348 Year History, 832 Acre Battery, Car Ferries and More

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Жыл бұрын

We visit Ludington, Michigan on New Years for a their big celebration. We explore the history and visit it in the winter when the tourists are gone.
We talk about Father Marquette, Peter Pan Land, the pumped storage facility, the Badger and Spartan Car Ferries. We visit Hamlin Dam, Ludington State Park and Big Sable Lighthouse.
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@scooterc6412 8 ай бұрын

My hometown! I miss it! I’ve been gone a long time, but there’s no place like home! House of Flavors! They make and serve the absolute best ice cream on planet earth!

@davidzimmerman6723 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the videos, I've lived in Michigan for 50 years. Thanks to you I have allot more I want to see!

@sarahkeller7630 10 күн бұрын

I love Ludington Lived here my whole life I am like a tourist in my own town Enjoying everything my town has to offer

@jonwenger3584 Жыл бұрын

Great video! My father helped build the shrine and his name is engraved on a plaque. While he was working I pulled weeds, I was five years old. My brother Bill was a civil engineer on the Project. I rangered at the State Park in '65. I remember grooming the lighthouse road with a little Caterpillar tractor. It will always be the Park Dairy to me!

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@johnedward5520 Жыл бұрын

Awesome shot from the back of the truck! Poppins for President 2024!

@louisclosz4358 3 ай бұрын

A very good friend of mine owns the Blue Moon. Chef Munford

@johnfetzer9637 7 ай бұрын

thank you allowing us to go with you on these educational journeys.

@stephenrrose Жыл бұрын

I wish you two would have more fun........ Just kidding, thank you for the history and the adventure in Ludington! Great Video!

@joemartin8888 Жыл бұрын

Just want to thank Chuck and Poppins for adding so much to my U.P. experiences....You two have taught me a priceless amount of information about the place I'm certainly growing a love for with each visit...Great people....Great places!!! Thanks for what you're doing!!!!

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

That is awesome to hear! Thanks Joe! Here's to some great adventures!

@ScottCook-xo7zc Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the trip down memory lane for me. My Family were some of the original settlers of western Michigan. My Grandfather was the road commissioner in Mason county, Ludington, back when they graded the roads with a horse drawn sledge. They added cars to the ferries and the Badger became part of the U.S. 10 Highway taking the cars from Ludington to Manitowoc, WI. I remember when they pulled up the tracks to the ferry's. It was a sad end of an era. The pump station was a massive project as there was not some natural lake there to start with. It took years to dig out and they wore out many of those giant earth movers doing it.

@troymilks7342 Жыл бұрын

Next time you’re at HoF, get the Monty Cristo! Ask for them to hold the powder sugar though, eh!

@davidmayotte1542 8 ай бұрын

Another great video. You guys are great. The way Poppins looks at you at 16:25 says a lot. Keep them coming

@paulbalogh4582 8 ай бұрын

I know every spot you speak of here. I might be moving to Ludington as it’s such a beautiful place. Sadly so much of the bluffs have fallen into the lake.

@dougreynolds2813 9 ай бұрын

it's a cool gig that you've created for yourselves, i wish you well with it; i'm enjoying a lot of your content, my wife is the Viking Herbalist.

@jimmysaff Жыл бұрын

Thank you poppins and viking for another educational video.

@wrenchmonkey3920 Жыл бұрын

reminds me of the bluffs at Ontario near Oswego. Also had salt brine mining around NY finger lakes region.

@TheCbdudek Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for the history lesson!

@sagecoach 7 ай бұрын

We've gone way over 5 minutes of fireworks in our backyard in Wisconsin. And you made a great fun to fun-to-watch video

@constancebolander1571 8 ай бұрын

Still catching up on your videos. I thought I knew Ludington but you brought so much history in here for me.

@skipstein744 8 ай бұрын

Back in the 1950's we spent family vacations camping behind the dunes. Perch runs and fishing off the breakwater. We we're from Royal Oak. Thanks for your adventures.

@RestlessViking 8 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@dmc9492 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your research, have friends in Ludington went last summer (hope to go this) took badger to WI (awesome highly recommend) new years looked fantastic would've liked to be there for that (you two make me wanna get married)🥰👌keep up the good work/ videos

@dgvg86 10 ай бұрын

A point of interest is that the Spartan car ferry is now a floating junk yard of spare parts for the Badger car ferry. They are identical in construction.

@sphjr1 Жыл бұрын

God Dag from Indiana

@neverimmortal3707 Жыл бұрын

I work on the badger it is truly amazing

@davidbeatty3540 Жыл бұрын

You have done your research! Bravo! It is a good video and an informative one -- lots I didn't know about L. although I live only 2 hours away from there... Thank YOU both! ....

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mevl4822 10 ай бұрын

You guys make wonderful videos, I’m native and I didn’t know half of the history that your videos explore. Thank you.

@RestlessViking 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@robertsanders6463 3 ай бұрын

Another great travelog, Keep up the great work. I really enjoy your work. Thank you

@RestlessViking 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@michiganjems Жыл бұрын

Love your videos.

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gus473 Жыл бұрын

Ludington! Who knew? Was just the ferry terminus to us. Now we might have to go back....

@burtzorn4059 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful area. Been there once About 15 years ago. Thanks for the great video Makes me want to come back.

@alanboulee5453 Ай бұрын

When I was growing up I spent the summers on Hamlin Lake. I learned a few things that I didn't know, like the sea supent. But you missed the fact that the Badger is also US-31. I believe it's the only US highway on a ship.

@RestlessViking Ай бұрын

It's actually US-10, but yes it is an official highway.

@susandevinney5867 8 ай бұрын

I need to know where wife got her hat and coat. I love them

@TwostrokePuchwizard Жыл бұрын

I used to have a dog that would of fit into that game at the library

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Ha!

@orsonwells7997 Жыл бұрын

Good video and glad you had a good time.

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@catherder2004 Жыл бұрын

So, when are you going to post a video of you swimming in a canal with a gator in Nola???? Cheers, mate!

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Well. . . if someone would have taken a video of it! 😂😂

@catherder2004 Жыл бұрын

I was looking the wrong way. One moment we were talking, next you were GONE

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

@@catherder2004 🤣😂🤣😅

@mikewhitt4602 Жыл бұрын

Hope someday you can check out Greenville, Michigan. Childhood home of my wife and birthplace of Meijer or "Meijers" as the locals call it. We still visit often.

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Our studio is between Greenville and Gowen!

@csnide6702 9 ай бұрын

My mother went to the original Meijers as a youth and Fred's wife used to feed her hot dogs while her grandmother used the meat locker. Fredrick himself was at my great grandmothers funeral.