Some people make jewelry out of Herkimer Diamonds, others believe they hold metaphysical healing powers. Others get arrested over them. It was unclear this week why a total of 10 people risked ...

Recently, I spent the weekend at a mine in Herkimer County, New York digging for diamonds. That’s right — my family and I spent hours out in the hot sun banging on rocks in search of the elusive ...

COVID-19 has made this summer very different from the past. Trips and activities were cancelled, so some people started to enjoy local alternatives that could be enjoyed while following the Governor’s ...

Hi-ho, hi-ho! It’s off to the diamond mines we go! Unlike the Disney version, there are no pint-size companions named Sneezy, Bashful, and Doc. But if you like getting dirty, sweaty — and, maybe, ...

A few years ago my cousins from Massachusetts brought their grandkids down to the farm. On the way they made a couple of stops. One was at Howe Caverns and the other was just north of Herkimer to dig ...

Moonstones in Montana, amethyst and emeralds in North Carolina, garnet and quartz in upstate New York. At pay-to-dig mines around the United States, visitors can paw through piles of mine tailings to ...