Located Here! And Still Maintained by the Same Commission.

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The first public table placed on state right of way.
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@susanhares7003 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for your fascinating videos on michigan!

@JoshPiland 4 ай бұрын

Really, it’s the union of the table + preserve + outhouses that make it. Trails are always a bonus!

@normsweet1710 Ай бұрын

What can I say but WOW ! I grew up in Lenawee county, my Dad & Mom took us boys (all 7 of us) on many trips all over Mi. Before & after “The” bridge was finished . I’m a “two lane junkie” and retired truck driver , love to know about the old roads that gave way to the Interstates . Now that I know where this picnic table is , I will go by and pay homage to the first one of my 3 million mile career. I reside in Tx now and know of many roadside tables and CCC built rest areas in this fine State. But none compare to a first in my home State. Thank You for a great and to me, thrilling story. Well done on the research for the U.P. also. Lord willing I’ll be looking into that rest area as well

@jamesdaniels3699 Жыл бұрын

I've been there back the 80's on my motorcycle. I smoked a joint 😂🎉😅

@robertjordan7340 9 ай бұрын

I live in Lake O and I've been by there many times. I stopped once. Nice piece of Michigan history. Thanks.

@kathleenmartin7498 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh...I remember stopping and eating lunch at a roadside table in Wisconsin or Minnesota when I was very little. This brings back that memory!!

@stebecinc 2 ай бұрын

Wow in west michigan. Cool

@monaparker206 9 ай бұрын

As a former resident of Iron County I was happy to see you included info about the first roadside park in your video. I just found your channel and I love it!

@RestlessViking 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by!

@twofeathersnmi 8 ай бұрын

You always have great content! Keep it up!!

@osirisandilio 5 ай бұрын

Stumbled on your channel a few days ago. This is the video that gets me to subscribe. Thanks from a Saranac resident

@jwright1253 Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful story

@foresthiker6707 Ай бұрын

Agree wholeheartedly! I'm a MI history buff/avid hiker, and learn new things often from this channel.

@maijaliimatta296 9 ай бұрын

I love how Poppins has pearls on to eat McDonald’s. Roadside Rest Areas are the best!

@LadyYoop Жыл бұрын

This is one of the coolest videos ever. We have a few of these U.P. here too! in some of the weirdest spots....Who cares who was first...oh wait...we know it's probably U.P. in the air! 😁

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

😂😄

@stevekunde123 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

@pmbair 11 ай бұрын

Hey, I like that picnic wooden cabinet you have! My dad also had one he built and took with him. It had little drawers he made out of old wooden cheese boxes. He kept salt, pepper, matches, and cooking and eating utensils in it.

@bobmanfre5083 Жыл бұрын

WOW! The table doesn't look that old! It really held up well.

@JasonFrankenstein Жыл бұрын

Awesome little cook kit ya got there. It is like a little version of what we had in my boy scout troop. So cool!. In 2020, when we all thought the virus would get us, my wife and i used one of the road side tables to eat a lunch we had packed for a long drive. It was kinda nice enjoying nature instead of quickly shoveling down whatever hot slop the fast food joints had for us. Maybe we should do that more.

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Agreed! We did the same when everything was closed on the road.

@johnberry8180 8 ай бұрын

Up until just a few years ago you could even find street signs marked “ Old US 16 “

@pamruid3842 10 ай бұрын

I live right down the road!

@jimkamradt7243 10 ай бұрын

I love your kitchen box. My inlaws had one that my father in law made. We used it to go camping too and used it for years. I was introduced to camping by my in-laws. We now live in Florida but lived in Michigan most of our lives. Great work

@BearCreekWoodworking Жыл бұрын

A cool bit of history! 👍

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@tedzerbe9626 Жыл бұрын

I remember several of those picnic table only spots in my travels along some of the two-lane highways in Michigan. It seems like most are gone now. Great video, Thanks.

@jdgimpa 11 ай бұрын

I recreantly discovered your channel. Until 7 years ago I lived in Michigan. The last 36 years before we moved to South Georgia we lived just up the road from Saranac in Lowell.

@RestlessViking 11 ай бұрын

We live in Lowell now. 😀

@michaelfitzgerald434 11 ай бұрын

These vids are always so interesting.

@RestlessViking 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jefflandis7710 Жыл бұрын

I've traveled thru Michigan all my life, and you folks have, the Best Roadside parks/tables anywhere in the eastern half of the country. (I haven't traveled the west) 🙂

@jefflandis7710 Жыл бұрын

Hey Chuck, I was also noticing your Camp Box you were using. Suppose you could do an episode on the box? What's in it, size, etc. Thanks!!

@smbjcm Жыл бұрын

@@jefflandis7710 Agree. Camp Box tour.

@donaldmorgan5265 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen the roadside maker for "The Thing" in Memphis Michigan? Please watch your speed (it is 25mph going west and 45mph going east) and the local police love to pass out tickets.

@jeannebrauher3587 Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid we would go for drives and pack a lunch and stop at one of these roadside tables to eat. So great to know they are still there!

@jefferyfredericksen7760 Жыл бұрын

there used to be a roadside park by lupton. as kids we called it stinky park because i was right by a bunch of oil wells, and it stunk!!!!!!!! wonder if its still there??

@donaldj001 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!!

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@anthonygiglio9860 Жыл бұрын

Great Video Enjoyed it😊

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@DanPlusWater 11 ай бұрын

If you still happen to be in the area, there is a neat, back wood site to see, just east and to the south of Portland, MI. It's the grave site of Chief Okemos. It is near my home town of Eagle. Hope you and the Mrs had a great trip and have a good week.

@RestlessViking 11 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks for the tip.

@skipstein744 Жыл бұрын

Another great adventure. Fine looking kitchen/food box. My Dad back in the 50's made one similar. Grew up in Royal Oak, now in California. Onward!

@RestlessViking 11 ай бұрын

Onward, indeed!

@arekclark2622 Ай бұрын

Where can I get a picnic basket like that wooden box you have so glad I discovered you guys. I'll start with your back packs

@RestlessViking Ай бұрын

Harbor Freight. It is actually a cheap machinist tool box with some shelves taken out and modified for use as a "Chuck Box". www.harborfreight.com/8-drawer-wood-tool-chest-62585.html?_br_psugg_q=wood+tool+box

@stephenrrose Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the educational video! Well done Viking, well done!!!

@ladyofjazz448 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome video! Never knew this. I always learn so much from your adventures. There's roadside parks everywhere now. Makes a welcome spot to rest for a lonely traveler.

@avoid_ice2 Жыл бұрын

You guys are so awesome! Thanks for sharing. It’s awesome that not knowing your man cave studio is just down the road from me till your trike video. Such a beautiful areas. Thanks for taking time to share your experiences and adventures with us

@patricklondon962 8 ай бұрын

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had politicians nowadays that cared about bettering peoples lives like the picnic table guy? Instead of the ones we have now that only try and think of ways to fleece the public.

@pmbair 11 ай бұрын

Michigan always was ahead of the game in regards to their roadside rest areas. He and grandma frequently told me about the “CCC” boys building a lot of things for them and state Forrest campgrounds. There was one such campground on the upper Muskegon river at what was know as the canoe camps or the high banks canoe camps. I think there were 3 of them between Reedsburg and Leota.

@shirleybalinski4535 7 ай бұрын

It was common for families to eat lunch along the roads until the 1980's when the proliferation of fast food businesses took place. I know we did when traveling any distance.

@wrenchmonkey3920 Жыл бұрын

we had the first electric arc steel furnace (in the US) & the first shot clock. people prob appreciate the latter more so.

@theresemalmberg955 Жыл бұрын

I was going to say Iron County wants to talk to you about this. I'm originally from the UP with roots in Iron County and yes, we do claim the first rest area in Michigan. Now, if you haven't done one, how about the Iron County courthouse war?

@RestlessViking Жыл бұрын

😂🤣 Very well written comment and you were nice about it! For that, we’ll put it on the list, research it and try to get up there this year!!

@theresemalmberg955 Жыл бұрын

@@RestlessViking Thank you! Looking forward to it. I love how you cover the off-the-beaten path items. I currently live in Southwest Michigan and there's some interesting stories down here if you ever get this way. For example, Fort St. Joseph in Niles was as important as the forts at Mackinac if not more so but after it was abandoned the site was forgotten and lost. It was only recently rediscovered and is being excavated. This was also the only fort in Michigan to be conquered by the Spanish, yes, you heard that right. That's another one you need to look into because there's quite a story about that one.