Sugarloaf Point SNA near Schroeder, Minnesota, is home to a pebble beach full of treasures. It's an agate hunter's paradise.

Hunting grounds: Comb any pebbly beach on the south and west shores of Lake Superior, but the beaches near Grand Marais are famed for their agates. What to look for: A pitted or peeled texture.

Hunting for Lake Superior Agate has been a bucket list item of mine for a LONG time. Michigan's Great Lakes are full of incredible treasures, and in my opinion the Lake Superior Agate is one of ...

Lake Superior’s beaches are full of “agate imposters” like jasper and chert, which can share similar characteristics. But the main difference, Karen explains, is translucency.