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    Gold 'N Gem Grubbin'

    3.4 (28 reviews)
    PriceyJewelry, Tours
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Ivan S.

    Following the horrific visit to Babyland General and not one to let a visit to Cleveland, GA go to waste, Kathleen urged us to visit a nearby gem "mine" to engage in gem grubbing. As appetizing as this initially sounded, we needed some convincing. "It's FUN! You get a bucket of rocks and wash away the sand and mud to find precious stones!" So this activity combines two of my favorite activities: being outdoors and digging in the mud. Wait, I HATE those activities. But after the nightmarish surrealism of watching a fiberglass tree give birth to a doll whose facial characteristics indicate severe fetal alcohol syndrome then I possibly could have benefited from spending some time sorting stones. Besides, Kathleen was driving. She was practically giddy as we drove up the makeshift dirt road. "You'll LOVE this!" she Griswolded the entire 3 mile trip to the gemarium. Though I had been singing "Cleveland Rocks" early in the day, I hadn't realized she'd take me so literally. We arrived to a series of troughs through which cold water ran and a series of buckets filled with stones. We checked in at the "Gem Shack" for instructions. I was disappointed to find no tin roofs, rusted or no, atop said gem shack. To our disappointment, we discovered a charge per bucket of rocks. I say "disappointed" as our group thought perhaps this might be a free activity since in most instances, sorting through rocks would be. The brochure also remained suspiciously silent on any exchange of currency, despite my queries of "So, how does this place make any money anyway?" Question answered. We sprang for the $30 Superbucket and split its contents. We poured the rocks into sieves which we then placed into the cold, running water to remove any excess sand and dirt. We got to sorting. And surprisingly, it was enjoyable, almost zen-like. Rock. Toss. Rock. Toss. Shiny object. Keep. Rock. Toss. What is this? Fossilized dinosaur poop? Keep. Rock. Toss. We kept at this for some 15-20 minutes. Kathleen relived her childhood. James feared being kidnapped in the course of gem grubbing and being forced to build a transcontinental railroad like his Chinese forefathers. I thought it more likely, in keeping with the times, that he'd be kidnapped and forced to develop low-end computer applications on dubious mobile platforms. Wait; he does that now. In all, even after the complaining, we turned out to have a nice time. Seeing the kids around us go absolutely apeshit when finding something, well, I can see the draw for families. Oh and James and I scored some sweet gems which was outrageous. Truly, truly, TRULY outrageous. Even I, as an intown hipster douchebag, can't argue against the allure of gem grubbing. Four stars.

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