Rockhounding is a popular activity, but digging through the rules of where you can go and what you can keep isn't much fun.

A Carthage man may have unearthed one of the rarest gemstones in the world — not in a mine, but in his own front yard. Robert ...

Wisconsin moonstones are only found in a small corner of Marathon County. This business allows people to dig for them.

A Carthage man may have unearthed one of the world’s rarest gemstones not in a mine, but in his own front yard.