Agate hunting helps with cabin fever

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Lake Superior shoreline attracted several area residents during the warm sunshine on Friday.

Lori Danella, of Hurley, said the chance to do some walking and agate hunting was a cure for coronavirus-shutdown related cabin fever. She and her two sons, Virgil, 14 and Landon, 16 Hariu, made the trek to Little Girl’s Point County Park where they found several other beach combers and park dwellers.

“It’s getting pretty tough on the kids and basically, there is really not a whole lot we can do,” Danella said. “I am an agate collec...