At Grandpa Shorter’s Gifts, a family-owned souvenir store that’s been in business since 1946, shoppers can find raw, unpolished Petoskey stones piled in barrels by the door.Polished stones can ...

It’s more than just a cool rock to us, it’s a symbol of our state’s natural history, beauty and resilience, just like the ...

FRANKFORT — Petoskey stones are core to the business model of the Sunbeams of Promise rock shop. Not long ago, they were core to the daily existence of co-owner Andy Higgins. "I lost interest in ...

The stone was named Petoskey, after the Ottowan landowner, because of its pattern of thin brown lines that radiate out from the dark eye center like the name's meaning.

Some shops sell unpolished Petoskey stones if you’re not up for the hunt. 220-, 400-, and 600-grit sandpaper – You’ll find all of these at your local hardware store. Choose a variety that ...

Petoskey stones: millions of years old, and they come in pink! Remarkable Rocks of Northern Michigan. Local Trending News. Logan Kassuba. 06-30-2023 at 12:00:00 PM EDT | Updated . 07-11-2023 at 09 ...

But why not mix things up by giving your father a stone found in Michigan's lower peninsula, the Petoskey stone. It's Father's Day and we all know what most people had in mind for gifts: ties, ...

LANSING — The near record-high water shrinking Lake Michigan beaches is uncovering a king’s ransom of Petoskey stones. If you haven’t heard about the abundance of Petoskey stones now ...

The Petoskey stone is Michigan's state stone. These watches come in two styles: The Cass 28mm ($700) and the Canfield 38mm ($750). You can read more about it on the Shinola Journal .

Petoskey stone is the fossilized skeletal remains of an ancient coral reef that flourished 350 million years ago in the tropical waters of a sea that once covered most of Michigan.

PETOSKEY — With its status as a state stone and a name shared with a popular tourist town, the Petoskey stone is the target of many Northern Michigan visitors' hunts for souvenirs.

Paleontologist Jen Bauer, a research museum collection manager at the University of Michigan’s Museum of Paleontology, said that while both Charlevoix and Petoskey stones are fossilized coral ...