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Welcome to the Lakeland Gem & Mineral Club

The Lakeland Gem & Mineral Club is the geology and Earth sciences club for the Wisconsin Northwoods and Upper Peninsula of Michigan

The next club meeting is
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 

Please join us for the next meeting of the Lakeland Gem & Mineral Club.  

The Lakeland Gem & Mineral Club meets at 6:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month from April through November at the Church of the Pines in Minocqua, Wisconsin.

Upcoming Meetings:

October 22, 2024

Annual Gem & Mineral Show 2025

The 56th annual Gem & Mineral show hosted by the Lakeland Gem & Mineral Club will be held July 11 & 12, 2025 at the Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, Wisconsin. 

Thanks to everybody who made the show a success in 2024.

About the club

Who We Are


The club was founded in 1964 and incorporated in 1970 to promote general interest in this remarkable planet on which we live, specifically in the areas of geology, mineralogy, paleontology, citizen science, and the lapidary arts, through evidence-based educational programs, field trips, and our Annual Gem & Mineral Show.  

When we meet

The club meets on the 4th Tuesday every month from March through November at 6:30p at the Church of the Pines in Minocqua, Wisconsin.  

2024 programs

Club program events to be announced soon.

Club field trips

The club sponsors field trips to various locations in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota in which members have found minerals including agates, amethyst, basalt, and copper, as well as fossils.  Information on upcoming field trips will be posted to this website.

Why should you join?

 

If you are interested in geology, Earth sciences, mineralogy, or lapidary, the Lakeland Gem & Mineral Club is an educational, fun way of sharing your hobby with a variety of people who share your interest.  Membership benefits include newsletters when published, admittance to the club picnic and annual banquet. 

How do you join?

Annual membership is $10 for individual and $20 for a family.  To join, please download the membership form, print it out, fill it out, and send the completed form with a check to the club's membership coordinator as indicated on the form.  We value your interest in our club and apologize that we are not in a position to process memberships digitally. 

Meetings

The club meets the fourth Tuesday of every month

from March through November

at The Church of the Pines

in Minocqua, Wisconsin

Get in Touch

Have an idea for a monthly program?  Know interesting places to go rockhounding?  Want to give feedback on our monthly meetings?  We'd like to hear from you.  Email the club at any time, hello@lakelandgemclub.org

​Become a Member

Annual membership is $10 per individual, $20 per family. Download, complete and send the membership form with payment to join today.

Club Sponsors

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Kingsley North
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Fire Mountain Gems
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Dremel
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Creative Granite of Minocqua
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