Learn
Get to know rocks, minerals, and Lake Superior agates from people who've been walking these beaches for years. No question is too basic — we all started by picking up a pretty gray pebble.
Rockhounds of the Eastern Upper Peninsula
A friendly club for anyone who loves rocks, Lake Superior agates, and the lapidary arts. Based in Grand Marais, meeting online and at Fletchy's Pictured Rocks Resort in Grand Marais.
What we're about
Three simple reasons this club exists — and they all happen at the same time, usually while somebody's ankles are wet.
Connect
Make real friendships through a shared love of rocks and rockhounding. Half the fun is having someone to text when you finally find the good one.
Create
Support each other in the lapidary arts — tumbling, cutting, cabbing, and jewelry making. Members share tools, tips, and the occasional cautionary tale.
How we meet
Monthly
Online video meetings
Most of our meetings happen on a video call, so members can take part from anywhere — Grand Marais, downstate, or out of state entirely.
Spring & Fall
Get-togethers in Grand Marais
A late-spring gathering and a fall gathering at Fletchy's Pictured Rocks Resort in Grand Marais — beaches by day, show-and-tell in the evening.
Summer
Road trip to Moose Lake
Our summer field trip heads to Moose Lake Agate Days in Minnesota and back — good digging, good vendors, and a long drive full of rock talk.
Sponsor spotlight
Proudly sponsored by Fletchy's Pictured Rocks Resort
Fletchy's is a lakeside resort in Grand Marais, right down the road from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and it's the home base for our spring and fall get-togethers. Their support is a big part of how a brand-new club gets off the ground — so when you're booking a rockhounding weekend up here, book with Fletchy's.
Club rules, kept simple
Four rules. That's the whole rulebook.
1. No politics.
We've all got opinions. Save them for the dinner table — here we talk rocks.
2. No discrimination of any kind.
Everybody is welcome on this beach. Full stop.
3. No drama.
Life's too short. Bring your best self and a bucket.
4. No complaining.
Rain, bugs, and empty buckets happen. Laugh it off and keep looking.
We exist for one reason — to have fun pursuing our enjoyment of rockhounding and the lapidary arts.
Come rockhounding with us
Total beginner or seasoned cutter, you're welcome here. Sign up and we'll be in touch with meeting details and dues info.