MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — On a cold, blustery day in April, Bel and I headed to the North Shore to meet up with a rock star named Taylor, or as he’s known on social media, “Agate Dad.” Taylor is famous in ...

As the days shorten, the waters of Minnesota’s greatest lake draw folks to soak up their last outdoor moments before the cold sets in. In Duluth, agate hunters parsed the sands at Park Point Beach, a ...

The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost Whitefish Point.

Explore the best of Minnesota's North Shore with a sprawling road trip that takes you from Duluth all the way to a small town near the Canadian border.