Here's my entire Great Lakes Playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLq-_cmf3H6ypYq3snF04oSnlx1Nz_paCO

I’m in Florida 30 years but miss my home state of Michigan often. UP is beautiful…

Finnish country! My grandmother was born in Helskinki in 1910, moved to the UP in 1912, and soon after her father was killed in the Victoria copper mine near Ontanogan. Fortunately her mother had the support of the Finnish community up there. The terrain is very much like Finland, which I was able to visit twice and meet her cousins there. Love that part of Michigan!

You should go back in the summer. The Upper Peninsula is beautiful in the summer!

Never thought I’d see my hometown on here - I miss it quite a bit. Love seeing the UP get some love, it is a great place

I think everyone forgets that we basically have two states here in Michigan and the UP is WAY different. The home prices throw off our averages a ton! 😅

These are the kinds of places many Americans will be retreating to in the next 50 years to get away from the places we and our parents grew up or lived in and can no longer tolerate. Another great one. Really appreciate your channel.

I grew up in the UP. Me and my brother used to jump off our roof as my dad shoved the snow off. It was no joke in the 70’s and 80’s. Best years of my life !!!

I’m a Native Texan and I’m in my late sixties. I hate the hot weather in Texas and would love to move up north but my kids and grandkids are here so I’m not going anywhere!! Love your videos Nick!!

Now that is the Michigan I know. Snowing like hell

The most northern little town in America is actually Utqiagvik, Alaska, formally known as Barrow. Alaska is in the United States.

Michigan totally underrated.😊

Had the pleasure to live in Marquette for 7 years. It truly is a magnificent city. Best kept secret of the Midwest.

Proud Yooper here (grew up about 60 miles south of Marquette). Beautiful country, and hopefully it remains unspoiled.

We live in Ironwood, and it's been pretty wicked weather for the past few days here also. I just got back inside from shoveling ice and snow out of the driveway, pretty invigorating, I just wish we had this weather back in January where it belongs... I am ready for spring :-) LOVE THE UP!!! We came here from Florida, lived in Reno NV for ten years, and now we are brand new Yoopers and learning the ways of the north. We were able to find a home we could afford and we moved here for the small town vibe and we really enjoy the people who live here, everyone is nice, polite, and ready to help out if needed.

This is the happiest I have seen you in any of your videos! Waiting for your Wisconsin stop. Up here is living the best life!

I heard that around the end of October, if you look at the moon, you can see the governor flying around on her broom.

Hey Nick. Awesome videos of northern mi and UP. This reminds me of old days in lower Michigan. Cold as hell and loved it . Walked around beer faced . The cold makes you feel alive. Hard to explain.

I went to NMU from 1967 - 1972. Beyond the huge snowbanks on the streets, the long winters, and the sense of being on an island in a sea of trees, Marquette has a warm spot in my heart. Thanks for this video.

I grew up just outside of Marquette in the 1980s. Unfortunately, I haven't been back since. Those winters are no joke. Remember the lake effect snow dumping daily, and one year starting the fireplace on the 4th of July!

when the snow squeaks, you know its cold.

I would love to live in a place like this nice and cold I love the cold weather

Native Californian but spent the second half of my childhood further north..Calumet on the Keeweenaw peninsula about 100 miles NW of Marquette. Talk about snow. Yikes! Btw it is Northern Michigan University or NMU not Univ of Northern MI. Thanks for going so far north.

"I don't miss the cold. But It's nice to come up occasionally." Well said.

28:47 Henry Ford opened a factory in Kingsford, MI near the WI border and it's sister city Iron Mountain, MI. Opened in 1920's and closed in the 50's. It's also where Kingsford Charcol started as Ford Charcoal. It produded Woody station wagon bodies and it converted to glider production for WWII. It employed 4500 people. It ran 24/7-3 shifts of 1500 each shift.

I'm a Michigander and have heard of Marquette but I've never been up there. Thanks for this video

I love Michigan, especially the UP! My husband and I would usually vacation in Florida (we live in Kentucky), but 3 years ago we visited Michigan. Now it’s our go to vacation destination. I hope you visited Copper Harbor, Michigan in the Keweenaw Peninsula - it’s beautiful.

Great video! It's so important for folks to understand that it does actually get cold here! So many visit in the summer and move and then realize they can't stand the snow once the winter hits! Need to embrace it if you live in Marquette or the U.P. for that matter!

Well, I am glad you asked Nick, I know I am a man a very few words, 3 to be exact but here is a little back story, after surviving a near fatal train wreck 7 years ago and the subsequent rebuilding of my spinal column I by chance found the Nick Johnson You Tube channel. Nick took me all around the country to bad places and very good places and all in between. I find the humor amazing, Mappy and the Family and the discussions between Nick and Mappy are Epic. This carried me a long way in my recovery. Well, Good news is I will be on the road myself this Spring and Summer, going to Concerts and generally causing mayhem , So that's the story and I am sticking to it, Thanks for the Ride Nick...Another Gem

You have also fans in Europe! Much love from Holland, the Flower and Cheese Nation!

Hey Nick was there in 1993 from Melbourne Australia with my cousin he is from Michigan never seen anything like it what a great place love those lakes thanks for the memories

I've been watching you for many years. This was the best episode you've done.

This was a mild winter. One year temperatures were below 0 f for 6 weeks, high 5 below, night 15-25 below 0 f. Don't get started on snow, start Monday am, stop on Tuesday pm. The college is northern michigan university. Don't forget the real end of earth is in porcupine mountains. Nice video, thanks for the trip.

Nick,I must say, this has to be 1 of your best videos,we even got to see your manager roll the sled over,"Perfect "

I think this was one of your most enjoyable videos - despite the cold you seemed to be having a legitimately fun time there.

Nick … you’re the World’s Greatest You Tuber. And you’re the reason why the mainstream media is collapsing. God bless…

Northwest Ohio guy here. Been to the UP twice. Very nice up there. Bucket list to go again.

You must’ve came the only week we had snow lol. Thanks for coming to our great little town

we went to the UP in August of 2022,St. Ignace, soooo beautiful, we took the pictured rocks tour in Munising, i love Michigan now and would love to go back again. The Pasties are great!

My mother is from Ontonagon. My grand father was from Finland. This reminds me of home.

Bro, best video yet! Watching this trip has been informative and flippin' hilarious!

Nick I have watched a lot of your videos, some real sad locations, some very interesting places, some dangerous spots, but you had me laughing my ass off in this video. Enjoyed every minute of it. You sure can tell a story" Mister"! I live in Mi by the way.

UP is on my bucket list hopefully very soon! Very beautiful even if it is very cold in winter 🥶❤

Dry fluffy snow, that’s cold 🥶

Yay Marquette! I am loving these drone shots, Nick! Great video!

My homeboys brother when to Michigan Tech about an hour north of Marquette . I live 25 north of Detroit . It took us almost 8 hours to drive there. Best trip to take as a 15 year old. 1992.

I much appreciate you're videos. That wind can be brutal coming off the lake. But, you're gonna have to go back. The northern most town is Copper Harbor, up at the end of the Keewenaw Peninsula. Beautiful place.

Thanks for the memories Nick! Attended NMU 47 years ago and loved watching the ships come in at night all lit up. Definitely need to revisit the area.

Awesome, love the more traveling idea of the vid. U made a cold, icy part of the us so warm and welcoming. Cool peeps there!

As a native Michigander ( grew up in Lansing) i’ve always wanted to visit Marquette. You just did it for me. Good stuff Nick!

Thanks for making this video! Yeah, I've been to Michigan only twice, both times for work, and although I didn't get to see the UP, almost everyone in MI seems to talk about it a lot. The people were very nice! I did visit a place called Pere Marquette, but it wasn't anything special. As someone from a cold country in Europe with long cold winters, it seemed like a place I could really get into if I wanted to live in the USA, which I don't.

UK here : we have had week after week after week of rain and grey skies .. with no sign of any improvement coming. We used to have snow drifts - but now we have endless road flooding. If this is our future, we are going to have to move.

To me, a guy living in Miami, Florida, that looks like 100% pure hell. Oh, my God, just watching this video made me turn the AC off of the car and roll down the windows. While I wait for my wife. I cannot imagine living up there. And that is probably why it is so damn crowded down here South Florida, and very isolated up there. But I do love your videos.

Wow! I was wondering if the movie "Anatomy of a Murder" would be mentioned and you did not disappoint! Thanks for showing that bar - so cool!

Long time subscriber, northern Michigan is my home and you hit the nail on the head, love how you call a spade a spade, keep the great content coming.

I loved this. Brings me back to my 20s of living in southern Ontario and then Port Huron/Fort Gratiot Michigan. Great people!

I've been to Marquette before and I've been to Fairbanks Alaska in February and Marquette is very warm compared to Marquette, it's just a lot more snowy. Fairbanks was -60 F at 4pm when I was there. Couldn't wait to get home.

The Great Lakes are truly incredible , thanks for another great video Nick ! Keep up the great work

A+ video! Awesome overview and tour of Marquette, Michigan!

Great video, Nick! I love visiting the UP, especially the Porcupine Mountains to the west of Marquette.

I moved back to the U.P. after being gone for two winters. Calumet Michigan❤. Most mild winter I can remember. First green christmas. We're just now getting some good snow in late March. 10-13in tonight!

My husband and I spent about a week in Marquette, but it was in the summer, and we loved it! I am a no go in the winter, good for you!

Good photography.

I went Northern Michigan for college 55 years ago ,it was fun skiing everyday 😊

BTW, if you're ever interested in seeing ice fishing, go to Lake Milacs in Minnesota. During normal weather, there will be an entire build up town ontop of the lake, including roads and a bar. Should be novel to enjoy your beer there

Good one,Nick!! You cracked me up in the back of the truck😂. I’m in Wisconsin with mild winters and can’t stand it anymore- can’t imagine how much they get!

Excellent Video Nick, I Was Raised In Illinois And Really Never Seen Much Snow But When It Did Watch Out, I Loved The People And Their Personalities, I Will Stick With Florida Right Now!

Oh…I attended NMU there in 1966. I transferred after a couple of years and graduated from another college. Had loads of fun!!!!

Hello Nick my friend. Nice to see your new videos! Stay safe and warm. With all the shite going on in the world, you’re a breath of fresh, but cold air. Enjoy!!!!🐾😎

Marquette looks beautiful! It actually makes me miss real winters.

You’re amazing at finding hidden gems like Marquette, Nick. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us

UP in the winter, just doesn't get better than that... I thought there would be a lot of weed places in Marquette...seems Ironwood is building them all the time...

I love the mountain biking and restaurants in Marquette. Really some of the best mountain biking I’ve done in the entire USA.

Love the snow, but happy to live in South Florida!

It's an El Nino year and this was expected. We had one of our coldest winters here in Kona. At least the morning surf sessions have been pretty cold. Just like in CA, their snow will return.

This City is amazing and the most beautiful place in my mind I have lived there for most of my life and it’s a place everyone should think of going

One of my favorite towns! Love Marquette.

Nicks the man! He walks the walk

Don't freeze Nick! America needs you.

You’re crazy Nick. Fun to visit the great white north as long as I can come right back to Florida

Great video Nico!

You have fans in Poland too! You drink almost as much as we do.

I stumbled across your video on my KZfaq feed. I grew up in a small village in the UP. We had about a hundred people in it, nothing but woods north to Lake Superior, south to Lake Michigan. I wouldn’t trade my childhood for anything, I still live up here. I am 67 and was a truck driver and know how unique the place is.

I lived in Ironwood, MI in 2002. First snowfall was in October over 30 inches. I had a guy plow our driveway every day, it snowed so much. I believe we got over 200 inches that season. That snowfall looks mild for the UP. I believe western UP( where I lived), gets more snow than Marquette.

Big Bay has been our snowmobile base for several years. (Until the nice lady sold her rental house.) West of town are the Huron Mountains, very reliable snow over there. It's a perfect little town with all you need and nothing more.

It is a university town, with literally half the population under 23 years old. The rest of the county is like the rest of the up. Can't really blame the Yoopers for not liking the city people and what they bring. Congestion, complaints, and littering... the only upside is they drop money.

"Lake Superior it's said, never gives up its dead . . . " It's TOO COLD ! But worth the visit.

I lived outside of Marquette for 5.5 years. I loved it up there!

Native Michigander here, also a former NMU student. Even downstate, we learned of the Iditarod trail early as kids; it's engrained in Michigan history as deeply as we are people. The UP 200 used to go almost thru my back yard. You just experienced a huge slice of my old life.

My parents and sisters used to live in Marquette. They absolutely loved it!

You wanted snow and the UP of Michigan will NEVER let you down on that !

Good deal, showed up in my feed. I live in Negaunee about 10 miles west of Marquette. This winter was super mild, not much snow and warmer. Hope you enjoyed your visit!

I lived in Adirondack park of upstate NY ..1980s....loved winter....but 15 below zero got to me and houses froze up ...but the cold was exhilarating....

Love the video Nick, “Awesome” love your stuff, keep up the amazing videos 👍😎

Thanks for sharing today

I got to spend 3 years up there at K.I. Sawyer. More snow than I could ever imagine. Marquette is where you went, when you went to town.

Cool video! I lived in Marquette in 2022 and worked at Northern Michigan University.

I have been to the UP several times and it’s a beautiful place to visit, yes even with the snow, it’s really awesome! Michigan is like 2 different states the northern part is really a nice place to visit.

I grew up in the UP. Can’t wait to see your take on the rest of it. I remember driving to Marquette was basically visiting the big city for those of us in the sticks lol

My son and I had a great pizza In Marquette. We were on our way from southern Ontario to Calgary south of the border. We took a drive up the Keewatin Penninsula to see the lighthouse and a better look at the lake. It was a twisty turny drive deep through woods but it was worth it.