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Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of Lake MI - 5/6/2010 1:01:48 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Out walking the beach a few days ago and found quite a few neat rocks, glass and Geodes....Even a few strange bricks....heres a few pics.  Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) Post #: 1

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 1:03:09 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Found a Brick with W.WC.O inscribed in it... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 2

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 1:04:08 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Beautiful piece of blue beach glass Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 3

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 1:06:05 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Here are a few Geodes....haven't broke the one in the middle yet and not sure about the one on the right...has lots of layers of crystals in it tho... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 4

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 1:07:20 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Another of the glass.... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 5

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 1:09:42 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline All in one days walk...lots of lightening stones and pretty rocks....Have more pics of others but grabbed the wrong Memory card this morning....Will have more pics soon!   Hope you enjoy these.   Amanda Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 6

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 1:13:43 PM    towhead Posts: 2679 Joined: 12/31/2004 From: GREAT LAKES Status: offline No agates? -Julie (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 7

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 1:33:56 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline These are just a few from Tuesday's visit to the beach...I have a few agates but they are small. I'll post the pics soon and hopefully find some more!! _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to towhead) Post #: 8

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/6/2010 4:26:24 PM    digdug Posts: 1025 Joined: 11/4/2004 From: Atlanta Status: offline WOW, that is some great finds!  Next time you go walking the beach, could you get a shot of the shore line? I am curious what it looks like. Thanks! Doug _____________________________ Check out my blog http://cocacolabottleman.wordpress.com/ (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 9

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 9:23:40 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Here's a few pics of the shoreline that I have here on my comp at work....they really don't show what I would like for you to see so I will get those up possibly tonight or tomorrow....There is a trail leading down to this secluded beach...pretty steep walk down the bluff actually, but very beautiful...   These shots are from last summer...and the cutie in the pic is Gizmo...she's my "digging partner" Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to digdug) Post #: 10

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 9:28:29 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline This is a little farther up the beach...Used to be called Deer Lick...recently this area of shoreline was bought so they could build Condos....Was an excellent spot for rock hunting...Haven't been back there yet since all the renovations and building...this caused quite a few problems with the locals around here....not very fair for someone to "own" a beach..... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 11

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 9:32:10 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline This is my spot here...There are huge pieces of concrete stacked all along the bluff to help with erosion...you can see one of those slabs in the upper left corner of the pic.... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 12

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 9:34:58 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline This one is near the path that leads down the bluff..... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 13

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 9:39:40 AM    mr.fred Posts: 2366 Joined: 4/11/2009 Status: offline Great pictures------your very lucky to have a place like that to hang out with your little sidekick.                Fred. < Message edited by mr.fred -- 5/7/2010 9:44:05 AM > _____________________________ Ah! Yesterday when i was young!!. (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 14

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 9:43:59 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline And heres something you probably don't see every day....This is one of the tall ships...a replica of one of Columbus's ships...This one was made in New York and is Called Friends Good Will.....It now resides here in South Haven...I have posted a link below if interested Hope you enjoy these pics...I'll post some from this year as soon as I make it back down there. Amanda   http://www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org/friendsgoodwill/ Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 15

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 9:58:43 AM    towhead Posts: 2679 Joined: 12/31/2004 From: GREAT LAKES Status: offline Looks like an agate in the middle of the 4th picture!  P.S. Which Great Lake is that?  I am next to Lake Superior.  -Julie (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 16

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 10:07:34 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline This is Lake Michigan....More towards the Southern part of MI....South Haven _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to towhead) Post #: 17

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 10:09:42 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Julie.....I will be breaking that one open tonight for sure...I thought it was another Geode like the one to the left of it....I'll post pics after I break it open!! _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 18

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 10:13:55 AM    towhead Posts: 2679 Joined: 12/31/2004 From: GREAT LAKES Status: offline I was kidding!  Maybe Michigan doesn't have many agates like Minnesota?  I've never found a geode....  -Julie < Message edited by towhead -- 5/7/2010 10:16:44 AM > (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 19

RE: Beach Glass, Geodes, and Bricks from the shores of ... - 5/7/2010 10:23:15 AM    digdug Posts: 1025 Joined: 11/4/2004 From: Atlanta Status: offline woodswalker- Do you know of any good areas across the lake from you (around Milwaukee area) to look for Geodes and beach glass?  Heading up North this summer for the Coca-Cola Club Convention and I would like to explore some shore line while there. Thanks, Doug _____________________________ Check out my blog http://cocacolabottleman.wordpress.com/ (in reply to towhead) Post #: 20

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