I was a teacher in an inner city school for over 20 years. Of course a school in a small area will work because they focus more on the students! Smallerl areas tend to care more about their children's education!

This video brings back great memories. I grew up in Paradise, MI. My school in Paradise was Whitefish Township School. We played basketball, quiz bowl, and volleyball against Mackinac Island. For basketball, we stayed in Mackinac Island’s gym. We used sleeping bags. After the basketball games, we went to the dances. I made friends from Mackinac Island that way. Many great people come out of Mackinac Island.

I spent many years in Petoskey. I've been to Mackinaw Island a few times. Its so cool to see what the off season looks like. Thanks.

I have visited this beautiful ❤️ place in August 2019,,, very good,, from Goa,India

Numerous visits over the years, most memorable was a three-day weekend at the Grand Hotel with my young bride. Cool watching the work maintaining the island.

What a beautiful island ! Seems like the perfect place for raising a family on a homestead & homeschool.

Mr. Wasso shedded some light on a person who grew up in Paradise, Michigan like me. For many years I thought that all schools had dances with each other. I remember going to the dances after the basketball games. During those times I didn’t know that the wonderful experiences were unique. Mr. Wasso’s words made me grateful for the wonderful and unique experiences! I’m proud that I had those unique experiences!!

Looks like this is popping up in everyone's feed after 2 years sooo who's with me hehe

Love it!! Just up that way this past weekend. Such a lovely experience, every time! Unmatched ❤

Wow - Just when you thought Macinac Island could not get any more beautiful - You go and send us this wonderful video ! - Thankyou ! SB British Isles

What a neat life in a beautiful state!

What a beautiful life, they will look back and be very grateful.

Got married on Mackinac Island and typically visit a couple times a year. Bucket list is a visit for Christmas. Great gem of Michigan !!

My girlfriend lived on the island for two years, said it was an amazing place to stay. Make sure you don't just hover around market Street. There is so much more to see.

I have autism, and I only went there twice, but I love it. First time I went was 13 years ago, I went with an old friend from high school who worked for the ferry business, and we went to a restaurant on Market Street, which is pretty much Main Street for the village, and we even hiked on the street too and went back to the mainland. Second time was actually earlier this summer, it was with my parents, we rented bikes and circled one lap around the island, went to some different restaurant I went to, and visited shops on the street and left for the mainland. Next fall will be my third time, with my parents again for another bike ride around the island just to see fall colors. But spring is my favorite time of year because of the blossoms on the trees, and some beautiful ground flowers too, and there's also lots of time left in the year before you have to deal with bad winter weather again, and last night when I went to bed and fell asleep, I dreamed that I was riding my bike on the island.

Absolutely love Mackinac Island. Although I grew up in Grand Rapids, I've been on the island several times over the years. I now live in Tampa, FL and can tell you that Mackinac Island is one or our nation's great untold secrets and getaway spots. The fall colors there are without parallel and the fudge they make in the main-street shops is the best you ever had!

Corey Adkins did a terrific job on this story! I recieved an enlightenment about the island.I did not know the community existed! Pretty neat!

Great video, I’ve had some great memories there. Thanks for sharing.

I've been going to Michigan for vacation since I was born. Crossed the bridge many times and went to the island a few times. Absolutely beautiful up there.

Flatlander but fell in love with your island when we visited many years back. Had a room above a fudge shop and ahhh the aroma. (Fudge, my second love. My first love are horses). I loved hearing the clippity clop during the day but especially at night. We had hoped to visit again, but life has a way of making changes we don't anticipate. Maybe one day I'll get to enjoy the best fudge ever made and hear that clippity clop during a quiet evening.

Absolutely great job. Thank you, always wanted to see the winter in Mackinaw. Now, I know we can visit. Would be a great experience. 🍻 God Bless Everyone

Lived in Michigan all my life. Michigan is absolutely beautiful in winter time. Up until the *cough* hit us, there were so many things to do and see in the winter...Traverse City Tip up Festival is just one of many...sigh...

Years ago +-40, visited at the end of the season with my ex. Chill in the air not very crowded. It was a nice experience. Go for visit.

Been there 4 times! The Grand Hotel has the largest single piece of carpeting in the world for it's lobby.

In a perfect world , everyone would experience that life .

I served on the Coast Guard cutter Mackinac, there was another cutter in the Great Lakes called the Mackinaw, the island is named Mackinac, believe the straits of water are the Mackinaw, 'ac' vs 'aw', a little like Smith and Smyth, eh?

Never thought I needed this information...until now

Great report. Well done.

Beautiful place! Pretty amazing in summer, too!

So many times I have gone by Mackinac Island on my way to the U P or back down. I think next time I will take a day to just visit the island. Heard many good things about it.

Cool and well told • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

Geraniums!!! That is one of the many beautiful things about this island that I remember from my one, all too short, vacation there one August in the mid- ‘80s. The Grand Hotel is, in fact, “Grand” and the golf course is kind of rough by design. The commercial buildings are almost breathtaking in their design. I loved my time there. Very pleasant memories. :) AND, I’m pretty sure that the hostess is from Angola, Indiana.

Thank You For Sharing ❤️

It’s THE BEST in the winter. Everybody is MUCH friendlier in the winter.

loved It , Lovely video ...please make more videos

I dunno why this is in my recommendation, but me and my wife went there few years ago and we said we will be back when we are old . So nice

I love that island...Beautiful...

I've been there one time back in 2019 it was a beautiful experience!

I have always wanted to stay on the island in the winter! I think it would be a great experience! No I have not. I would just like to go there hopefully next summer. My sisters and me took our mom there every year. Mom became ill four years ago and we cared for her up until her death a year ago. My sisters and me want to plan to come summer of 2021. It wi!ll be bittersweet but we carry our memories of mom in our hearts!

They should have a couple JDM Honda Acty trucks for transporting equipment and materials for island maintenance. Perfect size for the area.

I've been fascinated with this place since I was a young kid. I would love to spend Summers there because I'm in Georgia and it gets hot here as it gets cold there in the winter but no way I would spend the winter there or anywhere in Michigan. Today is the beginning of the second week of November and I'm in a bathing suit working in my garden at 8:30 AM. I don't like cold weather at all.

My mum ,Janet McCombie whom I am named loved the movie ' somewhere in time's and made an exact replica of the character Jane Seymour played . It was the white tea length dress with the white elbow gloves- 5 inches tall and perfect. Antique lace . Mum worked on the dress over 3 years searching for antique lace and fabric. The doll itself was designed by Cathy Hanson . I'm mentioning all these details because my beloved mum passed away 11 years ago on Oct 18th . I'm an only child and mum had fond memories of the island and went to nursing school in Highland park in the 1950s. She wanted me to visit but I fear I'm too late. Covid has changed our lives forever and I believe our world is going to see even more. I want to donate mums special creation to the Grand Hotel. Maybe someone can contact me ? I miss mum so much.

Looks like a wonderful place to live or visit!

I visited there 3 years ago with my best friend before he passed, I miss this beautiful island so bad

This was cool to watch, I love Mackinac island

I've been there a few times during the summer. Always had a great time I had know idea what was going on in the winter, This was very educational for, I live in Florida now, I doubt that I'll ever get a chance to get back up there All My Family that I went up to see in UP have passed away. Take care every buddy up there, stay warm

My ancestors lived there .... salute from Quebec, Canada

I always wanted to go there.

I've been there two years ago and love the place so much,it's totally opposite of where I am right now(desert)❄️🌞🇵🇭🇰🇼

Lovely for the visitors but a tough place to live. Expensive for everyone.

I have been there years ago when we were stationed at KI Sawyer AFB outside of Marquette and LOVED the island. That was interesting to see the island in the winter. If I grew up on that island I would have gone insane during the winters there, except I would have loved the snowmobiles. Well, we had snowmobiles and a private ski hill at KI Sawyer and I loved that. So, if I had lived on Mackinac Island at the same age I was at KI Sawyer, then I would be okay, but as a Junior and Senior in high school, I would have gone out of my mind. I thought the rule there was no motor vehicles-- I get the maintenance and emergency vehicles, but snowmobiles don't count? Wouldn't they be allowed to drive a golf cart around the island? I don't remember. There is far less charm to a golf cart than riding in a carriage, but still.

I lived in Armada MI for 6 yrs. Was kinda like am island. Other than my wife, people were kool!

If this young lady is an example of Michigan ladies, I'm ALL in! What a beauty!

4 kids in a class.. what an amazing student teacher ratio ...

Very nice to see these conditions still exist.

Visited the island a few years ago, what a neat place. If you wanted to walk around the Grand Hotel they charged $10. I gladly paid and it was worth every penny, amazing place with the worlds largest front porch. And I have to say, the reporter is a real cutie!

I love the island. have always wanted to cross the ice bridge. one of these years

I've only been to the island in the summer, but it looks very nice in the winter as well!

Excellent report!!!

I’d love to live this way but🇨🇦 , looks great to me still ! 🤓

" You sorta have to get along" Pretty much how one lives in the UP!

Those sleepy kids on their way to school who weren't awake yet were so cute and funny.

I don't think I saw anybody wearing a mackinaw in the entire piece. Maybe I wasn't paying attention. I discovered these heavy wool jackets rather late in life. If you're out moving/working/hunting in the cold, they're tough to beat, and for hunting, they're silent, you won't melt a hole in them from a stray spark around the camp fire, they breathe, they shed water, ...

Absolutely love the island would love to live there anybody go to work pick me

great video, nice narrative

Yoosta be a yooper. The island was always awesome. I was there last in 2019 after the Macinac Bridge walk and was disappointed. Employees on the island were like begging for tips no matter what they did. Didn't used to be that way. Decided then I would not go back. P.S. a yooper is someone who grew up in the Upper Peninsula.

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Went there 40 years ago with my little girl, who now she’s 49

Such a bubbly personality she has

Fudge. Nobody said anything about the fudge!

Looks great!

Pretty, Young Lady. 😁

The school looks fun!!

Looks like paradise to me

For people pushing a wheel chair in the snow has to be ruff living in snow plus the metal wheelchair is colder than what people don't know it's reverse in the summer time the metal from the wheelchair gets hotter than what any one else feels.

Just when I thought that it wouldn't get better.

Wow, haven’t been there in the winter since the 1980 or so. Seems like things have changed a bit.

Enjoyed biking around it a few times last year when we took our UP trip. We found the construction dock and lots of tire tracks from there into the back roads, so we figured they allowed construction vehicles on some roads.

Road plow for Mackinac Island sounds like a DREAM gig

I want to go there this weekend

Awesome environment.

Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed

Oh. 4 years ago We haven't had a "mild winter " since then. Only VP Pence was allowed motorized SUVs

why is youtube suddenly recommending this to someone like me from the Caribbean lol. Seems like a cool place though :)

I’m from Texas, never heard of this town, not sure why it’s own my feed, but seems like a fantastic place! I would love to visit some day

Hallo very nice 👍👍

BETTER THEN GHETTO DETROIT 😂

Clicked because I saw Maniac Island. Still cool

If you live on the island your family has bucks. Houses are expensive because you're on an island. Kids that go to school there get personal learning with only a small amount of people.

Thanks for your explanation.. good job.. sw Michigan grandpa type guy..

Cool, love the school.

What a great life

While visiting some friends in "The Soo", we went there several times. Absolutely loved the place.

During the winter time Mackinac Island is vulnerable to theft. When I worked for the State Police years ago come to find out they actually stole the huge chandelier from the Grand Hotel. Like you would not be that is possible.

Me when I see a motor vehicle on the island: wait- ThAtS iLlEgAl!

What happened to business this year due to COVID? Just curious. I used to live in Michigan.

I've been to the island a couple of times. The one thing I always wanted to know is how do the people get their groceries to the island? They don't have a Kroger or a Walmart store to shop 🤔.

noisy snow machines instead of quiet cars. awesome.

One time stop...Local business ripped off skin for any step. $31 for Ferry, $15.50 for Mackinac Fort , $10 just enter to Grand Hotel.....Cup of tea is $4. Local ristorante charge extra for use a credit card...No more for me.

It just this very moment occurred to me that it might sound like I'm saying "Mack-in-aw," but what if it's actually pronounced "Mack-in-Uh."