Michigan Rocks
Michigan Rocks is about rock hunting, rock polishing, and lapidary arts. Most of my rock hunts are on beautiful Great Lakes beaches. The rocks I tumble and work with are not all from Michigan, but most of the outdoor videos are.
Hi, I'm Rob. I have been learning about rocks and how to polish them for over ten years. I have several tutorials on how to use a rock tumbler. I also have a series called "Rocks in a Box" where I show rocks that I have tumbled in the past. Besides tumbling, I slab rocks, make jewelry and do other creative projects. I'll do my best to teach you what I know.
You can expect more outdoor videos during the spring, summer, and fall and more indoor lapidary videos during the long Michigan winters. I post every Friday and some Tuesdays.
I am not a geologist, so I'll identify rocks I recognize and admit when I don't know what something is. There is a lot I don't know, so I hope to learn some from my viewers. I think we have a pretty good community growing here.
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I really like this one. It's Favosites coral, or Charlevoix stone.
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Nancy just counted up the votes from last week's video. It was closer either of us thought it would be. I got 70 votes (several of them pity votes) and Nancy got 384 votes. Thanks for all the counting, Nancy, and congratulations on kicking my butt. Thanks to all who voted too!
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I’ve been reading a new digital magazine, Great Lakes Rock Hunter, that I think you might enjoy. In fact, each issue so far has included one of my videos embedded into it. Craig McClarren, who is behind this publication, has offered viewers of Michigan Rocks the May issue for free with the following link, so go check it out!
www.magsfast.com/Magazines/Great-Lakes-Rock-Hunter…
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Big News! Paul Brandes, known here on YouTube as Capt Paul, was recently honored by the State of Michigan with a Michigan Notable Books award. His book, Michigan Rocks! takes you on a tour of 56 geological sites around our great state. I think he chose an amazing title and I can tell you that the inside is great too! Congratulations, Paul! Paul and his wife, Dr. Nat, have appeared in several videos on this channel teaching us how to identify our many beautiful rocks. Paul's book can be purchased from the publisher here: mountain-press.com/products/michigan-rocks or from Amazon: amzn.to/3UkPox3 (affiliate link)
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Last fall, Sam and I made a Stone Stash at the Mouth of the Two Hearted River. It lasted all winter and was just found this spring! Congratulations, Teresecase you missed the video, you can see it here: https://youtu.be/oqjg52cO90E
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This Friday at 7:00 pm Eastern Time, I'll be going live with Nancy and Sam. Sam and I will be doing our weekly rock tumbler clean outs. Nancy will be running the camera and passing your questions along to Sam and I. This is the first time I've done this, so I'm not sure how smoothly it will go, but hopefully we'll all have fun.
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Happy Valentine's Day / Ash Wednesday!
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Big news! Michigan Rocks is now on Facebook! As you can see from the image, I currently have 18 followers. Woo-hoo! Here's the link if you'd like to up that to 19. www.facebook.com/MichiganRocksRob
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The Besser Natural Area Stone Stash has be retrieved! Congratulations to Ron who took a little drive to go look for them. If you missed the video, it's here: https://youtu.be/rvpvFNR5CvY?si=V14Ch...
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Hey everyone,
I have noticed that a lot of subscribers who watch my longer videos don't watch my YouTube Shorts. I also know that some of you really like Rocks in a Box videos and I didn't want you to miss some new ones. I just finished editing seven Rocks in a Box YouTube Shorts. These are new rocks, fresh out of the tumbler, with before and after pictures and even a few video clips showing me finding the rocks on the beach. The first one is out right now.
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