Poppins means business, slamming the throttle down, and tying nots! This has to be the best "About Michigan" channel on KZread. Great job you two!

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

You are very kind! Thank you. And Poppins can be "Cold Steel/Strictly Business"!

Thank you for taking us along on this adventure.

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.

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

Wow! That is quite a family history!

The new boat is so shiny 🤩

I always enjoy all of your adventures. Looking forward to the next one...Pete

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!

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

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.

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!

@gus473

Ай бұрын

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! 😅✌️😎

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

Great idea! We'll start some research.

@jmdank

Ай бұрын

@@RestlessViking Bay City may be a good place to start.

@thomastevelde8547

Ай бұрын

What kind of boats

@gus473

Ай бұрын

@@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! 😎✌️

Good morning.. really appreciate your content.. I always learn something new.. Thank you ❤ Have a Safe Holiday Weekend

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 would like one tShirt plz that says Restless Viking University of History. If I’m gonna be a student of yours I believe the correct gear is warranted. My size is extra-fat. 👍👍

@philwiesemes8020

Ай бұрын

Me too 😂

@rogered5499

Ай бұрын

Me three

@peterrudy766

Ай бұрын

Restless Viking Tee Shirts Would Be Great. You Could Sell Them With A "Snacklebox" As A Package!

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

🤣😂😁 We do have t-shirts available. restless-viking.myshopify.com/ (and hats and stickers, and etc.)

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!

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

Interesting work I bet.

@sunshine0290

Ай бұрын

It would be great to talk to you! We are restoring Spectacle Reef.

@rickahlberg7020

Ай бұрын

@sunshine0290 We just removed the Electronic equipment from Spectical Reef when it was decommissioned. It was an interesting structure.

@sunshine0290

Ай бұрын

​@@rickahlberg7020 that would still be interesting to talk to you and hear your stories of Spectacle Reef and other lights!

Absolutely love your channel, keep going, keep growing!

I hope while you were in the area you checked out Les Cheneaux Distillers in Cedarville

Thank you goes great with a big cup oh joe.

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.

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!

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

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.

Again nice job.

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.

Thanks for another great video & fascinating story...

I live in Michigan never knew that was around. thank you for taking us with you

Water is so beautiful. Another great story and interesting spot. Bet that was a rowdy bunch at camp.

I also like learning things

Awesome history! Thank you for showing us and taking us on your adventures. 😀

Yours is one of the few channels I look forward to anymore

Fun trip! Love how so many old spots (islands, lakes) got numbers rather than names! 😎✌️

Thanks for teaching my daughter to tie a line.

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

She is a very quick study!

Thanks for showing us your local history

You're right Poppins, cupholders are very important!

Absolutely love the scenery 😊

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!

Great show, thanks so much. I would be scared taking that small boat out that far. You guys are definitely Vikings!

Very interesting

Another great video. The bugs looked tough lol

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

The bugs are no joke! 😬😁😀

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.

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! 😄

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

We did a video with them a couple of years ago. They provided some of the history. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZh9sriMn9DJitY.html

@mimiwiz1

Ай бұрын

I looked for one, couldn't find it 😕

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

@@mimiwiz1 I included the link above.

Very cool.

Outstanding! Again!!

amazing what they could build 150 years ago, another great video.

Thanks for the adventure, thank you Coutts and Mark, from Money Pit Boating for bringing me here.

I learn so much about our amazing state from your videos! Keep up the great work! 😃👊

Super cool!! Les Cheneaux is on our list to visit!! They really good coffee there too!! J & C

Poppin's where did you get the mosquitoe screening thingy 😂 awesome 👌

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.

@RestlessViking

7 күн бұрын

Very cool!

Thanks for all your research . Cheers

Awesome vessel

I like your new zodiac

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

Thanks! We do too!

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 think it's a 😙😙cedar tree". LoL

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

😂😀

Great content. Love your subject matter. FYI… the infamous KZread algorithm keeps unsubscribing me. I’m extremely diligent in re-subscribing… I don’t want to miss any of your adventures. Explore away.

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

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?

@RestlessViking

Ай бұрын

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.