ST MARIES, Idaho — The Emerald Creek Garnet Area in St. Maries closed for road construction and site improvements in 2019, and remained that way to adhere to social distancing guidelines during the ...

EMERALD CREEK, Idaho — There's garnet fever in the Inland Northwest. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests are hosting garnet hunting sessions all throughout the summer. The Emerald Creek Garnet area ...

Tickets: $15 for ages 13 and older, $5 for ages 6-16, free for ages 5 and younger, plus $1 nonrefundable reservation fee per ticket, availalbe through www.reservation.gov. What to bring: Water, hat, ...

ST. MARIES, ID — As families around the country look to vacation near home in order to save money or time this summer, one Inland Northwest destination will allow you to discover just why Idaho is ...

CLARIKA, Idaho. — After being closed in 2019 for renovations, Emerald Creek Garnet Area will be open this summer. Officially opening on May 22, Emerald Creek is the only place in the United States ...

Emerald Creek Garnet Ltd. has received a federal permit to mine industrial-grade garnets from approximately 328 acres near Fernwood, Idaho. Centuries ago, an ancient lake washed garnet crystals out of ...

Jan 2 (Reuters) - WGI Heavy Minerals Inc said it had temporarily shut down its Emerald Creek Garnet mine in Idaho, citing bad weather and recent low grade of garnet produced there. The Coeur D'Alene, ...

Standing ankle-deep in thick brown mud and pushing a shovel into the side of a stream bed may not sound like much of a way to spend a vacation. Why fill buckets with dirt when you could be windsurfing ...