Past & Present Science and Nature Store & Free Fossil Museum

06/09/2026

“Pinecones! Oh my goodness! They’re my favorite!” ~ Sid the Sloth 🦥🌲

Fossil Pinecones
Equicalastrobus sp. (?)
Eocene (55-33 million years ago)
Western Sahara, Morocco

05/25/2026

“This Memorial Day we don’t say ‘Happy’: We say Thank You.
To the brave who never came home.
To the families who carry their sacrifice.
We remember. We honor. We live in the freedom they died to protect.”

Thank You. 🇺🇸

(Our shop is closed today, Memorial Day Monday)

05/11/2026

The sun is trying really hard to stay with us! ☀️

In the meantime, make your indoors pop with color with rocks of all hues. 🌈

Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 10-6pm; Wednesday & Thursday 10-8pm!

• Lapis Lazuli
• Calcite
• Amethyst & Citrine Cathedrals
• Ocean Jasper
• Smokey Quartz
• Labradorite
• Agate Slices
• Malachite
• Selenite
• Septarian
• Herkimer Diamonds
• Apophyllite
• Fluorite
• Opals

04/23/2026

The myth, lore and legend of the Petoskey Stone!

Did you know Michigan’s State Stone is actually the fossil of 350 million-year-old colonial coral that was naturally tumbled by the last Ice Age? 🦣

Next time you wander the shores of the Great Lakes, see if you can find any! 🔍

04/02/2026