Well, the Gitche Gumee Museum had quite a run. As Karen previously reported, in 2022 she decided to permanently close the museum after 24 years and start the new Agatelady Rock Shop, which opened for regular hours on June 1, 2023 and closed its doors May 29, 2026 with the sudden passing of it’s founder and owner. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the Gitche Gumee and the Agatelady Rock Shop! Karen will forever be missed.
This will be the last update for this webpage. I will leave this page online to preserve access to the archive of information including agate basics, current Grand Marais scenes, mineral of the month, customer agate finds, history’s gem of the month, rockhounding and adventure trips, and more. Other content will be removed to reflect the museum’s closing such as information about museum services, online gift shop, and Gitche Gumee gatherings.
Karen Brzys’s books can be purchased for a limited time at agateladyrockshop.com scroll down to the bottom of the HOME page to see the list of books.
Happy rockhounding!
Karen Brzys
Gitche Gumee Museum
(Closed on August 31, 2022. The new Agatelady Rock Shop opens in 2023)
MUSEUM FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gitche-Gumee-Agate-and-History-Museum.
NOTE: This business page will either be deleted or the name will be changed to Agatelady-Rock-Shop.
January 2023 – Last Update
Bumblebee Jasper
Use these weather signs while
On Outings (from Museum founder’s
Agate book)
Online Gift Shop
The on-line gift shop has been deleted from this
website. To purchase Karen Brzys books, please
go to the new website,
www.agateladyrockshop.com.
Rock Hounding and Adventure Trips
South Dakota rock hunting trip,
October 2020
Correspondence
New testimonial from Rockhounding/Agate Class participants