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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Less beachfront might mean more scores for rock hunters in Michigan. According to Great Lakes Echo, the erosion caused by record-high lake levels along the Great Lakes during summer 2019 is exposing ...

Michigan was a much different place back before the dinosaurs. You may have found evidence of the state’s ancient past without even knowing it. When walking on the beach in Michigan, it’s not uncommon ...

DETROIT — Three days after a man hauled a 93-pound fossilized coral stone out of Lake Michigan, state officials are still looking to speak with him. Michigan law prohibits removing more than 25 pounds ...