PETOSKEY — On June 28, 1965, Gov. George Romney signed a bill naming the Petoskey stone as Michigan's official state stone. This Petoskey stone was found in Bayfront Park in Petoskey. The stone, which ...

With a few weeks left until fall weather makes beachcombing uncomfortable, many are out along northern Michigan beaches looking for Petoskey stones. But people often find Charlevoix stones, which look ...

Five tips for finding and polishing Petoskey stones, fossilized ancient coral found on the beaches in the shallows of Lake Michigan along the Northern Michigan coast. These cool looking Petoskey ...

These chunks of fossilized coral keep us enchanted—and endlessly searching. If you’re from Michigan, you understand the lure of the Petoskey stone. When rock hunting along Lake Michigan’s shoreline ...

From the Leland Blue, a stone-like slag leftover from the iron ore and mining industry, to the glowing Yooperlite and Lake Superior agates found in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan is home to plenty of ...

A 93-pound (42-kilogram) Petoskey rock illegally removed from Lake Michigan will be permanently displayed in Detroit. State parks chief Ron Olson tells The Associated Press that the big specimen will ...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:23:43 GMT — A photo of President Barack Obama tapping his finger on a Petoskey stone while speaking on the phone went viral this week after the White House photographer sent the ...

CHARLEVOIX — An Army veteran who turned to Northern Michigan’s iconic stone for a new path forward is finding success creating home décor and custom art pieces from Petoskey stones. Fred Falting, ...

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

Learn more about our state stone Thursday, June 24 at 11 a.m., at J.J. Cardinal's Wild Bird & Nature Store, 12830 S. Saginaw in Grand Blanc. Participants will learn all about how Petoskey stones are ...

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. Having spent a ...

A 93-pound (42-kilogram) Petoskey rock illegally removed from Lake Michigan will be permanently displayed in Detroit. State parks chief Ron Olson tells The Associated Press that the big specimen will ...