Just like the trappers in the olden days, paddling to the trading post to load up on the winter's supply of caramel corn.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Caramel Corn!!!😂😅 It only lasted two days. . .

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i like it, ❤ informative, short, sweet, michigan...❤

Ausable River and Lumberman’s Monument would be a great trip for you

That canoe could probably hold a thousand pounds of pelts! Beautiful day, great adventure to the DeVos trading post. Just like a couple of Voyager’s!

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

"Devos Trading Post" - excellent name! 😂

Channel kicks ass, coolest Michigan exploration channel. Underrated by people

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Very kind of you!

@arekclark2622

6 күн бұрын

I've got stickers on the way! One for my kayak one for my car and one for an unexpecting strangers vehicle. You pass my house when you went west of the rapids another great trip keep up the good work​@@RestlessViking

@RestlessViking

6 күн бұрын

@@arekclark2622 Thanks for getting the stickers!

We love your channel. Thank you for introducing us to all these Michigan areas and history!

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Looking forward to your upcoming trampoline flip video... Right?

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

😂😆😂

Lowell is where the office of the North Country Trail is located

Ah, the things a bloke does for love. Anyhoo, there was a park on one of islands. Popular in early 20th century. Became overgrown with poison ivy I was told by an "old time" resident. Too, "clamming" mussels for mother of pearl along those shores was a gold rush-like thing at one point.

This was so wholesome. Thank you!

I appreciate your desire for adventure!!

How fun 🥰 Were on the grand between Portland and Lyons. I’ve been wanting to paddle from Saranac to Lowell, we’ve never done that stretch. Our free time has been taken up salmon fishing lately but hoping to get a trip in before it gets too cold. Looks like you two had a great time! Thanks for sharing 😊

Nice Canoe! I can see you getting in trouble with that!!!! Good trouble that is!!! I can also see the wheels turning in da Vikings head on how to outfit her! Great way to travel. I just came across a quote that I placed for my signature in my email: "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir Made me think of you two! Stay safe!

Wow - what a trip!

Just found your channel a couple weeks ago and have been enjoying the videos.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! And welcome to the channel!

Hey, you guys found the bridge! Fantastic!!!

Shopping by canoe ! That has michigan written all over it.... I used to be able to cross my road & walk through the woods and come out at my Bank..... but the Bank has now moved , but it was fun while it lasted. Was back home in 20 min !

Greetings, Love y'all's adventures. Bit envious. . . Can you point me in the direction of a freighter canoe? Can you also stop in Grand Rapids, and pick me up,next time! lol

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

www.tworiverscanoe.com/

Hope you like your boat! I learned how little fuel displacement hulls consume when you find a nice quiet cruise speed.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

I do like the boat. For sure it "sips" fuel. I did want to get a large Canots Freighter. Huge boats with 60hp motors used in northern Canada. But, the wait list was three years out! That said, so far, I like the boat. The elimination of thwarts is a huge plus. This summer, we might test the strength on some Great Lakes waves. Though, we bought the craft for rivers mostly.

@slmjake

Жыл бұрын

@Restless Viking well I think this is a perfect setup! I bought 4 18s and one 21 from thus guy who made his own molds. I wanted to educate folks in the Midwest about the value of freighters and try reselling them. That little side gig didn't go well. I let people come try the boats out on the 500 acre lake we live on. Problem was a price of $4k for a boat from me meant they could go buy a used 16 foot aluminum boat and motor and trailer for not much more than that. More the guy who made the molds got into some issues with folks and that didn't help me any. Ended up selling all the boats for discounts. Miss the 21. Just wish they could be under 200 pound hulls.

Super cool vessel! I do have to say, a classic canoe deserves wooden paddles.

Restless Viking, I have seen that you have videos on KZread but this is the first one that I have watched because you were on the Grand. Friends and I like to paddle the Grand from Lowell up to Saranac and back. We choose that stretch because there is a Pasty Shop in Saranac. We would like to have you join us sometime next spring.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

I know that shop in Saranac! Let me know when you start planning it. My schedule is always tight by who knows.

Stumbled upon your channel a few weeks back. One of the social media algorithms suggested it to me, a fellow Viking, adventurer, & veteran. Good stuff here. Will work my way thru all your past content this snowy winter. I'm just north of Grand Rapids, will try to make it to one of your organized events. Skol! Dan, 'the hiking viking.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Skol Dan! Glad to have another Viking hanging around! I grew up in Sand Lake.

OK Viking & Poppins - Now that you have a "proper" freighter canoe, would you consider an adventure to freighter canoe country and take it on James Bay (and maybe from there up into Hudson Bay) by driving to Fort George, Quebec and putting in there? I think there are local guides that will safely lead you up to Hudson Bay, and theoretically you'll cross into Nunavut, the largest and northernmost territory of Canada!

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Da Viking decided to buy a freighter canoe after a few trips on James Bay. A couple in Moose Factory, Chissasibi (Fort George) and all the way to Cape Jones on Hudson Bay. Cape Jones (70 miles) was his favorite trip and the trip that decided it. We would have gotten a Canot Canoe, but they were 3 years out for orders. And yes - as time permits, we'll be back up there!

@onnieraycar

Жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking Wow! Do you have videos of those trips? If so, it would be great for folks to see them! Thank you...

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

@@onnieraycar Unfortunately, no - I took the trips before I retired, but I do have a series of articles that I can post on the website.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Here is the last article in the series - www.restless-viking.com/2022/11/01/cape-jones-part-6/

Just found your channel! Would love to learn more about the canoe. I bought a freighter from a builder in Maine. He had the idea for a no thwart and walk through center seat set up. I bought one of the original canoes from that mold. Then I think he went to Two Rivers to ultimately influence the design for your canoe. Unfortunately the story doesn't go well from that point.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

As the winter progress, we'll be working on some modifications for some long distance travel. The plan is too (currently) record some of that to a video. I'm not sure that helps.

Great video as always...Chuck why don't you have a life vest on? It's like not wearing a seatbelt in a car.

What a great trip. Have you been to Gravel Bottom? You were right next to it at the Boy Scout cookie sale.

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir. We live right down the road. A little echoey, but good 🍺

@christopherwassink6620

Жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking Walked across the timber frame bridge today. Never knew it was there. What a beautiful setting! Thanks for the video. I would have never known about it!

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherwassink6620 I remember riding around Lowell when I came upon the bridge under construction. I kind of stared at it for a while, wondering why I didn't know it was being build. 😆 It is like a little secret just out of view. . .

Thanks again for another adventure. Are you guys going to the island again this winter?

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

Which one, Mackinac?

@locoj8626

Жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking yep. That looked like a great trip last year

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

We have a pretty big list of places to visit and, unfortunately, I don't think that Mackinac is in the cards this year.

I'm trying to do some historical research in the MidMichigan Area (Midland and Bay Counties). I'm trying to get access to plat maps older than 1896-97, preferrably 1860s-80s. I know this is a long shot, but do you know where I can get them? (The local historical societies don't have them but have seen references to them in newspapers so they did exist at one time. I've also checked Library of Congress, U of M library, and local libraries but no luck.)

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

MSU has an extensive library, but I'm not sure on specific counties -lib.msu.edu/branches/map/michigan/ . Also, I've found that if I search for "pictures" instead of "maps", I've found that many maps have been scanned and listed in achieves as pictures of maps instead of maps. Plat maps (as you know) are difficult to find for some areas.

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@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

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@gus473

Жыл бұрын

Bye 👋 😎✌🏼

@RestlessViking

Жыл бұрын

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Another Nifty Adventure! And The History About The Wealthy Woman Fur Trader Was Interesting! Great Job You Two!

@RestlessViking

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!