This is awesome. My hubby would be all over this!

Wow. I'd love to be here in the weekends...

Thanks for the link, and the video! I've known Patrick since he was a baby, and so proud of the restoration and preservation work!

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

He is quite a person!

Really cool video. Look forward to what's next.

When i worked at Shepler's Mackinac Ferry, we would do lighthouse cruises and it was always fun to go out to Spectacle. Farther out there than it seemed.

perfect day for that trip, rare to see huron, or any great lakes that calm

Amazing stories as usual! Thank you for the in depth history of the northern Michigan areas! Lots of new information even for us locals born and raised up here! Thanks again very informative!

I love the history you include! I can't even pronounce the names right half the time. Good job viking ;)

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. It literally takes a lifetime to figure out the pronunciations!

To my lighthouse neighbors to the North, Great job you's all. I wish that I had the time to volunteer, but alas I'm fulltime at our light. Eric, Keeper at 40 Mile Point Light. PS I made the lighthouse pendant on the boat, So cool seeing it in use!!!

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Nice to meet you Eric! And nice pennant!

@spectaclereeflighthouse6157

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric! We fly both your tender pendant on Marigold and your keeper pendant up on the parapet while we are out there working.

@thelightkeeper2026

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectaclereeflighthouse6157 I'm honored. Thanks

This was probably my favorite vid yet - great job!

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks!

I hope to be there Summer 2024

This is awesome!

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome video.....I wish I was in it, sucked that I pulled my back out that weekend. Can't wait for better weather.

Very nice thanks.

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

Great Video😊

Thanks for going out there! My Dad served in the Coast Guard from 1974-78 and spent 3 shipping seasons stationed on St. Martin's Island over in Lake Michigan and I'm familiar with most of the lighthouses up here. This light is a sister to Stannnard Rock in Lake Superior. The limestone blocks were layed in pure Portland cement and joined with large iron bolts, which is very rare in the normal building world. It boggles the mind how well both towers have held up over 50 and 60 years of neglect. If you ever get a chance to go out there, I bet a St. Martin's / Poverty Island trip would be interesting.

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josiah! Like you say, Stannard and Spectacle lighthouses are crazy strong and form, basically, a single rock. I actually recorded footage of a trip to Poverty last fall, but dropped the camera somewhere on the overgrown trails. . . it was disappointing, but hoping to go back soon!

@clockbuilderhg

3 жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking I will stay tuned!

Awesome video, always enjoy your posts. We are in cheboygan now, wish we could get out there just to see it from the water. Thanks

This is awesome you should do a lot more lighthouse videos I’m a huge lighthouse fan and an expert on lighthouses you do great in these videos so please keep doing alot more lighthouse videos these are great especially how you explained the history on every lighthouse you visit keep it up 👍

@RestlessViking

2 жыл бұрын

Will do. We have many more on our list to visit!

@Lighthouseman34

2 жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking Awesomes you do great in the videos especially how you explain the history of the lighthouses and the history of the islands that you visit In other videos to i live in Arizona and there are no lighthouses around at all and yet I’m still a huge fan of lighthouses so these videos are awesome for me to watch

@RestlessViking

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lighthouseman34 Thanks!

@Lighthouseman34

2 жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking your very welcome

Great Video, I thought that was so cool of you being in the lamp room when in use!!!! And I love your idea of "I can hang a hammock anywhere" attitude! Thanks for helping preserve the lighthouse. Love your adventures!

Keep up the great work Chuck,lov the vids

Perfect! Put this on my retirement list. Drive all the way from VT to MI to work on a lighthouse? Heck yeah. Thanks for sharing this!

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Right on!

Wow! It’s my dream to visit this lighthouse one day. Excellent video! Cheers from one Michigander to another. -Drayton

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Drayton! I hope you get the chance!

So cool!! Have you thought about doing a video of South Manitou?

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

It is one the list for an island visit. We don't have it on the schedule yet. But, that's a good idea.

Man, that is really cool. What a great campfire! Excellent video.

Very cool indeed, always enjoyed the history and mystique of light houses. Summer goal is to visit Wagashanse, Grays Reef and White shoal, in a few weeks, weather permitting , looks like you guys had flat water !!!

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

We had "Severe Clear" weather! Waga, Grays and While Shoal - those will be fun visits. You could probably organize a tour of White Shoal if someone is there during your visit. Keep me posted on that trip.

This looked like such an awesome experience. Ive looked into this place and id love to visit it

@RestlessViking

3 ай бұрын

facebook.com/spectaclereeflighthouse Send them a message - they are looking for volunteers to help.

Thank you good sir for all your awesome adventure videos!! Since I discovered you during my pandemic lockdown binge watching days last year my kids and I love to watch your videos, always learn something everytime we watch, live down in Pontiac and its like a up north adventure everytime you post!! Keep up the great videos!!

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm glad you found us and that you join us on the adventures!

Thank's for all the work you & Poppins put into these vids, I'm totally hooked on these old lighthouses! (All historic stuff) have my own small boat now & hoping 2 join you in posting new adventures! Keep up the good work 😁🚤

Thank you for your work and effort. I'm in Sweden. We have lots of light houses that get demolished by municipalitys each decade because there's no interest in them, and the very few who care for them, are just too few to do something about it other than watch the light houses go.

Hey Viking! Please come and visit Florida Panhandle - we need your investigative work and video for Fort Mcree. I have a guestroom for you and Poppins or a 30 amp Hookup for your use on my property. There is a lot of other cool places you can visit in Pensacola too. Great areas for your Zodiac to adventure as well. Anytime! (especially when it gets cold up there! Love your stuff! (I posted a little video - but not as good as your quality)

@RestlessViking

3 жыл бұрын

There is the unwelcome winters here. Tough to get around in icy waters. Florida may be in our future. Fort Mcree looks like it was scavenged and lost to time. Kind of remote too.

@ChristopherQuest

3 жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking Hello, Mcree does deserve more investigation into the history and use. - Back to the lighthouse - Really cool that people care about the history and want to retain it's romance. love it

There tillamook rock light on the west coast on a small island 3miles off the coast, its pretty bad shape look it up

Very cool, do they have a utube channel

@RestlessViking

9 ай бұрын

I don't believe they do. Just a webpage.

Is work completed on this project I would like to voulenteer. I’m a professional painter and general handyman. 20 years experience. I’m in Chicagoland area.

@RestlessViking

2 жыл бұрын

It is far from complete. There is still much work to be done and I am sure they would be glad to have the help. You can get more info and get a hold of someone here - spectaclereef.org/member-areas-2

Hi is it deep water around the lighthouse

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

The lighthouse sits on a shoal that is about 3-11 feet deep and about 2000 ft wide by 2/3 of a mile long.

Interesting.... "Join a work crew, you won't be disappointed." Hmmmmmmm....... Sounds interesting..........

This is beautiful! I want to volunteer and work.