Our January meeting will include installment of the 2023 Board of Directors, BYO meal, and a couple of rock themed TED Talks. If you would like, please bring your own meal - the club will provide beverages (soda, coffee, water) and desserts. Here is the agenda for January 14th: 6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm – Club […]
Our February meeting will include a presentation by Cara Santelli, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She has served in a former role as a curator of the National Gems and Minerals Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Cara will bring her experience and expertise to […]
Our March meeting will include Demonstration Night. If you are interested in demonstrating your skills, please let me know so I can prepare enough space for all those who wish to participate (email [email protected]). Examples of past demonstrations include: geode cutting with a lapidary saw, rock drilling, Alaskan fossil collection display and discussion, gemstone tree display […]
Our April 8th club meeting will include a presentation on "Fluorescent Minerals" by Chris Clemens, Chapter President of the Midwest Chapter Fluorescent Mineral Society. He will be presenting via Zoom and we will live stream the presentation at the in-person meeting. Here is the agenda for April 8th: 6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:00pm – Club Proceedings 7:00-8:00pm – Presentation […]
Our May Club meeting will include brief club proceedings and then we will jump right into our Annual Club Auction! Our annual Club Auction is one of our biggest Club fundraising activities. We will have a "Live" auction segment to go along with the Silent Auction. The success of this event in the past has […]
Our September meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our meeting will focus on club updates, annual show information, and summer finds. Bring your rockhounding finds from this summer and share your stories with members! Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm - Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm - Club […]
The October 14th meeting will include the "Find of the Year" contest. It has been several years, but it is back by popular demand! Please see meeting agenda and contest category details below: Here is the agenda for October 14: 6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing/Setting up contest entries 6:30-7:00pm – Club Proceedings 7:00-7:45pm – Viewing and Voting […]
Our November 11th meeting will include a presentation by Eric Moen on "The Magic of Faceting". Here is a list of remaining meetings for 2023: November 11 - Club Meeting and Presentation by Eric Moen December 9 - Club Meeting, Potluck, and Installation of 2024 Officers Here is the agenda for November 11: 6:00-6:30pm - Arrival/Socializing […]
Our December meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our program will include a potluck, installation of 2024 Officers, and a gift exchange. The potluck and gift exchange are voluntary. Feel free to bring a dish to share. If you would like to participate in […]
Our January meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our program will include regular club business and a presentation by Philip Persson from Persson Rare Minerals LLC in Golden, Colorado. January Meeting Schedule: 6:00-6:30pm – Socializing/Member Rock Swap-Sale 6:30-7:00pm – Club Business 7:00-8:15pm – Presentation […]
Our February meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our program will include regular club business and a presentation on The Paleo Discoveries of the Dinosaur Ridge given by Erin LaCount, the Education Programs Director at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado. February Meeting Schedule: 6:00-6:30pm […]
Our March meeting will include Demonstration Night. If you are interested in demonstrating your skills, please let me know so I can prepare enough space for all those who wish to participate (email [email protected]). Examples of past demonstrations include: geode cutting with a lapidary saw, rock drilling, Alaskan fossil collection display and discussion, gemstone tree display […]
We are very excited to be welcoming The Agate Man to the Creekside Community Center. Lyndon D. Johnson will be bringing ~ 300lbs of specimens and sharing his knowledge of Lake Superior Agates and other Minnesota gems and minerals. Lyndon is well-known for the incredible agates he finds, including a 31-pound dendritic agate and his […]
Our May Club meeting will include brief club proceedings and then we will jump right into our Spring Auction (which means, yes... we are having more than one auction this year!) Our club auctions are some of our biggest Club fundraising activities. We will have a "Live" auction segment to go along with the Silent […]
We are thrilled to announce we will be having a guest speaker from NASA’s Space Ambassador program. Kevin Cole is an Assistant Professor of Earth Science and Astronomy in the Math/Science Department of Harper College and his talk, titled “DART, Hera, and Planetary Defense”, will educate us on planetary defense and the threat of potentially […]
Our October Club meeting will include brief club proceedings and then Ben Chorn will treat us to a great presentation on Montana Moss Agates We are very excited to welcome our own Ben Chorn to teach us about the amazing Moss Agates from Montana. Ben is professional Geologist licensed in Illinois and Minnesota, He got […]
In our November meeting we will be running our 2nd Annual "Find of the Year" contest as well as sharing our summer finds, so bring your rockhounding finds from this summer and share your stories with members and be ready to vote on the stellar finds of the 2024 season! Please see meeting agenda and […]
Our December meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our program will include a potluck, installation of 2025 Officers, and a gift exchange. The potluck and gift exchange are voluntary. Feel free to bring a dish to share. If you would like to participate in […]
Our first club meeting of 2025 is scheduled for Saturday, January 11 at 2:30 PM in the Shakopee Community Center. Please plan to attend because there is much important club business that needs your input. Here is the meeting schedule:2:30 – 3:00 PM Socializing and Member Rock Sales3:00 – 4:00 PM Club Business including swearing-in […]
The BOD has voted to cancel the IN-PERSON portion of the club meeting on Saturday, February 8, 2025 due to the incoming storm. Member safety is a top priority.The meeting will proceed as scheduled via ZOOM.Because we are in mid transition from Mail Chimp to Mail Poet - those who have confirmed will receive this […]
