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 ...

Rock collectors in northern Michigan often find what they believe are Petoskey stones, only to later find out they are the lesser known Charlevoix stones — which can leave some disappointed that they ...

Statement Correspondent Anna Whitney holds a Petoskey stone. Meleck Eldahshoury/DAILY. Buy this photo. If you can’t bring yourself to touch grass, at least touch rocks. I was always a “rocks and ...

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, ...

LANSING — When it comes to fossils, Michigan missed out on Tyrannosaurus rex and its associates, but the Mitten State came out just fine with its famous Petoskey stones and mastodons. The Petoskey ...

Northern Michigan Voices is a series by 9&10 News reporter Olivia Fellows in which she interviews a person in the community about a story or experience from their life. Everyone has an interesting ...

Turning Lake Michigan’s beach bounty into keepsakes. Here, beach finds are a sure thing. These geological gifts have been shaped over millennia by water, wind and time, resulting in colorful and ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN -- Nearly three months after Tim O'Brien lugged a giant 93-pound Petoskey stone from Lake Michigan, the state has confiscated the rock. Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...