Michigan Upper Peninsula

Category: Rockhounding

  • Bay Furnace Ruins

    An image of Bay Furnace Ruins

    The Bay Furnace Ruins are the crumbling stone remains of a 19th-century iron-smelting blast furnace located on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Alger County, Michigan. Built in 1870, the 45-foot sandstone stack is all that survives of the short-lived industrial company town of Onota, which burned down in 1877. Iron Smelting Blast Furnace…

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  • Agate Beach

    An image of Agate Beachs Never Give Up Tree

    Agate Beach (located inside Stanton Park) is a remote, ruggedly beautiful stretch of Lake Superior shoreline on the western side of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Situated roughly 25 miles southwest of Houghton and just north of Misery Bay, it is a legendary destination for rockhounds, wilderness campers, and sunset chasers. Agate Beach is a favorite of…

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