We invite you to take a virtual tour through a tiny
corner of our lives.
You can see we really are "down to earth" people who run this business.
Sometimes even I get stalked by the camera person..
Usually it's me taking all the pictures.
That's Rob, he's building new shelves to store all the gemstones and goodies we've
collected in our travels.
Here's Treble.. she's our traveling companion on our adventures into the wilderness.
If you are looking for us at any outdoor shows?
Look for the gal in the silly cowboy hat. Most likely it will be me.
Ah... I'm such a water baby. In the summer of 2006 we went on a road trip west to
the Algoma region looking for that "elusive" Lake Superior Agate. YES we
did come home with a few, just a few. It was not exactly the right time of year for
picking these treasures. This picture was taken between Agawa and Montreal River (I
can't recall quite where we were as we were stopping a lot on the highway and rushing off
for more adventures). And yes, an Agate did come from this bay, a really pretty
banded one.
Rob knows where to find me when my shoes aren't on my feet.
That picture was taken in Pancake Bay just north of
Sault St. Marie. The pebbles on this beach are very smooth (but small).. we didn't
find any Agates here.
Here's Rob again, pointing at the pictographs sign located in the Agawa Canyon. If
you ever get a chance to stop here and go look at the pictographs it is well worth the
walk. It's quite beautiful.
That's me being a goof at the pictograph warning sign. Really though, all joking
aside and funny faces, this place does require respect and caution. It's
breathtakingly beautiful but the waves and wet rocks to create a treacherous place to view
these ancient paintings. It is well worth the visit though.
Now you can see why there is a huge warning sign (back where I was being a goof).
The climb is quite steep and the pictographs? Are near the far edge of the rocks you see
in this picture and then around the corner. I don't know if you can see the safety
ropes in this picture, but there are ropes that are anchored in the rock by steel pins and
the end of the rope is "in" the water (so you can pull yourself back up if you
fall in). No we didn't fall in, but I did leave my shoes (right about where Rob is
standing) as the rocks were damp (as you can see by the photo it had been raining).
Here I am at our favorite place to stay when travelling in the Algoma region. This
is the stone beach at Twilight Lodge in Montreal River. The cabin we spent the night
in is just behind me and wayyyy up on the top of a hill. It's a very beautiful place
to stay, the cabins are quite lovely and the folks that run the lodge are very friendly
and wonderful to talk to.
