Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club

Trips & Meetings

Program Meetings are held at the Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming. Doors open at 1:00pm to allow visitors time to check out our mineral collection displays.

Important notices for all Field Trips!

We love including everyone on our trips. However, field trips can be dangerous if participants are not careful. We do not want anyone to get hurt or to lose our visiting privileges to private sites.

You are strongly advised to read and follow the full Field Trip rules:

Here are some key highlights:

The rules will be presented again in full before any trip begins.

Upcoming Meetings & Events (2024)

October 20th, 2024 - Program Meeting

Cliffs Shaft @ 1:30pm: Cindy Silva, Great Lakes Gems Designer and Owner will demonstrate how to wire wrap stones for jewelry. She will also show us how she sets stones in a bezzel tray using epoxy clay, and showcase some of her jewelry creations.

A business meeting will follow the presentation.

November 17th, 2024 - Program Meeting

Cliffs Shaft @ 1:30pm: Annual "Show and Tell Presentations -- IRMC Members." Our Members have the opportunity to show their summer's collected rock treasures and share their rock collecting tales. Members will show off their new treasures and a panel of Club Members will be available to help identify local rock and mineral specimens brought by members and visitors.

A business meeting will follow the presentation.

December 8th, 2024 - IRMC Christmas Party and Annual Officer Elections

River Rock Lanes Banquet Center in Ishpeming, MI @ 5pm: Exact details may be subject to change. There will be a dinner, officer elections, and a presentation.

Attendees must sign up in advance at the October or November regular meetings.

Upcoming Meetings & Events (2025)

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