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A rocky ledge near the Stikine River is the source for garnets sold by local children for 25¢ to $50. The site was deeded to the Boy Scouts in 1962 and to the Presbyteria of Alaska in 2006, so only children can collect these colorful but imperfect stones, the largest of which are an inch across. At a few covered shelters near the city dock when cruise ships are in, or at the ferry terminal when a ferry is in port, you can purchase garnets.

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