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Russ Barron


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Don Reed



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CLUB INFORMATION

  • OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010. Two medium length programs on Arkansas rock and mineral hunting will be presented. The first will be about quartz crystal hunting near Hot Springs and the second on Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro.
  • HERE ARE SOME FAVORITE COLLECTING SITES IN THIS AREA

    Christmas Cove - Northport - A great spot for Petoskey stones along with rocks brought by the glaciers from Canada.

    Peterson Park - North of Northport - Another good bet for Petoskey stones including some large ones.

    Leland - Both north and south of the marina. If going south, walk to Whaleback Point for a larger concentration of stones of all types. North of the marina there are alternating areas of sand and stone littered beaches. Petoskey stones, various fossils and Leland Blue are some of the treasures found here.

    Many beaches from Elk Rapids to Petoskey are good places for Petoskey stones and fossils including: Barnes Park in Eastport, Norwood and Atwood.

    In Petoskey, there are many spots around Little Traverse Bay including the State Park and several City Parks. One place worth checking is behind the Glen's Market at the North end of Petoskey. Take the street just south of the shopping plaza to the small parking lot by the paved walking trail. The rocky shore just down the small hill has yielded many Petoskey stones.

    These are some of the most famous spots but keep your eyes open all around the area. Rocky road cuts through glacial till, construction sites, road sides, inland lakes and parking lots are other areas with less hunting pressure that can surprise, with Petoskeys and fossils, the rare, occasional agate and other rocks from Canada and the U.P. left by glaciers. The many gravel and borrow pits can be lucky spots but make sure you get the owner's permission for these and any other sites on private property.
  • GTARMC NAME BADGES AVAILABLE

    If you need a GTARMC name badge, see John Matz. For a $5.00 deposit, you can get a name badge so everybody will know your name. If you ever decide to leave the club, just turn in your badge and get your $5.00 back.
  • USE OF CLUB EQUIPMENT ROOM

    During the hours that the Grand Traverse Heritage Center is open, club members can use the equipment room for creating cabochons. During most of the year, the Center is open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Two members that have taken the cabochon class must be present for safety purposes. You must sign in at the front desk, get a key and must quit work by 4:30 pm to allow clean-up time before the Heritage Center closes. During the summer hours, the Center is also open on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Arrangements sometimes can be made during off hours to get a key from a club "keeper of the key", provided the Heritage Center does not have an activity planned in the adjacent room. There is a $2.00 fee per use to offset some of the equipment maintenance costs.
  • CLUB OFFICERS 2010
    Russ Barron, President
    Lauren Vaughn, Vice President
    Dave Perry, Secretary
    Karen Thomas, Treasurer

    OTHER VOLUNTEERS
    Carol Towar, Newsletter
    Dutch Zonderman, Education
    Tom Fordyce, Club Show
    Lauren Vaughn, Website
    Charlie Baumann, Reporter
    Alice Hauser, Photographer

  • Be sure to check the calendar and the GTARMC newsletter for more information!