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Leland blue stone michigan.
The twins had great fun in the crystal clear water and playing on the beach.
Jewelry from northern michigan artisans made with leland blue sort by position name price set descending direction 1 15 of 16.
Frankfort green it s dubbed and like leland blue it appears in.
We were in leland for the day coming over from traverse city.
More than just a quintessentially northern michigan stone leland blue is the foundation of a whole lifestyle that has seamlessly blended the business of selling with the love of finding and.
Leland blues are stones that i didn t know existed until i moved here.
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During a short period from 1870 to 1885 iron ore was mined in northern michigan and shipped to the leland lake superior company.
Or maybe a similar stone has caught your eye in shades of green.
When raw ore is heated the iron ore.
The story of the leland blue stone is not exactly as alluring as finding one on the beaches in leland.
Leland blue more these brilliant blue green and purple treasures aren t actually stones.
The deep aquamarine color matches the lakes in.
Leland blue is slag glass a by product of smelting iron ore that was pushed to the harbor as waste.
Today washes up on the beaches of leland and ranges in colors of blue purple gray and green.
It amazes me how blue the water is here.
I also went early in the morning when it was a little windy less crowds and more likelihood of finding stones.
They re slag a byproduct of michigan s historic smelting industry.
Leland blue as it s known is popular throughout the region.
Leland blue is the local stone that people use to make jewelry.
Once i saw one i instantly wanted one of my own even more so than a petoskey.
I wanted to find some so i did what was suggested by another tripadvisor review i brought water sandals very rocky shoreline a bucket and a strainer.