Lots of potential customers here.
I had to get a blog out today to keep you all up to date on the exciting times we have been having. After the World of Agates Show, we headed for the U.P. and I had three wonderful demo days with good sales at Copper World in Calumet. It’s hard to beat making wire-wrapped gemstones in the Keweenaw Peninsula, home of chlorastrolite, datolite, prehnite, and other copper-related gems.
It is especially nice when the cruise boat Yorktown docks in Houghton and brings several tour buses up to Calumet.
Two Greenstone pendants done and one Fordite pendant started.
A new Fordite pendant now for sale at Copper World.
A new 13 million dollar copper history museum has been opened in a historic building in Calumet and this also brings in tourists. The Keweenaw Peninsula is all a National Historic Site and the new museum is a classy addition to the Quincy Mine and other copper country sites. If you go to the museum, which you should, do not miss the 14 minute film on copper country history. It is in a separate little room and easy to miss, but very thought-provoking on historic preservation or destruction.
Ashley likes the Druzy Quartz Pendant while Tony looks on at Copper World. Copper World is one of the top rated gift stores (according to Lake Superior Magazine) in the Lake Superior area.
I made several new pieces at Copper World and I especially liked a new Fordite one. If you do not know what Fordite is review my older post on the subject. Just put into the search box “Fordite”.
I am going to finish a piece on the workbench while having loads of fun at the Loads of Fun Laundromat in Houghton; one of those necessary evils of camping.
There are unlimited rocks here to look through! Krystal Kauffman photo.
We had our first hunt yesterday morning. Very limited success was had in mining Copper Included Agates, but we know they are there at the Kearsarge and will dig again.
That’s all I have time for today as the clothes need to be in the dryer. We wish all of you were here.