Raggedy Man Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) OK ok...I'll divulge a secret spot that I found. It appears that no one but me hunts it and for good reason...it's sort of risky. You will need a rope to safely get down. The spot is called Cliffside Park, its on the lake by the airport. Tons of glacial deposit erodes from the cliff that includes corals...shale...lake superior agate...bivalves...ice age fossils...etc. I give this knowledge freely and expect this site to be shown respect. Finding the best spot is your job as I will not tell you. Just know the whole area is highly productive. Best regards, Paul Edited September 1, 2015 by Raggedy Man 1 ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Aaron, I took a trip to the area by Grafton you visited. I'd be willing to meet up with you there and guide you to the locations as described. The main location however, is on the river and is protected by a 14ft hole directly in front of the rock face. We will not visit this spot as I do not have a kayak. I will show you the other areas within the park that are accessible. Here is a crinoid calyx I found. I found several crinoid stems and a trilogies cephalon, but removing it would of been extremely dangerous. Best regards, Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Brightened the pic for you, Paul. Neat find. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Thanks! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) Hello Paul (aka Raggedy Man), I'd love to take you up on that before it gets too cold, that's very kind of you. I see that I was too far south about a mile or so on the river. I'm a bit behind at work but hope to be caught up in November. I illustrate books and I've got several books going at the moment so I've only been able to hit the lake by my house when I walk my dog at night. I'll drop you a message as space clears up. Here are a few I grabbed this week at night. It's dark so even with a flashlight I'm sure I'm missing more. Agates show up nice at night however. BTW, any ideas anyone as to what the Tfossil.jpg might be? It kinda looks like the tail end of a trilobite. Be Well, Aaron Edited September 9, 2015 by aaronboydarts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Still haven't been able to get out fossil hunting in a serious way this year but while walking my dog along the beach tonight I came across this rugose fossil which brought a smile to my face. Just under 3" long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Too little fossil hunting time this year but I found a few recently while walking my dog. Still finding mostly agates which I love and corals. I think it's because they're easier to see at night with a flashlight because of they're composition. When the flashlight hits em', they light up. The corals I find are often silica or agatized so they glow. One nice surprise is I found my first Petoskey Stone. I've got many rugose corals but not composed in the form regarded as a Petoskey Stone. They're common on the north east side of Lake Michigan but the fun thing about the lake is things move around. I polished it up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 A few more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Walking down the beach and came across this coral. The coral is what caught my eye, but there's a lighter impression of something above the coral (circled in blue). I did a zoom next to it. Probably gastropod of some kind? Rather large piece for me. Since I am walking my dog along the beach when I make this finds I tend to keep them to hand size or smaller. This you can see is much larger. A two mile walk home with this was a bit of a work out. Hope it's something interesting. Be well all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Another late night beach walk with my pup and I found a couple of interesting specimens. The coral is the largest piece of it's kind I've found to date. Corals and crinoids are the vast majority of what I see. In fact every few steps will uncover crinoids. Still this was a wonderfully complete coral. The large gastropod was a wonderful surprise! Of course it's been in the lake getting worn down but when wet you can see some of the details. Next to it is a second smaller gastropod I found a couple of days earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Long winter my friends. Walking my dog along the beach this winter has revealed quite a few fossils. Mostly....entirely corals which is wonderful but I try to share the more rare finds. Well, just found my second petoskey stone! I found a small one last fall and a bigger one yesterday. I find rugose corals frequently but the mineral components are different for a petoskey so they're rarer. They're found in several places but primarily on the west cost of the state of Michigan. I guess this one drifted over with the currents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Big and the small. Couple other little finds from this week. Big chain coral and either a little shell or maybe a coral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 One other winter find. I found this about a month ago. Looks like a large clam about two inches in length. I'd guess the clam was originally two inches round. It goes about an inch into the rock and seems to be split at the halfway point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspatty Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Found this beauty today in Kenosha on the beach. What do you think: coral fossil? Geode doesn't seem right... I wish it were one of those diamonds you hear about. Thanks!--MsPatty Here's a 12 sec video, will attach photos. https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/y4/r/-PAXP-deijE.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspatty Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Sorry, I realized that was not the best way to share the photos? I'll attach them here, too. How do I delete the other post if it's too obnoxious? weird coral fossil 3-25-16.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I don't know if its coral but definetly looks like it. Very interesting find! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Yup, that's coral alright :-). I recognize that beautiful honeycomb pattern. Yeah, Lake Michigan is a great place to find those along the beaches. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Been working on my art a lot as of late but still stop by the lake (Michigan) daily while walking my dog. Here are a few finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronboydarts Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 A couple more. Corals and cephalopod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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