Experience the rush of gem mining at West Central RockHounds of Willmar
West Central RockHounds, located in the Uptown Willmar mall, offers visitors the chance to discover a real treasure with its indoor sluice. Just dump a bag of dirt in the pan, sluice it around in the water and see what comes shinning through. 5:57 am, Mar. 6, 2021 ×
Store owner Sheila Bass, left, and lapidary artist Maggie Landsrud put mining rough through a sluice to collect gemstones Feb. 24 at West Central RockHounds in the Uptown Willmar mall.
Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
WILLMAR It started with a rock. It may not have been the most exciting rock, but to its finder Shelia Bass, it would start a passion that has changed her life and created West Central RockHounds located in space at the Uptown Willmar mall.