906-450-5033 — Grand Marais, MI
Agatelady Rock Shop

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906-450-5033 — Grand Marais, MI
Regular Season Semi-Retirement Hours
(no minimum purchase required)
June through September;
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays;
2:00-5:00pm
Winter Private Appointments (minimum purchase or fee required): private appointments,classes, and lectures can be set up in advance by selecting one of the options below.
The new Agatelady Rock Shop is located on Newberg Road two miles southwest of the original Gitche Gumee Museum and downtown Grand Marais. Please note that GPS systems do not work well in our area. If you wish to use GPS, insert the crossroad of M77 and Newberg Road. From that intersection drive 3/4 of a mile west on Newberg Road, and look for the rock shop's sign at the bottom of my driveway on your left. Please note that east of M77, the road's name is instead Carpenter Road.
NOTE: The GoDaddy service is not working right now on my laptop (6/20/25). The services listed on my website are currently not showing up and a big black box appears instead. I tried from my cell phone, and the website is working. I just spent an hour on the phone with GoDaddy technicians. They say the services are also showing up on their computers. Most likely the problem on my end is my very limited 5 meg WiFi speed. If you do not see the list of services on this home page (private appointments, classes, lectures), please call me at 906-450-5033 if you would like to request a private appointment.
NORMAL BOOKING PROCEDURE: If you would to set up a private appointment to get into the rock shop, please click on the desired type of appointment below to schedule the day and time you would like. Note that appointments will not always be possible given my schedule, especially on an impromptu basis. Also, for impromptu appointments, to bribe me to come out of "semi-retirement," a minimum purchase is required to make it worth my while since I am currently working on writing my fourth agate book, which will be available in June 2026. To guarantee entry into the rock shop, it would be best for you to select click on the BOOK NOW link next to your desired option. A calendar will pop up — advance to the desired month, select the desired date, and click on the desired time below the calendar. Not all dates and times are available. I set my schedule each day around the advanced bookings and will certainly honor these appointments, but i may not be available for dates and times on an impromptu basis. To get additional information about each option (if it does not automatically appear on your device), click on the name of the desired option. Thanks for your understanding and support of my semi-retirement policies.
To get to the other pages on this website, click on the navigation bars in the upper left-hand corner of this page to access the pull-down menu options. You can also click on the desired links at the bottom of this page. These other pages include:
— A page that allows you to purchase retail or wholesale books.
— A page that includes photos of the rock shop's construction process, current photos from inside of the rock shop, and a link that takes you on a virtual tour of the now closed Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum (also operated by Karen Brzys from 1999-2022).
The antiques in the rock shop's west addition are gone and now a wide array of fluorescent rocks are in this room. The long wave 365 nm fluorescent rocks include syenite (the "Y" rock), ruby, fluorite, agate, sodalite, and more. The short wave 255 nm rocks include willamite, calcite, agates, and more. We also have a wide array of UV flashlights available including long wave, mid wave, and short wave.
Need help booking a private appointment, lecture, or class -- please contact Karen Brzys via phone or email using the information at the bottom of this page.
E21401 Newberg Road, PO Box 308 Grand Marais MI 49839
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