Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PETOSKEY — On June 28, 1965, Gov. George Romney signed a bill naming the Petoskey stone as Michigan's official state stone. This ...

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 ...

CHARLEVOIX — An Army veteran who turned to Northern Michigan’s iconic stone for a new path forward is finding success creating home décor and custom art pieces from Petoskey stones. Fred Falting, ...

Turning Lake Michigan’s beach bounty into keepsakes. Here, beach finds are a sure thing. These geological gifts have been shaped over millennia by water, wind and time, resulting in colorful and ...

Statement Correspondent Anna Whitney holds a Petoskey stone. Meleck Eldahshoury/DAILY. Buy this photo. If you can’t bring yourself to touch grass, at least touch rocks. I was always a “rocks and ...