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Oct 1, 20264 min read

Laughing Whitefish Falls Spreads a Hundred Feet Down a Wall of Sandstone Half a Mile Through the Woods Near Sundell. It Was on a Stereograph Card in the 1800s.

Laughing Whitefish Falls drops 100 feet down a fan of sandstone in Alger County, half a mile from the parking lot. The name was on a 19th-century stereograph card long before John Voelker's novel.

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Castle Rock Rises 195 Feet Over the Water Just North of St. Ignace. The Eby Family Has Let People Climb It Since 1929, and Until the Late 1970s It Cost a Dime.

A 195-foot pillar of Mackinac Breccia north of St. Ignace, run by the Eby family since 1929. It costs $1 to climb,...

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Sep 28, 20263 min read

The Stripes on the Pictured Rocks Cliffs Are Stains, and They’re Still Being Made

The stripes on the Pictured Rocks cliffs are mineral stain, still being laid down by groundwater leaking out of the sandstone. Iron...

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Jul 27, 20263 min read

Michigan’s Most Famous Rock Formation Lost a Piece of Itself Overnight. Fishermen Called It In by Cell Phone.

Miners Castle is the signature landmark of Pictured Rocks, and on April 13, 2006, its northeast turret collapsed into Lake Superior. The...

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geology

The latest geology story

Laughing Whitefish Falls Spreads a Hundred Feet Down a Wall of Sandstone Half a Mile Through the Woods Near Sundell. It Was on a Stereograph Card in the 1800s.

More geology stories, newest first

Castle Rock Rises 195 Feet Over the Water Just North of St. Ignace. The Eby Family Has Let People Climb It Since 1929, and Until the Late 1970s It Cost a Dime.

The Stripes on the Pictured Rocks Cliffs Are Stains, and They’re Still Being Made

Michigan’s Most Famous Rock Formation Lost a Piece of Itself Overnight. Fishermen Called It In by Cell Phone.