Rock Swap where various club members and collectors set up in the Dunhams Sports parking lot in Stevens Point to trade and sell minerals and rocks that they have.
Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center - 10101 Market St Rothschild WI
Saturday May 4 10AM-5PM Sunday May 5 10AM-4PM
Saturday, August 19, 2023
10:00 AM 4:00 PM
5609 Hwy. 10, Stevens Point, North end of parking lot where Applebees used to be. Items for sale must be lapidary related—buy, sell or trade—no cost to set up.
At Marshfield High School Fieldhouse, 1401 E Becker Rd, Marshfield WI
May 6 10am-5pm
May 7 10am-4pm
Free Admission, Rocks, Fossils, Gems, Jewelry, Kids activities, Door prizes, Silent Auction
ALL DAY EVENT - Metals, Minerals, Jewelry, Mining Items
Food & Drink Vendors on site
Quincy Mine Hoist, Highway 41, Hancock, Michigan
For more information or to be a vendor, please contact Dale Hartmann at 715-477-2519
or email at brujodale@coslink.net
Annual Club Christmas Party at the Kelmans, 1403 N. Broadway Ave., Marshfield, WI. Social hour 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm; dinner at 6:30 pm. Meat, beverages and table service provided. Bring a dish to pass and a donation for the Food Pantry. Call Cindy Kelman at 715-387-8782 to RSVP.
Annual picnic at the Pfiffner Building, 401 Franklin St., Stevens Point. Starts at 4:00 pm, dinner at 6:00 pm.
Meat, beverages and dinnerware will be provided. Please bring a dish to pass.
5609 Hwy. 10, Stevens Point, in the parking lot behind Applebees. For more information, contact Sandy Brandl at 715-326-1609. Items for sale must be lapidary related—buy, sell or trade—no cost to set up.
Marshfield High School Fieldhouse, 1401 Becker Rd., Marshfield, WI
Free admission, free parking, children’s activities, door prizes, displays, vendors, silent auction, demonstrators, speakers and snack bar
Marshfield High School Fieldhouse, 1401 Becker Rd., Marshfield, WI
Free admission, free parking, children’s activities, door prizes, displays, vendors, silent auction, demonstrators, speakers and snack bar
Friday, Dec. 14, 2018
CHRISTMAS PARTY
at
The Kelmans’ house
1403 N. Broadway Ave.
Marshfield, WI
Dinner at 6:30 p.m (Social time 5:30 - ?)
Bring a dish to pass and something for the food pantry
Meat, beverages and table service will be provided
If you didn’t sign up at the meeting and still wish to come,
please give Cindy Kelman a call at 715-387-8782 by Wednesday, Dec. 12
(that way you will have a chair to sit on).
Field trip to Earthaven Museum to tour the museum and collect mineral and fossil specimens at the Lena Quarry. Earthaven Museum is located at 7599 Fifield Rd., Gillett, WI. Meet at Earthaven at 10:00 am. Tour museum in the morning, break for lunch courtesy of our hosts, Mike and Ruth Riesch who will lead us on a trip to the Lena Quarry in the afternoon. Marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite and calcite are some of the minerals present. Fossils include crinoids, trilobites, cephalopods, gastrapods, and brachiopods. Some coral and stromatolites found too. Club members register by sending your name by Sept. 15, 2018 to: info@heartofwisconsinrocks.com
Note: NEW LOCATION for club picnic: Pfiffner Building in Pfiffner Park, 401 Franklin St., Stevens Point, WI. Picnic starts at 4:00 pm, dinner starts at 6:00 pm. Meat, beverages and dinnerware will be provided. Bring a dish to pass. PROGRAM: "Eat, Drink and be Merry." Austin and Jennifer Gausmann would appreciate an RSVP so they have an idea of how many people will be attending. Please call 920-574-8651.
In the parking lot behind Applebees, 5609 Hwy. 10 East, Stevens Point, WI. Vendors will be selling and swapping rocks, minerals, equipment, etc. For information contact Sandy Brandl at 715-326-1609.
Marshfield High School field house
1402 Becker Rd., Marshfield, WI
Theme: Agate Adventures
Marshfield High School field house
1402 Becker Rd., Marshfield, WI
Theme: Agate Adventures
Friday, Dec. 15, 2017
CHRISTMAS PARTY
at
The Kelmans’ house
1403 N. Broadway Ave.
Marshfield, WI
Dinner at 6:30 p.m (Social time 5:30 - ?)
Bring a dish to pass and something for the food pantry
Meat, beverages and table service will be provided
If you didn’t sign up at the meeting and still wish to come,
please give Cindy Kelman a call at 715 387-8782 by Thurs. Dec. 14
(that way you will have a chair to sit on).
Picnic will be at the Dave & Judy Marshall residence, 3202 Bronson Rd., Wisconsin Rapids. Event starts at 4:00 pm and dinner starts at 6:00 pm. Meat, beverages and dinnerware will be provided. Bring a dish to pass. RSVP by calling 715-421-4053. Call the same number for driving directions.
Event will be held in the parking lot behind Applebees, 5609 Hwy. 10, Stevens Point. Several vendors will be selling rocks, minerals, lapidary equipment and related items. For more information, contact Sandy Brandl at 715-326-1609.
Keweenaw Week collecting and educational events sponsored by the Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club. Go to www.ccrmc.info for more information and to register.
Keweenaw Mineral Days collecting events sponsored by MIchigan Tech / AE Seaman Mineral Museum and Keweenaw Gem & Gift.
Go to www.museum.mtu.edu/visit/events/keweenaw-mineral-days for more information and to register.
Trip to State Forest to collect kyanite and garnet. Led by Austin Gausmann. Members can call 920-574-8651 or email jjmcarder@charter.net to register. Please leave your name, how many are going and a phone number where you can be reached. Deadline to register is April 24, 2017. Directions available on Rockhound News page. More details available in the April 1, 2017 edition of Rockhound News.
Friday, Dec. 9 2016
CHRISTMAS PARTY
at
The Kelmans’ house
1403 N. Broadway Ave.
Marshfield
Dinner at 6:30 p.m (Social time 5:30 - ?)
Bring a dish to pass and something for the food pantry
Meat, beverages and table service will be provided
If you didn’t sign up at the meeting and still wish to come,
please give Cindy Kelman a call at 715 387-8782 by Thurs. Dec. 8
(that way you will have a chair to sit on).
Field trip will be led by Mike and Ruth Riesch, Earthaven Museum. We will be collecting Silurian age fossils including agatized fossils. Bring a lunch and meet at Culver's/Mobil station, 5581 Gordon Rd, Sturgeon Bay, WI at 10:00 am on Saturday morning, Oct. 15. We will caravan to the collecting site from there. Rain or shine.
Check out the sale with 50 flats to choose from at Earthaven Museum, 7599 Fifield Rd., Gillett, WI. Proceeds will go toward fostering greater appreciation for the Earth Sciences among young and old alike, especially with schools and community organizations. Earthaven Museum is a non-profit organization.
Rain or shine--in the parking lot behind Applebee's, 5609 Hwy. 10, Stevens Point
Contact Sandy @ 715-326-1609 for more information.
