Discover all the ways you can find and enjoy your very own Herkimer diamonds and gemstones. The above ground surface mines give you the unique opportunity to search for Herkimer Diamond quartz crystals hiding in the rocks. There are a few ways to find them, but most folks like to simply use a hammer to reveal the beautiful 500 million-year-old crystals hidden inside. Everything you find is yours to keep!
Herkimer is a village on the north side of the Mohawk River and the county seat of Herkimer County, New York, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Utica. As of the 2020 Census, it had a population of 7,234. The Town is the site of plenty of fishing access sites both along the West Canada Creek and the Mohawk River.
The 127,135-acre Black River Wild Forest is located within the southwestern foothills of the Adirondack Forest Preserve and offers a broad spectrum of recreational opportunities, from snowmobiling near the adjacent communities of Old Forge and Otter Lake to hiking on foot trails in remote areas.
Historic Herkimer County is New York State’s tallest county, with its feet in the Mohawk Valley and its head in the Adirondack Mountains. With the Mohawk River and Erie Canal coursing through it, Herkimer County has rich history since the Revolutionary War era. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. Its county seat is Herkimer.
Holy Trinity Monastery is a male monastic community under the auspices of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. Holy Trinity Monastery is dedicated to a life of prayer and obedience according to the pre-revoluntionary monastic tradition.
