that turn up on Upper Peninsula lakeshores, with some known to be up to 20 pounds, according to the Michigan Department of ...

The Oregon coast is known for all kinds of natural beauty. Seashells, however, are not one of them. But that doesn’t stop crowds from coming to the coast to search the sand for that one special ...

I think I have always been enthralled with rocks, having the rock hammer my mother bought for me more than 60 years ago hanging on the "birdroom" wall of my backwater cabin. And, even though one would ...

SAUK RAPIDS — You never know what you'll find until you look. That's what Lyndon Johnson says about hunting for agates, a semi-precious gemstone which can have colors arranged in stripes or blended in ...

Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is the ...