The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost Whitefish Point.

CANNON BEACH, Ore. — Editor's note: The Haystack Rock area reopened on Monday morning after authorities concluded the cougar had departed. Read the update here. The beach at iconic Haystack Rock near ...

Firefighters rescued a northern Michigan man on April 12 after he sank up to his waist in sand on the shore of Lake Michigan near Leland while rock hunting with his girlfriend. "Saturday, while at Van ...

A cougar that took up residence on Haystack Rock was likely hunting for birds and then stayed on the famed landmark, resulting in the closure of Cannon Beach on Sunday. The big cat left the premises ...

The beaches at Grand Marais are excellent hunting grounds for the ancient Lake Superior agate, a semi-precious stone made up of concentric circles of microcrystaline quartz reddened by iron. Here’s ...

Rebecca Jaffe, founder and owner of Sea to Shore Explorers, a San Diego-based tide pooling ecotourism company, has encountered plenty of wildlife in her many trips to the beach. Through her business, ...

A Michigan man sank up to his waist in sand while rock hunting on the shore of Lake Michigan. The incident occurred in an area where dredged sand had been deposited, possibly creating unstable ...