Riddle Hill Rocks

Rock Shed will not be open this weekend - October 4th & 5th. I will be working at our local gem, mineral and fossil show. Take a look at the LOESS page for all of the details. Brief description - 15+ dealers, 12+ demonstrators, large kids' area. 20 special displays on the theme of colored minerals and fossils. The show is located in the Orr Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. I will be open again next weekend for the Friday night activities, Saturday, Sunday and on Columbus day

Riddle Hill Rocks opened up for the fall last weekend. The weekend was a little slow with a rainout shortly after lunch on Saturday and Sunday was a bit warm for people to really get in the fall mood. This weekend let's see if it will be a bit better. Attached are some new photos of the interior of the Rock Shed. A few highlights of the material are some very nice and colorful agatized coral from Florida and some great minerals from Elmwood, TN. If you are looking for decorative wall hanging material there are splash copper pieces, some copper art pieces and a few high-quality fossil fish replicas. As always there is a good selection of meteorites, including an Illinois meteorite from the Park Forest fall, and a piece of a meteorite from the moon. There are also a number of impact glasses - moldavites and Libyan Desert glass at great prices. A selection of books ae also available - both new and used at substantial price discounts. I have some new Geo-scoops that are great for picking up shells, agates or anything else you want to pick up without all of that bending over. There is a nice selection of Michigan minerals with a lot of copper.

Stop by this coming weekend to say hello.

Finally have the exterior of the Rock Shed all repainted (courtesy of the Patch Crew) and the trim all finished (courtesy of Tom Sabo). The Rock Shed is ready for business beginning Friday evening September 19th. Next week I will be posting interior pictures highlighting the new display shelving/lighting and new material. Be sure to stop by and tell all of your friends.

The Rock Shed will be open again this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The weather does not look too bad, mid-70s, chance of a scattered shower and windy. If in doubt, check the Bomke's Patch page. Next weekend the Rock Shed will only be open on Friday evening. I will be busy with LOESS Rock Show at the State Fairgrounds. This is a great show so stop by and say hello.