We Found a Lost Lighthouse Construction Basecamp on This Wilderness Island.
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
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Poppins means business, slamming the throttle down, and tying nots! This has to be the best "About Michigan" channel on RUclips. Great job you two!
You are very kind! Thank you.
And Poppins can be "Cold Steel/Strictly Business"!
Thank you for taking us along on this adventure.
Being a Michigander, growing up in Detroit, but spent some summers working on Mackinac island, but spending the last 40 years in los Angeles, it's heartwarming to watch your channel, as you explore around. We all travel vicariously with you, and yes, MI is absolutely beautiful, most people have no idea. Thanks for sharing and...go Lions.
I also grew up in MI and spent time with my dad and family exploring the lakes and rivers. I've lived in SoCal since 1973 and Pasadena since 1981. I just found this channel today. Give me a shout if you want to share some stories.
I married a UPer and startered watching to impress her and fell in love with Michigan history because of you guys. I’m starting to build wooden boats and would love some stories on Michigan boat building!
Yeah, good idea! Boat builders once owned our farm, and they framed our root cellar roof the same way they built the bows of their big cedar strip rowboats! 😅✌️😎
Great idea! We'll start some research.
@@RestlessViking Bay City may be a good place to start.
What kind of boats
@@thomastevelde8547 The kind I think are cool are "big" (17-20 foot) strip-built, sharp-bow, wide-beam, open wood rowboats for fishing. Pretty much the same kind you can still see around Africa, the Middle East, and Caribbean. They're beasts but hold up in big water! 😎✌️
Great video! I worked on many of the Mackinaw Straights lighthouses in the early 80's. Some were already decommissioned due to the condition of the structure and the amount of shipping traffic. I worked on DeTour Reef, Poe Reef, we decommissioned Spectical Reef. Martin's Reef was already decommissioned at that time. I also worked on the Round Island Passage crib light near Mackinac Island. On the Lake Michigan side I worked on North Manitou Shoals, Lansing Shoals, Gray's Reef and White Shoals. It was excellent duty and I enjoyed every minute of my visits. I was young and not too bright at the time and never brought my own camera which is my only regret. The history of these navigational aids is fascinating. Thank you for sharing!
Interesting work I bet.
It would be great to talk to you! We are restoring Spectacle Reef.
@sunshine0290 We just removed the Electronic equipment from Spectical Reef when it was decommissioned. It was an interesting structure.
@@rickahlberg7020 that would still be interesting to talk to you and hear your stories of Spectacle Reef and other lights!
Good morning.. really appreciate your content.. I always learn something new.. Thank you ❤ Have a Safe Holiday Weekend
I always enjoy all of your adventures. Looking forward to the next one...Pete
My family came from Owen Sound Ontario in 1865 and shortly after that settled on LaSalle Island they were boat builders. The channel between LaSalle and Little LaSalle is named after my family Bosley channel. When the came their name was french Beausoleil, there is a island in the Georgian Bay named Beausoleil Island named after my family, its now a Canadian park. I still live in this area just a few miles from the Les Cheneaux islands. Love your content, I see so many place's that are familiar to me, my grandfather was born on Lime Island.
Wow! That is quite a family history!
The new boat is so shiny 🤩
As mostly a landlubber I wonder if 0:02 there are water taxis to these Islands? I must say the engineering back in that period was pretty amazing. Thank you for taking us along on your journeys. Splendid!
I don't "think" there are water taxis, but they do have a couple of captain's that do tours and charters around the island. It is mostly a private boat/private cottage area. Though some islands have a causeway to them.
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Me too 😂
Me three
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We do have t-shirts available.
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(and hats and stickers, and etc.)
Cup holders are important. Thanks for sharing. Have added Government Island to my list of places to visit and this reminded me to add bug nets to my need to buy list.
Absolutely love your channel, keep going, keep growing!
Fun trip! Love how so many old spots (islands, lakes) got numbers rather than names! 😎✌️
As a Life member of the United States Lighthouse Society, I appreciate you keeping alive the history and heritage of the Great Lakes Lights!!. Love the new RIB....cupholders!😂 Great story.
I really enjoyed this video. I've been to Government Island many a time, as I grew up and am from Cedarville. I had no Idea why the government owned the island. I never knew the history. You guys make me miss home as I'm in Lansing these days. You also inspire me to do my own adventuring. So thank you for making me re discover my love for traveling and discovery.
Very cool!
I live in Michigan never knew that was around. thank you for taking us with you
I LOVE your vids so much. The history you teach is so amazing....And now, i'll have to wear my brand new "Restless Viking" Tshirt today!~ In honor of you both! Thank you....lots of love to you!
Of all of your videos, this was by far my favorite. I kayaked out to Govt Island about 25 years ago. Saw someone snorkeling and spearfishing whitefish off the NW corner of the island. Water was turquoise and warm in mid-August. Really beautiful place. Didn't know the history until now. Thanks for bringing us this amazing story.
The Les Cheneaux Islands is the place I grew up. Most beautiful place in the UP as far as I'm concerned. 🙂 Spent alot of time on Government! Great place to camp these days.
Thanks for another great video & fascinating story...
I hope while you were in the area you checked out Les Cheneaux Distillers in Cedarville
That was fun & pretty complete:) Thanks.
You are welcome!
Thank you goes great with a big cup oh joe.
Thanks for showing us your local history
I grew up there. I've been all over that island. And I never knew the history of it. Thanks! I may have to go back and take another look with a new perspective!
Water is so beautiful. Another great story and interesting spot. Bet that was a rowdy bunch at camp.
amazing what they could build 150 years ago, another great video.
Winter in Michigan is wonderful for skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, snowboarding, ice hockey, cross-country skiing, plus more. Personally, what I appreciate most about Winter is not having to do all the landscaping and yard work (other than snow blowing/shoveling)
Good to see you in the islands, I hope you enjoyed it. Born and raised here and learned some things. And yes, you're pronouncing Scammons harbor correctly.
Absolutely love the scenery 😊
Thanks for the adventure, thank you Coutts and Mark, from Money Pit Boating for bringing me here.
Another great video. The bugs looked tough lol
The bugs are no joke! 😬😁😀
I spent my summers on Bois Blanc Island and know many of the lighthouses built at this base camp. Love your channel and the history of our beautiful state.
Great history and beauty on Lake Huron. The restoration of Spectacle Reef Lighthouse is going on NOW! I hope you get to visit, as it's 150th Anniversary is this year. The preservation society would love to do a video with you about the light! It's a boat ride away, since you're in our neighborhood! 😄
We did a video with them a couple of years ago. They provided some of the history.
ruclips.net/video/gdIPVSomcZs/видео.html
I looked for one, couldn't find it 😕
@@mimiwiz1 I included the link above.
Outstanding! Again!!
Again nice job.
That Was Interesting. Any Idea Of The Population Of The Encampment/Village, And Was It Year Round And For How Many Years. It Would Seem Some People Lived There For Decades. So Were There Permanent Year Round Families With Children, Schools, Etc.?
Another Interesting Video.
You Guys Are Great!
Just a camp. Only used when building a lighthouse. The first time, it was only used for 4 years - mostly seasonal. It was small, no schools, stores, etc. The population was only the work crew (as far as we know). It seems it was more a jobsite than a village. Admittedly, there is scant information on the basecamp, except a few references in books by local writers.
Great show, thanks so much. I would be scared taking that small boat out that far. You guys are definitely Vikings!
Super cool!! Les Cheneaux is on our list to visit!! They really good coffee there too!! J & C
Very cool.
Yours is one of the few channels I look forward to anymore
Very interesting
Thanks for teaching my daughter to tie a line.
She is a very quick study!
I learn so much about our amazing state from your videos! Keep up the great work! 😃👊
Big fan of the channel, keep it up !
I also like learning things
Chuck and Poppins, you videos are great. I have one comment to help your accuracy. The material you often refer to a cement, is actually concrete. Cement is a component of concrete, So, foundations and other structures are constructed of concrete, and not cement. Keep the interesting videos coming. Thanks.
Thanks. I'm aware of the difference, but it was common when I was growing up that the terms were used interchangeably. Out of habit and when in front of the camera, it's almost impossible to rid ones self of old habits. I fear I will continue to make that mistake. Though, I will keep it in mind.
Thanks for all your research . Cheers
You're right Poppins, cupholders are very important!
Great tour
Cool • I have been there • well told 👍🚂
Awesome vessel
7 1/2 miles from a shore line and THERE'S STILL blackflies pestering you. You guys do a terrific job and thank you for being knowledgeable and explaining to us all these wonderful sites, keep it up.
Thanks! I think the blackflies hitched a ride with us.
Are black flies normally near water? We had property with those annoying buggers, and the property was maybe 3 miles from a couple of smaller lakes.
3 cool points awarded.
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Poppin's where did you get the mosquitoe screening thingy 😂 awesome 👌
They call it a “bug shirt”
I live 5 months of the year on a trawler in lake Michigan…born and bred in Detroit. Michigan is the best place to summer the worst place for winter if you’re not a skier or snowmobiles….so we do AZ for winter. Best of both worlds for this retired Michigander!! Our Michigan history always blows my hair back! We have an amazing legacy here.
How COOL that you live on a trawler! I’m fascinated. Do you do any RUclips videos about your experiences living on the lake? I can think of so many questions: 1) Do you have a home base where you dock the trawler? 2) what is your procedure for inclement weather? 3) What types of activities/places keep you busy during those 5 months? 4) Are there other people who do this trawler living?
@@MeMyselfAndUs903 Because we are retired, we choose when to go places or stay put. That is usually how we can avoid poor weather. Though it has caught us a few times crossing Lake Michigan from Kenosha Wi to Muskegon mi…We don’t do a you tube channel, it’s way to much work and I am lazy where I can be. We have a Marina we home base from. Our marina is in the middle (Michigan side) of the coast line which allows us to go down, up or across the lake with such variety. We can travel to Mackinaw or down to Chicago and everything in between. There are quite a few of us that live aboard in Lake Michigan, lots that are doing the great loop passing through and lots of people that only come weekends. It’s an amazing life and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. We live on a 50 ft. 3 stateroom , 3 head , trawler that is like a water condo. I am not roughing it. Thanks for asking! Today in fact is our last day aboard Journey, she gets pulled from the water, shrink wrapped and put to bed over the winter. It has been a delightful summer season this year! I am ready for Az. Now…Cheers and be blessed.
Awesome history! Thank you for showing us and taking us on your adventures. 😀
My cousin lives on one of the islands in that area.
A downstate Troll, this very interesting. The history of Michigan is much more than k,zoo, battle creek, g'rapids, detroit, pontiac, flint, saginaw, and the other industrial city.
Go do an episode about The Oswald Bear Ranch near Newberry in the UP.
I like your new zodiac
Thanks! We do too!
"I think it's a 😙😙cedar tree". LoL
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Is the light house still working?
Please share where you find all this Michigan history.
All over. . . books, articles, internet, travel, many years of exploring . . . museums are an excellent source and Michigan has thousands. There isn't a single source.
Great content. Love your subject matter. FYI… the infamous RUclips algorithm keeps unsubscribing me. I’m extremely diligent in re-subscribing… I don’t want to miss any of your adventures. Explore away.
That algorithm upsets us. Thanks for sticking it out!
Great video and information as always. Do you know where a camp like this for the Superior lights was located?
I don't. This was the only one we could find on the lower Great Lakes. It seems it was officially called a lighthouse reservation. They also had Lighthouse depots. I think an old map of those Coast guard districts might have something on them. We found researching this to be very difficult as there isn't much info about it.
why the name - sea "RAVEN" .... ??? what's wrong with crows ??? ... or starlings ... or red wings ... boat tail black birds ...
It's a Viking thing. . .
I’m learning so much from your channel. 6:10 You mention LiDAR images. That caused me to know LiDAR is available online to view areas I am interested in.
I know its usually not allowed, but I bet snorkeling and diving around those pilings and the deeper water just beyond would reveal all kinds of interesting artifacts. Old patent medicine bottles etc. Fastest way to dispose of your trash back then was to throw it in the water.
Really…not allowed? How would someone who snorkels know that? Also, I wonder about using a metal detector.