1-3: ISHPEMING, MI. Ishpeming
Rock and Mineral Club 33RD ANNUAL UPPER
PENINSULA GEM AND MINERAL SHOW. Elks Club
Hall, 597 Lake Shore Drive. Sat. 9:30-4:30. There will be
dealers selling
minerals in the rough, lapidary items, agates, petrified wood, tumbled
stones, silver jewelry, rock lampshades, and so
much more! There will also be displays, a
silent auction, Kids Area,
and door prizes! The show is located across from the famous
Historic Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum and Headframe
which houses the equally famous Ishpeming Rock
and Mineral Club Mineral Displays! See
all the great mining, mineral and historical displays! A REAL MUST SEE!!! SPECIAL
EVENT – our famous indoor CRACKER BARREL
session, 7:00 PM. Exchange ideas, ask questions, and meet fellow
rockhounds. The Cracker Barrel will include the
program – “Montreal
Mine, Montreal, WI,” and the raffle prize
drawing at 9:00 P.M. Refreshments
served. SPECIAL EVENT
- field trips
on Friday and Sunday. Field Trip # 1:
Friday, August 1st, to a local Iron mine for
mineral specimens. Meet in the Pamida
parking lot (in the Country Village Shopping Area, Ishpeming) at 9:00 am;
cost is $5 per person. Field Trip # 2:
Sunday, August 3rd, to Lindberg's Quarry to
collect Kona Dolomite. Meet at Negaunee
Township Hall at 12:30 pm (or meet at quarry at 1:00 pm.) Sign up for
Sunday's field trip at the SHOW; cost is $5 per person. HAND TOOLS
ONLY - NO POWER TOOLS. SAFETY GLASSES ARE
REQUIRED!!! Show Admission:
FREE. CONTACT: Ernest Johnson, 1962 W. Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI
49855, (906) 228-9422,
ejohnson@nmu.edu.
For information on nearby camping and RV sites, go to
http://hometown.aol.com/irockclub/IRMCA.html
for more information.
August 9-10: RACINE, WI. Racine Geological Society ANNUAL SALE/SWAP. Elks Lodge No. 252, 5844 Douglas Avenue. Sat. 10:00-5:00, Sun. 10:00-4:00. Swap and selling, Jewelry Repair, Silent Auctions, Lapidary Equipment, Minerals, Fossils, Crystals, find out about our club! FREE parking. CONTACT: John Lowman, (262) 554-5370.
15-17: BRIDGETON (ST.
LOUIS), MO. Greater St. Louis Association
of Earth Science Clubs 16TH ANNUAL GEM,
MINERAL, JEWELRY, AND FOSSIL SHOW.
Machinists Hall Auditorium, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road (just off I-270).
Fri. 4:00-9:00, Sat. 10:00-7:00, Sun. 11:00-5:00. This show is the
joint effort of six clubs,
including Mineral Area Gem & Mineral Society,
Rock Hobby Club of Greater St. Louis,
Rockwood Gem and Mineral Society,
St. Louis Mineral and Gem Society,
and the Show Me Gems and Minerals Club.
There will be national dealers
offering minerals, fossils, gems, jewelry, and gifts. There will also
be exhibits, displays, working demonstrations, a
Youth Booth, and
food. Bob Morse will have a special
exhibit of his fluorescent minerals
collection (30+ years in the making!) Throughout the show, Bob will
also be presenting fluorescent mineral programs. Donations:
Adults $5, Seniors (62 and up) $4, Juniors $2, children under 5 are FREE if
accompanied by an adult, all scouts and leaders in uniform FREE. There
is FREE parking. CONTACT: Robert Morse, 135 Knox Street, Troy, MO
63379, (636) 462-4423,
morse@centurytel.com,
or Willis Smith, (314) 521-8896,
missouri-gem@sbcglobal.net. More
information can be found at the Association’s Web site at
www.stlearthsci.org.
22-24: SOUTH BEND, IN. Michiana
Gem and Mineral Society 45th ANNUAL
JEWELRY, GEM, AND MINERAL SHOW AND SALE.
St. Joseph County Fairgrounds, Ester Singer Building, 5117 S. Ironwood Road.
Fri. 2:00-7:00, Sat. 10:00-6:00, Sun. 10:00-4:00. 16
quality dealers will be selling minerals,
fossils, gems, jewelry, beads, cabs, slabs, and lapidary equipment. Displays
will feature fossils, petrified wood, fluorescent minerals, and
The Minerals of Indiana.
SPECIAL DISPLAY: a guitar inlaid with stone! Demonstrations
will include stone cutting, making spheres, faceting, bead making, and
scrimshaw.
The Kids Korner will have a wheel spin, a dig, grab bags, and hourly door
prizes just for kids. The show will also have silent auctions
throughout the show, hourly door prizes for adults, and free mineral ID. The
show will be air conditioned! Admission:
donations accepted; Adults $2.50, Children (6-12) $1, under 6 FREE.
FREE parking. CONTACT: (Show Chair) Marie Crull, (574) 272-7209,
crullb2@sbcglobal.net,
or (Dealer Chair) Joseph Perry, 58075 Potawatomie Drive, Osceola, IN
46561, (574) 674-6762,
j.e.perry@sbcglobal.net.
23: CLIO, MI. Flint
Rock and Gem Club 6TH ANNUAL SWAP MEET.
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION!
Senior Center parking lot, 2136 W. Vienna Road. Sat. 9:00-5:00.
BUY-SELL-SWAP! The show will be held,
rain or shine! 8
members will be offering such items as
Graveyard Plume Agate, chatoyant malachite, fossils, jewelry, books, beads,
cabs, slabs, and lapidary equipment. There will be a fluorescent
display, lots of food, free mineral identification, and
for kids, the popular
spinning wheel and grab bags. Admission
is FREE, with lots of FREE parking. CONTACT: Dan Goodwin, 6325 E. Hill
Road, Grand Blanc, MI 48439, (810) 695-2768,
dudley354@comcast.net.
23-24: PEORIA, IL. Peoria
Academy Of Science, Geology Section ANNUAL
GEM, MINERAL, AND FOSSIL, SHOW. ITOO
Society Building, 4909 W. Farmington Road. Sat, 9:00-5:00, Sun
10:00-5:00. 20 vendors
will be offering minerals, fossils (including
Mazon Creek fossils),
mineral jewelry, beads, Brazilian minerals and jewelry, and rough rock.
SPECIAL DISPLAY: trilobites and invertebrate fossils from a large private
collection. There will be demonstrations of sphere making, fossil
preparation, cabochon making, and the making of glass beads. The
Illinois Geological Survey
will provide free mineral identification, geological maps, and educational
displays. A large Kids Area
will have numerous games, coloring activities, grab bags, a working flume
where kids can search for “treasure,” and much
more! There will be hourly door prizes, a
silent auction, and great food. Admission:
FREE, with lots of FREE parking. CONTACT: Jim Travis,
(309) 645-3609,
boatnick@aol.com.