How The USA’s Only Car-Free Village Works

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  • Опубликовано: 31 окт 2024

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  • @lumbuxia
    @lumbuxia 6 часов назад +429

    One of my favorite facts is that due to the highway on the island still being managed by MDOT, they have to place all the construction signage at intervals meant for cars. Also Amazon has a delivery horse.

    • @michaelmccarthy4615
      @michaelmccarthy4615 6 часов назад +6

      Do they sell motor fuel on the island ? There isn't actually a ban on internal combustion engines ? (Snowmobiles ok) Just motorized wheels ? What about E bikes, etc ? Gas riding lawn mowers and weed wackers are ok ? As long as nothing moves on,
      "the road " ?

    • @thelostant
      @thelostant 5 часов назад +14

      The Amazon delivery horse was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen

    • @C0lon0
      @C0lon0 5 часов назад +4

      ​@michaelmccarthy4615 the ban is on cars and motorcycles of any kind of propulsion

    • @michaelmccarthy4615
      @michaelmccarthy4615 5 часов назад +3

      I think i found the loophole. Snowmobiles are fast, versatile, powerful modern machines. They can also be ridden year round. (They don't need snow) They can even be ridden across water. Each state has their own very thick DMV manuals on what constitutes a vehicle. (Plus, the federal government has overriding requirements of their own).
      I just see a unique marketing ploy that is used to set this tourist destination apart from others for the profit of likely a small group of investors.

    • @flamingoLake
      @flamingoLake 44 минуты назад

      @@michaelmccarthy4615 There is a gas pump (the only one I believe) that is behind the fort in the trash storage area

  • @ImaDogDude
    @ImaDogDude 6 часов назад +222

    Ive been to mackinac island and it is so cool. The buildings still have the frontier asthetic and, with all the horses walking around with carraiges in tow, it feels like traveling back in time to the 1800s and early 1900s (that is if you dont include the modern tourists walking around everywhere lol). It is absolutely underated when it comes to U.S. historical sites.
    Fun fact: Only emergency vehicles are allowed all over the island, whereas golf carts can only run on the golf course properties. The only reason snowmobiles are allowed is because of the loophole that this motorized vehicle technically doesnt touch the ground of mackinac, as it is suspended above it by being on a layer of snow. Goofy reasoning, but considering its seasonal, it helps out a lot.

    • @mazza3571
      @mazza3571 5 часов назад +6

      That’s not the frontier aesthetic it’s colonial style housing. Trust me I was ACTUALLY just there

    • @ImaDogDude
      @ImaDogDude 4 часа назад +3

      @mazza3571 I would argue its a mix of both.

    • @Mephmt
      @Mephmt 4 часа назад +3

      Also fun fact: The British invaded the island in the war of 1812 and won! Yep, the USA has been invaded before.

    • @CarterPCs_Do_The_Thug_Shake
      @CarterPCs_Do_The_Thug_Shake 4 часа назад +5

      @@Mephmtit was the first battle of the war of 1812 and the British invaded at night, catching the fort by surprise and capturing it without a single shot

  • @ShoukoTakuda1059
    @ShoukoTakuda1059 5 часов назад +35

    I went to Mackinac Island a few years ago, was annoying leaving because of all the people leaving at any given time

  • @storyspren
    @storyspren 4 часа назад +45

    3:02 so you're telling me that somewhere in America, there's a town whose local government has a poop knife budget?

    • @iafozzac
      @iafozzac Час назад +7

      State issued poop knife

    • @colewernette4601
      @colewernette4601 Час назад +3

      yes. and in fact their mayor is one of the longest continuously serving mayors in america

    • @pseudonym995
      @pseudonym995 39 минут назад

      Actually they have a new mayor, the old one just retired this year.

  • @AaronGeo
    @AaronGeo 6 часов назад +638

    Didn't you do a video on this island before?
    "The highway where cars are banned"?

  • @CarterPCs_Do_The_Thug_Shake
    @CarterPCs_Do_The_Thug_Shake 4 часа назад +39

    Hi! As someone who has worked on the island as a Boy Scout they do have a few other cars that a lot of people don’t know about. There is one box truck on the island which is likely owned by the airport and the parks service has at least 2 trucks as well as a large (tractor sized) lawn mower!

    • @colewernette4601
      @colewernette4601 Час назад +2

      yes I was also a scout on the island. My uncle was surveyor and got to drive a truck on the island during their off-season

    • @TateLapine
      @TateLapine 41 минуту назад

      Yall are so lucky to be put there in scouts I’ve always wanted to

  • @muadddib
    @muadddib 6 часов назад +99

    Getting out an OG automobile just to ban it a century later is absolutely hilarious

    • @mesiroy1234
      @mesiroy1234 15 минут назад

      ‏‪3:15‬‏ why bot use bike ?
      Bicycles 🚲

  • @ChasetheG
    @ChasetheG 6 часов назад +27

    Fun fact: This is the second video Sam has made about this topic and town on HAI.

  • @fattiger6957
    @fattiger6957 5 часов назад +17

    I haven't been to Mackinac since I was kid, but I do remember the lack of cars. It is quite remarkable (as a North American) to be somewhere where there are no cars.
    (In addition to the fudge, the smoked fish is also amazing!)

  • @Dragonshield2
    @Dragonshield2 6 часов назад +106

    Lots of islands in Germany are completely car free too. Helgoland is quite interesting, because cycling is also banned there.

    • @skylark.kraken
      @skylark.kraken 3 часа назад +3

      No, I think Legoland has cars

    • @Sonnell
      @Sonnell 3 часа назад +1

      @@skylark.kraken Lego cars? :D

    • @ΣτελιοςΠεππας
      @ΣτελιοςΠεππας 3 часа назад +1

      In Greece as well. But government/utility vehicles are allowed.

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv Час назад +1

      How the hell are you supposed to get around in Heligoland without even a bicycle?

    • @BlueSheep95
      @BlueSheep95 Час назад

      @@ferretyluv It's so small, you can walk everywhere or use a non-electric scooter, as these aren't considered bikes under German law.

  • @five-toedslothbear4051
    @five-toedslothbear4051 6 часов назад +23

    Speaking of horses, we took the family to Mackinac Island twice, and when our kids were little we used to playfully let them stomp in puddles after a rain storm. While on the main street in Mackinac Island, we had to tell them not to stomp in the puddles in the gutter, because that was not rainwater. It was also an object lesson knowing why old cartoons had a guy going down the street with a broom and a garbage can.

  • @nathanlaurenz7250
    @nathanlaurenz7250 6 часов назад +49

    How it works in the winter: the ice is thick enough to drive on - both snowmobile and car. There is a brief time when there is too much ice for the ferry and not enough to drive on that the island is pretty isolated from the mainland, but in the depts of winter the ice gets thick and it's easy enough to traverse.

    • @michaelmccarthy4615
      @michaelmccarthy4615 6 часов назад

      Put wheels on the snowmobiles and drive them year round. It's doable.

    • @klaykid117
      @klaykid117 3 часа назад +2

      The old winter world war II trick. Everyone forgets that at least before the world started to get a bit warmer most of the winter, the ice on lakes is thick enough to support multi-ton motor vehicles

    • @JohnSmith-sk7cg
      @JohnSmith-sk7cg 3 часа назад +1

      @@klaykid117 The Great Lakes don't freeze over in winter. Never have beyond the lakeshores. They're way too big. The area between the island and the mainland there is an exception due to how thin the lake is in that stretch of water between the island and the coast combined with the coastal ice flows clogging the passage up.

  • @lavidawithjoey
    @lavidawithjoey 2 часа назад +7

    Highly recommend looking up "Jack Barnwell" who is one of, if not the, largest landscaper on the island. He discusses the challenges associated with building and maintaining the beautiful properties on the island!

  • @LumityFan555
    @LumityFan555 3 часа назад +11

    the guy from wendover and the guy from HAI posting on the same day 😮 0:10

  • @WillmobilePlus
    @WillmobilePlus 6 часов назад +19

    It's a fun place to visit! My wife and I really just enjoyed the time there. Lots of cool side trips like the haunted house, butterfly house, the fudge stores, and the Grand Hotel (we were able to get in without paying). Also, the fort is amazing. Wish we had time to get to the other side of the island. It's a lot bigger than it looks!
    You just have to watch out for the "road apples", what we called the horse manure, and the "cider" which is the old #1.

  • @hexagon_is_best_shape
    @hexagon_is_best_shape 6 часов назад +166

    As a native michigander I appreciate you pronouncing Mackinac properly.
    Edit: not St. Ignace though :(

    • @goosenotmaverick1156
      @goosenotmaverick1156 6 часов назад

      I didn't know it was mispronounced. Even the rednecks in my neck of the woods pronounce it correctly.
      I get how people MIGHT, but, I've never heard it. And I've talked about it more times than I would have imagined.

    • @WillmobilePlus
      @WillmobilePlus 6 часов назад

      Once you get north of Big Rapids, you can forgive "foreigners" for not pronouncing 90% of the places up there correctly.

    • @k87upkid
      @k87upkid 6 часов назад +8

      I clicked on this just to see if he pronounced it right.

    • @errorcode_1a
      @errorcode_1a 6 часов назад +6

      that St. Ignace hurt oof

    • @BrightyLighty_
      @BrightyLighty_ 5 часов назад +4

      In his defense, Sam is a fluent French speaker who probably clocked "Mackinac" immediately and assumed everywhere here would be pronounced as a French word. There's two smaller towns called St. Ignace in French-speaking parts of Canada that pronounce it the way he did.

  • @johnopalko5223
    @johnopalko5223 5 часов назад +6

    KMCD is a nice little airport. It has a 3500 foot runway and three instrument approaches. Top off before you go as they don't have fuel. Interesting comment in the A/FD: "Pitot covers recommended while parked; check tubes before departure due to mud daubers."

  • @jiskithehusky9094
    @jiskithehusky9094 Час назад +1

    I go there one or twice a year and once ran into someone online who lived there year-round until they started college. It's honestly really cool to see all the pictures on the island in the video and know exactly where they are

  • @guyfaux3978
    @guyfaux3978 5 часов назад +2

    Getting around in the winter can also be by cross-country skiing. I even asked about it once and was told that it does take place. You can always do skijoring behind a snowmobile or a year-round horse if you tire easily...

  • @DeathInTheSnow
    @DeathInTheSnow 4 часа назад +8

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't ALL of the US car-free at one stage?
    It'd be nice to go back to that. I'm sick of traffic. I want trams and trains, with bicycles in-between.

    • @pyrotempestwing
      @pyrotempestwing Час назад

      I mean, technically the US existed for about 100 years before cards existed.

  • @JoeBorrello
    @JoeBorrello 3 часа назад +1

    Two corrections:
    1. It’s pronounced “Saint Igg-Niss”. Don’t ask me why, lots of places in Michigan are pronounced different from what you’d expect. If someone claims to be from Michigan and you think he’s lying ask him how to pronounce Lake Orion.
    2. There’s one other car. It’s an old rusted junker in the dump.

  • @zachsteiner
    @zachsteiner 6 часов назад +4

    I love Macanac island. Very thankful to have been there before.

  • @TheAnonymousMrGreen
    @TheAnonymousMrGreen 6 часов назад +8

    "back to illinois" so accurate lmao

  • @Cheesyhotdog34
    @Cheesyhotdog34 6 часов назад +6

    Fire island off long island, NY is also almost completely car-free

    • @jpe1
      @jpe1 Час назад

      More precisely, the Fire Island community of Cherry Grove is completely car free, and the community of Pines has no individually owned cars, but there are some municipal pickup trucks etc in Pines. But definitely nothing that anyone would consider a car or truck is allowed in Cherry Grove. I’m confident there are other communities with similar situations, Sam’s just making a click-bait video title

  • @TheSerialHobbyistGirl
    @TheSerialHobbyistGirl 6 часов назад +3

    This is on my travel bucket list.

  • @ilikespaghetti4458
    @ilikespaghetti4458 6 часов назад +2

    I went to this island last summer and it is extremely nice. Definitely visit if you have the chance.

  • @sunshineimperials1600
    @sunshineimperials1600 6 часов назад +2

    Man you must read my mind! Just the other day I was reading about Mackinac Island, and of course I was looking for a video like this. And well.. here we are.

  • @torinwolf897
    @torinwolf897 Час назад

    Two videos in two days? Christmas came early 😂

  • @creeperstkoed6282
    @creeperstkoed6282 2 часа назад

    Coming from a former michigan resident, I'm pretty sure I heard that deliveries in the winter are done by snowmobile after the ice gets thick enough to drive safely across the lake but don't quote me on that

  • @JamesPhieffer
    @JamesPhieffer 4 часа назад

    Interesting about the use of snowmobiles in the winter. I've known of the car ban for a long time, but had presumed it applied to all internal combustion powered personal conveyances.
    So the sum total is peace, quiet, and clean air in the summer, and in the winter... Kind of the opposite. I'd have thought it would be horses and horse-drawn sleighs.

  • @Aeturnalis
    @Aeturnalis 6 часов назад +4

    St. Ignace, in the tradition of Michigan place names that are spelled funny, is pronounced like Saint Ig-niss

  • @rachelredden6682
    @rachelredden6682 4 часа назад +3

    Please do a video about why the last c in Mackinac is silent and sounds like a "w"😂

    • @maxtonherst6055
      @maxtonherst6055 2 часа назад +1

      French + Native American leads to a lot of strange names in the Great lakes. Having grown up in Michigan I often forget about how weird so many of our names are

  • @92xsaabaru-
    @92xsaabaru- 2 часа назад +1

    6:30 I loaded the Mack Island truck at UPS Rudyard for a bit a while back. When the ice freezes, they just fly everything over. Its more expensive but the island gets subsidies because both the Republicans and Democrats hold big conventions on the island, according to the boss there. Luckily in the winter, most shipments are pretty low. Just a couple dozen boxes on the floor of one of the St. Ignace trucks.
    Also, I did once load an entire sim racing rig for Mackinac Island, which I found quite ironic.

  • @mb67stang
    @mb67stang 44 минуты назад

    Not the only one! Bald Head Island in NC is another carless town in the USA.

  • @sfkeepay
    @sfkeepay 3 часа назад

    I’ve been there a few times…huge portions of it smell like fudge, not horses…it’s pretty incredible.

  • @five-toedslothbear4051
    @five-toedslothbear4051 6 часов назад +1

    In the winter, if the lake freezes over sufficiently, they survey it for safety, and then mark what they call the ice bridge with Christmas trees. Then, people can safely walk, bicycle, or snowmobile to the mainland.

  • @henrycarless136
    @henrycarless136 3 часа назад

    As someone with the surname Carless, this was a strange video to watch. It's not often I hear my surname in other contexts, and "the blissful serenity of carlessness" is definitely the best one yet.

  • @RatzBuddie
    @RatzBuddie 5 часов назад

    As someone that's involved with the Grand Hotel's merch clothing, I wondered what the deal is. Then I found out about the rooms. Turns out the whole island is really intriguing

  • @Hodaggium
    @Hodaggium 2 часа назад

    I've been there a couple of times. The fudge is so worth the cost of getting there.

  • @Rthomp02
    @Rthomp02 4 часа назад

    I was there last summer and washed a guy haul an entire trailer full of Anheuser Bush products… I was so tempted to just reach onto his trailer and grab a case of beer.

  • @matthew6466
    @matthew6466 6 часов назад +3

    Pronounces Mackinac correctly, St Ignace incorrectly. 😂

  • @weamibrahim2146
    @weamibrahim2146 6 часов назад +1

    Sam clocking in to do HAI after switching from Wendover personality 1 to personality 2

  • @brandoncassidy5451
    @brandoncassidy5451 5 часов назад +1

    I literally laughed out loud when he tried to pronounce St. Ignace lol

  • @KSPRAYDAD
    @KSPRAYDAD 28 минут назад +1

    The snowmobiles are disappointing

  • @Kerosenedrinkskerosene
    @Kerosenedrinkskerosene 3 часа назад

    As someone who has been watching this channel since 2017, this video was already made on the channel back in February 2019. It’s actually kinda funny how they’ve made 450 videos and there only NOW recycling ideas

  • @fornana
    @fornana 4 часа назад

    Anytime Sam does a video about my state it’s a good day!

  • @justfrankjustdank2538
    @justfrankjustdank2538 4 часа назад +1

    such a cool island you did 7 videos on it, if i remember correctly

  • @american1476
    @american1476 6 часов назад +4

    we need more of this

  • @y337
    @y337 6 часов назад +7

    You think I wouldn’t recognize the GTA V map in the thumbnail 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @equerty
      @equerty 6 часов назад +2

      Wait what I’m confused now

    • @xNathan2439x
      @xNathan2439x 6 часов назад +2

      @@equertydon’t worry. That guy is the confused one.

    • @macaroon_nuggets8008
      @macaroon_nuggets8008 6 часов назад +1

      It not it just looks like it so op decided to make a funny. ​@@equerty

  • @smiles0013
    @smiles0013 3 часа назад

    HAI, RLL, and wendover released a video all on the same day!!!

  • @boarbot7829
    @boarbot7829 Час назад

    I loved the aggressively non-smooth sponsor transition.

  • @elizabethdavis1696
    @elizabethdavis1696 6 часов назад +6

    Please consider doing a video about peach tree city Georgia where they have multi use paths in the whole city that is often used by golf carts in addition to bicycles

  • @ferretyluv
    @ferretyluv Час назад

    I learned about Mackinac Island from Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe went there to be a street sweeper.

  • @ChrisSteele-cr1ye
    @ChrisSteele-cr1ye 3 часа назад

    Im from Michigan. When we show each other where we live we use our hand. We hold it 4 fingers together with a thumb out and point on our hand where we live in Michigan

  • @ohexra
    @ohexra 6 часов назад +2

    do logistics of epstein island next please

  • @Ari--d
    @Ari--d Час назад

    since snowmobiles are allowed, technically its the island where cars are banned but tanks are common.

  • @kjh23gk
    @kjh23gk 2 часа назад +1

    3:02 They literally have a poop knife?? 🤣

  • @paolomilanesi3090
    @paolomilanesi3090 6 часов назад +6

    1:15 classic "Americans will use anything but the metric system" moment

  • @szurketaltos2693
    @szurketaltos2693 6 часов назад

    The car free pedestrian zone of Fez, Morocco is also super nice!

  • @Zenerd775
    @Zenerd775 3 часа назад

    0:17 new village slogan unlocked

  • @andrepoiy1199
    @andrepoiy1199 Час назад

    There's also Avalon CA that's mainly golf carts

  • @seamusoneill99
    @seamusoneill99 31 минуту назад

    Fire Island, a barrier island of Long Island in New York, is also car-free.

  • @jerematic
    @jerematic 4 часа назад

    Dude you DID this one!

  • @nah95
    @nah95 6 часов назад +1

    It's like Venice but without the floods.

  • @lewisbryant6786
    @lewisbryant6786 4 часа назад +1

    It feels like snowmobiles should also be banned in the spirit of the law.

  • @ZanyYooper
    @ZanyYooper 3 часа назад

    Original Yooper here, awesome video!

  • @baa0325
    @baa0325 2 часа назад

    It's hard to do a more Michigan thing than visiting Mackinac Island.

  • @KoenVerheyen
    @KoenVerheyen 3 часа назад

    How could Sam ever forget about Supai, AZ?

  • @NatureXwars
    @NatureXwars 19 минут назад

    I find it ironic that they would allow snowmobiles given how much noisier they are than modern day cars when the whole point of the ban was to elimate any self-propelled vehicles that would allegedly scare the horses.

  • @Cats-TM
    @Cats-TM 2 часа назад

    0:45
    Well, it says right there. They still have emergency service vehicles.

  • @nick78abcd
    @nick78abcd 3 часа назад

    I'm from the U.P. and am ashamed that I've never visited this island yet!

  • @xxfloppypillowxx
    @xxfloppypillowxx 5 часов назад

    Now the real question: Is a Go-Kart a car? Does it matter if it's electric or gas? What about electric scooter? What about Colin Furze's motorized toilet? These are the questions that we must ask the mayor!

  • @CaptainKapitan
    @CaptainKapitan 5 часов назад

    Hello sequel of "The Highway Where Cars Are Banned"

  • @sherizaahd
    @sherizaahd 5 часов назад +1

    I feel like snow mobiles are a big cheat, it's like a dogless dog sled, or a horseless carriage! loud and what not, it's like you're telling me they allow motorcycles or 4 wheelers...

    • @MadMaxGyver
      @MadMaxGyver 5 часов назад

      My tough exactly, and it's not like these are electric snowmobiles either

  • @monkeboigaming
    @monkeboigaming 6 часов назад +1

    Switzerland is just goated with saas fee and zermatt lol

  • @soggybaguette8457
    @soggybaguette8457 3 часа назад

    Heck yeah, Michigan feature!

  • @walkingpizza1796
    @walkingpizza1796 4 часа назад

    Wow Syed really gave up on trying to help Amy and called a different helper.Fair enough.
    In addition. I would appriacte a more detailed answer about the frosen lake matter if one comes. Thank you.

  • @RopeProductionsIN
    @RopeProductionsIN 50 минут назад

    I love Mackinac Island!

  • @hamza-chaudhry
    @hamza-chaudhry Час назад

    6:46 The letter for the profile pic changes. So Amy must've reached out to at least 2 service reps when you said "a", as in one.

  • @stockluke
    @stockluke 17 минут назад

    6:35, that was close... it's Saint "Igg-Niss"

  • @lukepartin6056
    @lukepartin6056 6 часов назад +5

    As a Michigander, I am compelled to tell you it's pronounced "IG niss"

  • @polarbear2697
    @polarbear2697 4 часа назад

    The fudge shouldn't be doubted, type 1 diabetic and I'd buy a shop out if I was dying as a last wish!

  • @НикитаГлазунов-к4о
    @НикитаГлазунов-к4о 6 часов назад +1

    1:42 Moscow, Russia
    Sadovoye Ring near Park Kultury metro station

  • @DogsRNice
    @DogsRNice 6 часов назад

    I know the answer on how they get packages over there in the winter
    They comically slide them across the frozen water

  • @irfvnhvkim
    @irfvnhvkim 6 часов назад +2

    how about USA's only Brick-Free village

    • @mikea5745
      @mikea5745 5 часов назад

      That's much of the US West. We have massive cities built almost exclusively out of concrete and lumber

  • @CatoTheSage
    @CatoTheSage 6 часов назад

    Well this is the earliest I've ever been, great video :)

  • @ClonedGamer001
    @ClonedGamer001 2 часа назад

    I know it's not really relevant to the topic, but glossing over the Mackinac island fudge is still a shame. It's _really_ good fudge.

  • @LenaKomarova-md9ke
    @LenaKomarova-md9ke 6 часов назад +16

    Whoa, this is insane! Keep it up!

  • @Ben-pt4zk
    @Ben-pt4zk 5 часов назад

    I worked there for two summers for the Police Department... Good times!

  • @pixelbat
    @pixelbat 2 часа назад

    I don't think anyone from Mackinac is going to a Costco in Traverse. It's like 80 miles away.

  • @MyPieceOnThat
    @MyPieceOnThat 2 часа назад

    👁️👄👁️I've never heard someone talk about Rudyard in a RUclips video.
    Also st. Ignace is usually pronounced: "sud-ayg-ness". Or "sayd-eengness"

  • @TodorH3123
    @TodorH3123 5 часов назад +1

    The thumbnail looks like the GTA V map 😭😭

  • @BluMeino
    @BluMeino 4 часа назад

    I love Somewhere in Time.

  • @General12th
    @General12th 5 часов назад

    Hi Sam!
    I wish I could live in a place without cars.

  • @stupide9209
    @stupide9209 5 часов назад +1

    the narrator on that wendover productions video from today sounds an awful lot like sam from HAI

  • @Mephmt
    @Mephmt 4 часа назад

    You forgot about the Christmas Tree highway!!!

  • @jasonjackson1100
    @jasonjackson1100 4 часа назад

    Mackinac Island has a small airport... I'm pretty sure it has fire trucks

  • @Bentleemedia
    @Bentleemedia Час назад

    I was hoping to hear of a bustling peach industry.

  • @mikefuquay9903
    @mikefuquay9903 6 часов назад +1

    Camping is banned, too.

  • @mattwebb2018
    @mattwebb2018 4 часа назад

    Great vid. Background music was a little loud!!