E21401 Newberg Road, PO Box 308, Grand Marais MI 49839
Welcome
The Agatelady Rock Shop opened in 2023 to replace the Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum that operated since 1999. The new facility is located two miles away from the museum. A map is located on this website's home page.
About Us
Although the new rock shop does not have an associated museum, it does have three display cases with incredible specimens (not for sale). There are more than 200 bins with a wide array of rocks and minerals for sale, including Lake Superior agates, agates from other geographic locations, intriguing rocks and minerals (including specimens that were on display at the museum), hand-crafted agate windows and lamps made by the rock shop owner, and books self-published by the owner that can also be purchased on this website. The rock shop is open with limited semi-retirement hours: June, July, August, and September; Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:00-5:00 pm. However, other days/times can be set up as private appointments (minimum purchase required). You can book an appointment on the HOME page. You can also book a class or custom lecture on the home page (fee required). Happy rocking!
Original Museum Webpage to this New Webpage
This new www.agateladyrockshop.com webpage will now be the active site replacing the original museum's www.agatelady.com webpage. The focus of this new webpage is to facilitate people signing up for private appointments, lectures, and classes as well as for purchasing books self-published by the rock shop owner, Karen Brzys.
The original webpage will remain on the internet. No additional updates will be made to the agatelady.com site, but the archive will be preserved with thousands of photos and stories. The information in the archive on the original webpage includes: agate basics, customer agate finds, Grand Marais scenes, history's gems, and more. The online gift shop on the museum's website will no longer be active since it is being replaced on this new website. However, additional photos of the pages in my books are displayed.
Thanks to everyone over the last 24 years for supporting the Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum.
The New Agatelady Rock Shop
The Agatelady Rock Shop opened with regular hours on June 1, 2023. The semi-retirement regular season hours are: June, July, August, September; Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:00-5:00pm. There are no minimum purchase requirements for regular season hours. Private appointments for other dates and times can be scheduled on this website's HOME page. To access the appointment, lecture, and class options, click on the Appointment icon at either the top and bottom of this page OR scroll down the HOME page. There are minimum purchase requirements for private appointments that must be paid in advance. The minimum purchase requirement is per group (not per individual customer) and will grant a credit toward purchases made by the group in the rock shop. There are also fees for the lectures and classes that do not grant credits toward purchases. I look forward to the Agatelady Rock Shop continuing in the legacy of the Gitche Gumee Museum!
The Agatelady Rock Shop is located at E21401 Newberg Road, Grand Marais, MI 49839 — which is two miles from the museum and downtown. Please see the map on the home page.