Friday, May 31, 2013

Mineral museum hosts show, digs

The Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum will host its annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Jewelry Show and Dig this weekend.

The eighth annual affair will be set up at Fohs Hall in Marion, running 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission to Fohs Hall will be free.

Activities will include a silent auction, hourly door prizes, museum tours, a wire-wrapping class, special events for children, discussions about geology with professionals from the Kentucky Geologic Survey and, of course, both day and night guided mineral digs. There is a charge for some of the activities.

For more information, visit the museum’s website at www.ClementMineralMuseum.org.