CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- A man in the U.P. is being credited with discovering a new kind of rock in Michigan and they're making a splash. Erik Rintamaki has been a self proclaimed "rock ...
Bryan the Crystal Collector along with Erik from yooperlites.com set out on a private dig and a public tour on Lake Superior ...
Erik Rintamaki was searching for rocks on a Michigan beach last summer when he made what he calls a “mind blowing” discovery. Resting among the thousands of pebbles covering the Lake Superior beach, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people do their rock hunting during the day, but you can't find "Yooperlites" until the sun goes down. Yooperlites are rocks ...
“Fluorescent sodalite-bearing syenite” is a mouthful, but these glowing rocks from the U.P. are also known as Yooperlite. Credit: Courtesy photo The 77th Greater Detroit Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show is ...
The Great Lakes, the largest freshwater system in the world, are home to a diverse geological makeup spanning hundreds of millions of years. While many head to the planet's largest freshwater body of ...
Most people do their rock hunting during the day, but you have to wait until dark to find "Yooperlites." Now is the best time to search for Yooperlites and other rocks, according to Pure Michigan, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people do their rock hunting during the day, but you can't find "Yooperlites" until the sun goes down. Yooperlites are rocks ...
MENOMINEE COUNTY, MI — Along the shoreline of Green Bay sits Michigan’s largest Yooperlite, illuminating several feet and making for an excellent photo-op to mark your Upper Peninsula adventure. Rock ...
A Michigan man made the discovery of a lifetime when he stumbled on glowing rocks on the beaches of Lake Superior. The rocks, which he named "Yooperlites" emit an eerie glow, appearing to be partially ...
The best time to seek Yooperlites and other stones is after a storm, when waves have disrupted and uncovered new rocks.