Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association
25th Land of the Sky, Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
The Christmas Show!
December 8th - 10th, 2023

Swannanoa, North Carolina

Photos by: Richard Jacquot and Jessica Fink

Every show I try to take pics of the funny shirts I see. The following were the top pics from this show.

Amanda with her 'festive' holiday sweater.

Me and one of my cat shirts... Let's see em!

One of our customers with a cool Christmas T-rex shirt. I think they all win best shirt contest.



Bruce Camaniti, Which Way Mining. Bruce has the finest selection of North Carolina gemstones around.


Damien and Salina Kahn, Bench 22 Creations. Fine gemstones from around the world.

Sean Price with Black Pines Geology and Rose Creek Mine. Great selection of North Carolina and radioactive minerals for the collector.

Patty Highsmith and her partner, Hooker and Hound. Great minerals at great prices!


Angie Richardson, great minerals and gems!

Brad Rapson, nice minerals from all over the world.

William Georgitis, offering self collected fossils and megalodon teeth from his diving adventures in the coastal rivers of South Carolina.

Jeffrey Bayless offers his amazing creations of skull and crystal art. Very unique items!

Nick Allen with a wide variety of self collected minerals and gems.

Brenton Fipps of East Coast Fossils and Minerals with a couple of his new mining partners.

Ryan, Reddeer and Brad. Partners in crim... uh.. show vending...

Amanda and Logan, Lowcountry Lapidary. Huge variety of petrified wood, agate, chert and so much more!

Part of my set up. A combo of Atomic Bomb artifacts and a little Christmas theme with a Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

Mr. Bobcat was sad. He didn't get to see his favorite friend, Samantha, at this show. He said to tell her she better come see him in March!

A few goodies I picked up from Luther Hunt, Don Blalock and Ed Wagner.





Hope to see you in March!

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