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Hello, I love your narration and tone. Been watching quite a while now! Can I ask what the name of the score from the 1:40? mark is called, if you know off the top of your head?
The young man who narrates this series has such a pleasing voice. It’s clear how much he cares about his subject and the genuine feelings he has for those brave voyagers who have lost their lives on the daunting Great Lakes.
I have been on the shore of Superior. Unless you have been on it or stood right next to it. You just can't grasp how massive that body of water really is. I was in the USN and that is the only body of water that made my spine shiver. No other Ocean, Sea, Bay or river has bothered me. But that Lake actually scares me and I have no clue why.
She's got a real "don't f*ck with me" vibe. The weather can change fast on all the lakes. Since they are smaller the period between the wave action in big storms tends to be shorter, so the 20/30ft waves hammer unrelenting. The landscape around Superior and many of the other lakes is just so raw too. Some of the rock right at the surface in the Minnesota Arrowhead is billion year old volcanic rock.
Our family camp (cottage) is on the north shore, about half way between the Soo and Wawa. It generally takes until August for the lake to get really comfortable for swimming, but in the big sand bays, like Batchawana, it’s usually fine in July.
Pilots that I recall seeing interviewed attribute the lake's danger to its relatively small size, resulting in wave reflection from the various shores that create what they called "confused waters". You can't always just point the bow into the swells and ride things out, since some other trouble might be coming at you broadside at any time.
First time on lake Superior we took our ski boat out on an absolutely beautiful calm day. I anchored on a sand bar, closed my eyes for about an hour and woke up to 2-4 foot waves and heavy wind. The more time you spend up here you learn to never let your guard down. Lake Superior makes sure you won't forget that
Please keep up the Great Lakes stories. You are literally the first person on youtube to thuroughly cover these forgotten stories over more famous shipwrecks of history. I look forward to your next videos.
@@pfadivanot a large number of videos from him (obviously due to his line of work), but definitely one of the highest quality channels I’ve seen in a while. Definitely worth a viewing if you ask me, absolutely worth viewing his videos about the Morrell and Bradley among others
Except for all of the lakeside historical societies which have scads of excellent great lakes maritime videos. Check those out, they're thorough and done by passionate people, most of whose whole families grew up around the lakes for generations, and they'd be appreciative of every single view.
If you ever do a follow-up video, I recommend looking into the Kamloops. It's a shipwreck with the body of a crew member still in it that is known to follow divers around the ship. The story of it is crazy and the last moments of the crew who made it ashore are tragic.
Nobody knew that but the diving community until a popular female mortician made a big deal out of it on a You Tube video,Now ALL the kids who dont give a rip about wrecks go to watch the very rare footage of ole whitey floating...it had like a dozen views a few years ago...now..its an internet kid hang out.
@@wirelessone2986I’d argue it’s based on where you are. Growing up around the Great Lakes I’d heard the story a few times before, but it’s thanks to videos like that which happen to get everyone else’s attention. Wouldn’t argue it’s the worst thing though, since sometimes it can spark further learning about the history
@@wirelessone2986lol tons of people knew about it before caitlin did a video. it wasn’t some big secret. there’s videos going back to the 90s about it. get over yourself.
I've had a lot of morbid curiosities over the years, but ship wrecks and disappearances has always been the most fascinating subject I come back to time and time again.
@@PereMarquette1223 Hell yeah i’ll check it out i’m pretty big into maritime stuff well and just history stuff in general. And not for nothin but while there might be a SKELETON emphasis on SKELETON or parts of one at least here and there. There aren’t a bunch of bodies just sitting around in the ocean for several reasons. One being that water of and kind is a terrible environment for a human body to stay over time especially a dead one. And while cold water and darkness all this kind of thing can greatly slow down the rate of decomposition IT CAN NEVER COMPLETELY STOP IT. So with the passage of time and being subjected to underwater elements, currents, fish/marine organisms eating and moving the body. Then over let’s say 50-100 years there’s no bodies left other than maybe a bone here a bone there. Or maybe not because those may be covered in sediment js.
There is nothing more relaxing than a video by BOB, when lying back, propped on pillows, hot coffee on the bedside table, in the soft gray, hazy morning just as the birdies have ended their morning chorus. Great atmosphere...it might rain. I can see Lake Superior at the end of my road, a half mile away, if I go into the upstairs sitting room. I keep thinking, I ought to feel more unsettled over these sinkings. I know that I would do, if I were involved in one of these cold, wet, suffocating tragedies. Time and emotional distance from the unfortunates may have the effect of turning these histories into "stories". Our gracious presenter has a beautiful voice and perfect delivery. It's like...yes, this is terrible, but stay calm... Positive effect. It causes appreciation of the life one has.
In Wawa, Ontario there are old drawings from native people who lived there showing an angered, stormy spirit . Lake Superior always gave me very specific feelings about its energy
Lifelong MI, love the Great Lakes. Lake Superior is a beast, and those treading thru it must be brave and wise. There's a lot of amazing history here. I highly recommend anyone who likes these videos to visit the shipwreck museum at whitefish point in da UP. Worth the beautiful drive. ❤
I live in Southern MN and there’s something so enticing to me about having a place, a body of water so magical or mysterious like Lake Superior just sitting north of me, waiting to claim another person if they aren’t careful
I'm always happy to see these videos on lesser-known disasters. So much better than rehashing well-known events without new information. These people deserve to be remembered.
Would you mind covering the story of the SS Vestris? It is a rarely talked about shipwreck in my area (Hampton Roads) and I was hoping you could shed some light on it, thank you!
I've lived in Michigan for all of my 36 years and have spent much of that time fishing on the great lakes. I'm always fascinated with the history of shipping on them and hearing forgotten stories like these. Thanks for another awesome video, and I am looking forward to hearing more great lake stories. Keep them coming ❤
I grew up in Chicago. Much of my adult life was spent on the California coast. Lake Michigan is every bit as terrifying as the Pacific Ocean. "Lake" does not approximate her fury.
Everybody that made the calls to send out these ships are long dead. Nobody got forced to do anything, in the US workers can quit at any time or turn down any voyage they deem unsafe. These men Chose their fate by trusting the wrong captian or letting their need for money conquer their good sense. Its a tragedy sure, but its not like they were sent into battle under orders. Its just a job.. Ships are both much safer now, as well ad weather forecasting..but most importantly the companies have learned expensive lessons from their past and just dont put their expensive investments in jepordy anymore. The witch of November keeps the ports full nowdays
They learned their lesson. They learned they could make more money sending their ships out on "one last run" than by playing it safe. After all, the lives being lost were not the lives of the owners, but of people simply trying to put food on the table.
Why do I like this channel? Probably because of the narrator. He has a calming voice and great black-and-white content. It fits my mood and where it doesn't, it puts me there
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING A WAY OF REMEMBERING THESE SHIPS AND SOULS LOST TO TIME....GOD BLESS THEIR SOULS, MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. AGAIN, A HUGE THANK YOU.....GOD BLESS ALWAYS
Facinated by the paddle steamer car ferry at the start! The French gunboat tragedy I've heard about before, but not the other two ships. I enjoy these stories - and this chennel is a definite 'must watch' whenever a new title comes up.
Where I live from my front porch I can see where the Ontonagon River flows into Lake Superior. The storms on that lake in November and December, before she freezes over in January are like nothing one will ever see. Swells 30 foot tall, and 90 MPH North winds.
One of my brothers, Ronnie, was a Master Diver and he told me once that he loved diving in the deepest, coldest and blackest water. He was diving a wreck near Brockville, Ontario when he had a heart attack at only 58. He would have loved to dive in Lake Superior, in fact he may have done so.
my grandfather was out on the lake one early morning. dense fog and low visibility. he said to himself “wow loooks like were the only ones out here” when suddenly his communications radio went off and a voice said “im here.” he says he ran the boat back to the ramp and drove home in silence
I heard a story of two brothers who commercially fished Lake Superior back in the ‘20’s. One day they were out and the fog rolled in. They thought the were by themselves when suddenly a tow line shot out of the water about 25 yards in front of them. They never saw the steamer or the barge it was towing.
Excellent. I live near one of the Great Lakes and I've been told many times that our storms rival the North Atlantic. Your research was accurate and your voice very soothing.
I grew up on that lake and my daughter is growing up on it now. You have to have equal measure of respect and fear for her, if you want to survive her.
Oh my gosh yes!!! Lake Superior video! Thanks so much! Video about my favorite place in the world and a place my home state of Minnesota is connected too!!!
Awesome little documentary. I love learning about incidents that are virtually unknown or forgotten to most people. Finding this channel was a very happy accident. Thank you for all your hard work in researching, producing & uploading these videos, great job.
Fantastic body of work on your video's and this one in particular. Also you do a great job of narration. The late great Gordon Lightfoot sung it so well with this line "The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead". The indigenous peoples of the Great Lake territories understood this about the lakes, that she gave you life and she could take life in return.
I remember being in a taxi when I lived in Chicago years ago. Leaving downtown headed to the north side on Lakeshore Drive and seeing huge waves from Lake Michigan splash onto LSD. That was pretty damned scary.
I am grateful for this content, but I have to admit, when he said Lake Superior and the sweeping shot was from St. Joe on Lake Michigan, it took me out a little;-)
I appreciate that you cover Great Lakes ships and shipwrecks instead of just covering the Titanic or other famous ships ad nauseum like so many other UA-cam channels do.
.Just came across Big Old Boats...been 'binge watching'...and this Scripture came to mind:: (Rev 20:13--The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. )🙏💞💞..Those lost will be found.njn
I've sailed Lake Superior in a 28' sailboat in Summer. I grew up on the Great Lakes and always knew Superior as a "killing" lake. I kept a close eye on the barometer and weather reports. We were delayed by weather three times in two weeks.
Hay the work and detail you put into your great lake stuff is right on the money I live in MICHIGAN and you have a uncanny way of hitting all the right stuff in your story and you do it in a way to really drive home all the important aspects of the subject nice work thank you if you have not been to some of our museums all over the great lakes you should take a trip like to Port Huron any how good stuff
I've heard and known that saying for a very long time. "The superior lake never gives up her dead" I always wondered why. Creepy to understand how much the saying is accurate
Watched an episode of Expedition Unknown. Apparently the Great Lakes Shipwreck Society found documents that a French sailor’s body did wash up on Michipicoten Island.
Question: What is that four-funnel ship at 2:29? It looks kind of small for a four-funnel ship. As always, great narration and information, I'm sure the dedication at the end is appreciated by many.
I'm obsessed with these Great Lakes videos. I'm not sure why exactly, either. The industrial aspect maybe? I just like hearing about them more so than hearing the tales of ocean liners, or cruise ships, I guess? I'm not great with nautical terminology... heck, I'm not even good with nautical terminology, lol.. but I like the Great Lakes "working man" stories because I can relate to the working man much more closely than I can any class of passenger from a cruise ship. Perhaps that is why.. but I do enjoy ALL of your videos Mr.Big Old Boats. Thank you for all you do for us.
What I find most chilling about these Gteat Lakes sinkings is just how quickly they happen. One minute they're on the surface, battling a storm. The next, they're gone. Regarding the French minesweepers, given their size, that likely foundered quickly in the rough seas. Their inexperienced crews would have struggled to maintain order and discipline in those conditions, adding to the difficulties.
New to the channel! Loving the content. I especially appreciate the antique imagery - And bonus points for your pronunciations! I grew up in the LP, but college brought me to the Keweenaw for 5 years. I just moved to Maine for grad school, and to say I miss the UP, would be an ungodly understatement. Makes my heart happy hearing a UA-camr get the pronunciations right!! P.S. My favorite mispronunciations include, but are not limited to: • Ontanogan ("on-tan-uh-gahn") • Ypsilanti ("YIP-sill-an-tee") • Houghton ("how-tin" & "hawt-in") • Baraga ("bar-ah-gah" Admittedly, I was guilty of this one before I moved 😆 • Keweenaw ("kay-wee-naugh")
Superior is very deep and hence very cold. Swimmers in the lake are either brave or crazy, prolly both. Winters in da UP are frigid and snowy, with snowfall from Oct to May. One must shovel the roof or risk collapse.
I absolutely love Lake Superior. I love all the Great Lakes. (What can I say? I'm a Michigander!) It's a beautiful lake, but she definitely has some deadly powers and many secrets. She's a lake that commands respect.
One hays summer day in 1982 I seen the ss Manistee on lake Michigan. I tune around to tell my wife hay look at this old boat when I looked back it was gone.
I grew up in Duluth. Born in 1956, left for good in 1983. I can tell you stories of late Summer Fall storms where bodies got washed over from boats and piers, by massive waves. The bodies were often lost forever, a dew maybe were found miles up North if ever.
I always like watching your videos and the ones based on the Great Lakes are my favorites though. The view of Split Rock light house at the end was wonderful. Great job!
Lake Superior can also get very cold in fall. I've been up by Bayfield and la pointe in that season, the lake isn't to violent at that time. Although when it gets windy, the lake starts to get choppy. The wave size increases a bit and white caps start to form. It kinda sucks to be on the lake on a boat when it gets bad.
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What about the Badger State?
The one near Algonac, Mi
They look so similar
Hello, I love your narration and tone. Been watching quite a while now! Can I ask what the name of the score from the 1:40? mark is called, if you know off the top of your head?
Great video
The young man who narrates this series has such a pleasing voice. It’s clear how much he cares about his subject and the genuine feelings he has for those brave voyagers who have lost their lives on the daunting Great Lakes.
I have been on the shore of Superior.
Unless you have been on it or stood right next to it.
You just can't grasp how massive that body of water really is.
I was in the USN and that is the only body of water that made my spine shiver. No other Ocean, Sea, Bay or river has bothered me.
But that Lake actually scares me and I have no clue why.
I live in Chicago...same with Lake Michigan
She's got a real "don't f*ck with me" vibe. The weather can change fast on all the lakes. Since they are smaller the period between the wave action in big storms tends to be shorter, so the 20/30ft waves hammer unrelenting. The landscape around Superior and many of the other lakes is just so raw too. Some of the rock right at the surface in the Minnesota Arrowhead is billion year old volcanic rock.
I agree with ervery thing you said. I also was in the navy and have swam in superior in july with my lips turning blue.
Our family camp (cottage) is on the north shore, about half way between the Soo and Wawa. It generally takes until August for the lake to get really comfortable for swimming, but in the big sand bays, like Batchawana, it’s usually fine in July.
Pilots that I recall seeing interviewed attribute the lake's danger to its relatively small size, resulting in wave reflection from the various shores that create what they called "confused waters".
You can't always just point the bow into the swells and ride things out, since some other trouble might be coming at you broadside at any time.
First time on lake Superior we took our ski boat out on an absolutely beautiful calm day. I anchored on a sand bar, closed my eyes for about an hour and woke up to 2-4 foot waves and heavy wind. The more time you spend up here you learn to never let your guard down. Lake Superior makes sure you won't forget that
And Lake Superior never gives up her dead.
Please keep up the Great Lakes stories. You are literally the first person on youtube to thuroughly cover these forgotten stories over more famous shipwrecks of history. I look forward to your next videos.
@Martime Horrors covers quite a few Great Lakes wrecks. Great channel by a working mariner.
@@pfadivanot a large number of videos from him (obviously due to his line of work), but definitely one of the highest quality channels I’ve seen in a while. Definitely worth a viewing if you ask me, absolutely worth viewing his videos about the Morrell and Bradley among others
Except for all of the lakeside historical societies which have scads of excellent great lakes maritime videos. Check those out, they're thorough and done by passionate people, most of whose whole families grew up around the lakes for generations, and they'd be appreciative of every single view.
Truly appreciate all of the Great Lakes content lately!
I’m working on the lakes as a cook on the ships. It’s mid July and out in the middle of the lake you can see your breath even on a sunny clear day
If you ever do a follow-up video, I recommend looking into the Kamloops. It's a shipwreck with the body of a crew member still in it that is known to follow divers around the ship. The story of it is crazy and the last moments of the crew who made it ashore are tragic.
Nobody knew that but the diving community until a popular female mortician made a big deal out of it on a You Tube video,Now ALL the kids who dont give a rip about wrecks go to watch the very rare footage of ole whitey floating...it had like a dozen views a few years ago...now..its an internet kid hang out.
@@wirelessone2986I’d argue it’s based on where you are. Growing up around the Great Lakes I’d heard the story a few times before, but it’s thanks to videos like that which happen to get everyone else’s attention. Wouldn’t argue it’s the worst thing though, since sometimes it can spark further learning about the history
@@wirelessone2986lol tons of people knew about it before caitlin did a video. it wasn’t some big secret. there’s videos going back to the 90s about it. get over yourself.
@@ripwednesdayadams BULL SHIT I remember the count
@@ripwednesdayadams Tons of people my ass
I've had a lot of morbid curiosities over the years, but ship wrecks and disappearances has always been the most fascinating subject I come back to time and time again.
There’s just something eerie about knowing there’s a lake full of corpses.... brings a whole new meaning to a body of water 😅
😆😂 But there’s not though not really. Most of those bodies become fish food ect.
You do not recognize the bodies in the water
Look up the SS Kamloops. Still has a body on board, a well known one.
@@PereMarquette1223 Hell yeah i’ll check it out i’m pretty big into maritime stuff well and just history stuff in general. And not for nothin but while there might be a SKELETON emphasis on SKELETON or parts of one at least here and there. There aren’t a bunch of bodies just sitting around in the ocean for several reasons. One being that water of and kind is a terrible environment for a human body to stay over time especially a dead one. And while cold water and darkness all this kind of thing can greatly slow down the rate of decomposition IT CAN NEVER COMPLETELY STOP IT. So with the passage of time and being subjected to underwater elements, currents, fish/marine organisms eating and moving the body. Then over let’s say 50-100 years there’s no bodies left other than maybe a bone here a bone there. Or maybe not because those may be covered in sediment js.
As did (does?) the 'EDMUND FITZGERALD'.
There is nothing more relaxing than a video by BOB, when lying back, propped on pillows, hot coffee on the bedside table, in the soft gray, hazy morning just as the birdies have ended their morning chorus. Great atmosphere...it might rain.
I can see Lake Superior at the end of my road, a half mile away, if I go into the upstairs sitting room.
I keep thinking, I ought to feel more unsettled over these sinkings. I know that I would do, if I were involved in one of these cold, wet, suffocating tragedies.
Time and emotional distance from the unfortunates may have the effect of turning these histories into "stories".
Our gracious presenter has a beautiful voice and perfect delivery. It's like...yes, this is terrible, but stay calm...
Positive effect. It causes appreciation of the life one has.
In Wawa, Ontario there are old drawings from native people who lived there showing an angered, stormy spirit . Lake Superior always gave me very specific feelings about its energy
The Great Lakes videos are by far my favorite!
Thank you for these great stories, the histories behind them, and bringing to the fore how big and dangerous the Great Lakes can be.
Lifelong MI, love the Great Lakes. Lake Superior is a beast, and those treading thru it must be brave and wise. There's a lot of amazing history here. I highly recommend anyone who likes these videos to visit the shipwreck museum at whitefish point in da UP. Worth the beautiful drive. ❤
I live in Southern MN and there’s something so enticing to me about having a place, a body of water so magical or mysterious like Lake Superior just sitting north of me, waiting to claim another person if they aren’t careful
I'm always happy to see these videos on lesser-known disasters. So much better than rehashing well-known events without new information.
These people deserve to be remembered.
Would you mind covering the story of the SS Vestris? It is a rarely talked about shipwreck in my area (Hampton Roads) and I was hoping you could shed some light on it, thank you!
I get a kick out of people who’ve never seen the Great Lakes. These are fresh water inland oceans.
I've lived in Michigan for all of my 36 years and have spent much of that time fishing on the great lakes. I'm always fascinated with the history of shipping on them and hearing forgotten stories like these. Thanks for another awesome video, and I am looking forward to hearing more great lake stories. Keep them coming ❤
The Witch of November- crew had no idea what they left to chance I’m always thankful to be on dry land whenever I’m in sight of those Great Lakes .
I grew up in Chicago. Much of my adult life was spent on the California coast. Lake Michigan is every bit as terrifying as the Pacific Ocean. "Lake" does not approximate her fury.
It's hard to believe that the people in charge of ships and shipping companies have not learnt to not sail out in November.
Everybody that made the calls to send out these ships are long dead.
Nobody got forced to do anything, in the US workers can quit at any time or turn down any voyage they deem unsafe. These men Chose their fate by trusting the wrong captian or letting their need for money conquer their good sense. Its a tragedy sure, but its not like they were sent into battle under orders. Its just a job..
Ships are both much safer now, as well ad weather forecasting..but most importantly the companies have learned expensive lessons from their past and just dont put their expensive investments in jepordy anymore. The witch of November keeps the ports full nowdays
They learned their lesson. They learned they could make more money sending their ships out on "one last run" than by playing it safe. After all, the lives being lost were not the lives of the owners, but of people simply trying to put food on the table.
They knew about the dangers. Every boat and man was replaceable. The dollar ruled the day
All down to greed; profits
Well I am sure most of them had made those runs before and nothing happened. Everything is fine until it’s not.
Why do I like this channel? Probably because of the narrator. He has a calming voice and great black-and-white content. It fits my mood and where it doesn't, it puts me there
Your research and calm, articulate manner of speaking make these videos A+
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING A WAY OF REMEMBERING THESE SHIPS AND SOULS LOST TO TIME....GOD BLESS THEIR SOULS, MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. AGAIN, A HUGE THANK YOU.....GOD BLESS ALWAYS
Facinated by the paddle steamer car ferry at the start! The French gunboat tragedy I've heard about before, but not the other two ships. I enjoy these stories - and this chennel is a definite 'must watch' whenever a new title comes up.
Your content is superior
😂
The stories are rather Erie………..😮
Another great video of largely forgotten history. Living in Wisconsin, I especially enjoy the Great Lakes stories. Good job.
I live in Sault Ste. Marie by the locks. I love your videos I listen to them while I’m working. I like your voice and the background music
Where I live from my front porch I can see where the Ontonagon River flows into Lake Superior. The storms on that lake in November and December, before she freezes over in January are like nothing one will ever see. Swells 30 foot tall, and 90 MPH North winds.
Big Old Boats + A Beachfront View= pure happiness
This channel has fast become one of my favorites. I never realized how early ocean liners even existed.
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
One of my brothers, Ronnie, was a Master Diver and he told me once that he loved diving in the deepest, coldest and blackest water. He was diving a wreck near Brockville, Ontario when he had a heart attack at only 58. He would have loved to dive in Lake Superior, in fact he may have done so.
The month of November, and Lake Superior sailing excursions, DO NOT MIX.
I would avoid all the 5 lakes in October and November. I grew up in Chicagoland and brutal doesn't begin to describe lake weather.
GOOD ADVICE. 😌😌@@AG-iu9lv
One last run before the season ends....
@@Dilley_G45 Famous last words, indeed 🥹😭
As a great lakes man, I'm really enjoying these more obscure great lakes episodes you've been doing. Keep it up!
my grandfather was out on the lake one early morning. dense fog and low visibility. he said to himself “wow loooks like were the only ones out here” when suddenly his communications radio went off and a voice said “im here.” he says he ran the boat back to the ramp and drove home in silence
I would have bolted, too. There's something extra about the lakes that I would not mess with.
Should of ask who's this
@@gulfy09it was death himself.
I heard a story of two brothers who commercially fished Lake Superior back in the ‘20’s. One day they were out and the fog rolled in. They thought the were by themselves when suddenly a tow line shot out of the water about 25 yards in front of them. They never saw the steamer or the barge it was towing.
That was amazing. I like mysterious shipwrecks. Hearing about them, i mean. Thank you for telling their stories with respect
Great stories thanks for covering the minesweepers! That was the largest loss of life from any incident on lake superior. 78 souls 😢
Another awesome video! You're very good at immediately hooking the viewer and keeping them engaged in the story!
As the shipgeek I am, I’ve never heard about these ships in this video. You really bring the forgotten out of the dark, Bradley. Amazing job!!
I relocated to Buffalo 10 years ago and I love learning about the Great Lakes Region in the old days. Thanks for this whole channel.
Excellent. I live near one of the Great Lakes and I've been told many times that our storms rival the North Atlantic. Your research was accurate and your voice very soothing.
I grew up on that lake and my daughter is growing up on it now. You have to have equal measure of respect and fear for her, if you want to survive her.
Oh my gosh yes!!! Lake Superior video! Thanks so much! Video about my favorite place in the world and a place my home state of Minnesota is connected too!!!
Awesome little documentary. I love learning about incidents that are virtually unknown or forgotten to most people. Finding this channel was a very happy accident. Thank you for all your hard work in researching, producing & uploading these videos, great job.
I love your channel. Factual, respectful histories. Keeping the stories alive, and honoring those lost.
Lake Superior is no joke.
Fantastic body of work on your video's and this one in particular. Also you do a great job of narration. The late great Gordon Lightfoot sung it so well with this line "The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead". The indigenous peoples of the Great Lake territories understood this about the lakes, that she gave you life and she could take life in return.
Those lakes can be as treacherous as an ocean...I live in Chicago and they are unbelievably huge!
They're pretty much inland oceans! 😅
I remember being in a taxi when I lived in Chicago years ago. Leaving downtown headed to the north side on Lakeshore Drive and seeing huge waves from Lake Michigan splash onto LSD. That was pretty damned scary.
Gordon Lightfoot wasn't kidding about the gales of November...
Starting off a Lake Superior with a shot of Split Rock Lighthouse is just the logical choice. Very nice.
I am grateful for this content, but I have to admit, when he said Lake Superior and the sweeping shot was from St. Joe on Lake Michigan, it took me out a little;-)
I appreciate that you cover Great Lakes ships and shipwrecks instead of just covering the Titanic or other famous ships ad nauseum like so many other UA-cam channels do.
.Just came across Big Old Boats...been 'binge watching'...and this Scripture came to mind::
(Rev 20:13--The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. )🙏💞💞..Those lost will be found.njn
Was just at the great lakes shipwreck museum At whitefish point. Awesome museum if anyone can check it out. So many chilling stories.
That is on my bucket list. I really want to go see it!
I was born in Detroit and spent a lot of time on the Great Lakes. Great video
Love to see your content. Keep up the great work!
I've sailed Lake Superior in a 28' sailboat in Summer. I grew up on the Great Lakes and always knew Superior as a "killing" lake. I kept a close eye on the barometer and weather reports. We were delayed by weather three times in two weeks.
Never Underestimate The Waters Of Lakes Or Oceans Respect All Waters And Gods Creatures Great And Small❤
I don’t know what it is, but BOB vids give me more chills than any horror movie.
Brilliant video as ever, keep up the good work!
It's great to hear about these lesser-known wrecks. Keep up the good work.
Hay the work and detail you put into your great lake stuff is right on the money I live in MICHIGAN and you have a uncanny way of hitting all the right stuff in your story and you do it in a way to really drive home all the important aspects of the subject nice work thank you if you have not been to some of our museums all over the great lakes you should take a trip like to Port Huron any how good stuff
I've heard and known that saying for a very long time. "The superior lake never gives up her dead" I always wondered why. Creepy to understand how much the saying is accurate
The best way to start my morning at work!! I get to listen to another awesome video from BoB
Could we pretend that airplanes in the night sky... oh wait, not that B.O.B 😂
@@NealBonesI could really use a wish right now...😂
Watched an episode of Expedition Unknown. Apparently the Great Lakes Shipwreck Society found documents that a French sailor’s body did wash up on Michipicoten Island.
Question: What is that four-funnel ship at 2:29? It looks kind of small for a four-funnel ship. As always, great narration and information, I'm sure the dedication at the end is appreciated by many.
I'm obsessed with these Great Lakes videos. I'm not sure why exactly, either. The industrial aspect maybe? I just like hearing about them more so than hearing the tales of ocean liners, or cruise ships, I guess? I'm not great with nautical terminology... heck, I'm not even good with nautical terminology, lol.. but I like the Great Lakes "working man" stories because I can relate to the working man much more closely than I can any class of passenger from a cruise ship. Perhaps that is why.. but I do enjoy ALL of your videos Mr.Big Old Boats. Thank you for all you do for us.
Another fine documentary! Thanks so much for the video, the high quality you maintain and the excellent stories well told.
They are more like inland seas , I'm from Detroit Michigan I grew around those lakes Beauty and the beast at the same time.
Great work on finding so many photos.
Another great video! The Great Lakes are like mini, freshwater oceans.
Perfect. Love this format of video and stories.
Sitting in my living room watching the four foot, (approx.) swells smash into my Huron shore while taking in this video. I love this land, and lake.
The Lighthouse at 1:16 is the St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights on Lake Michigan!
Yayy! A Big Old Boats drop to make my Saturday! Excellent. ❤
What I find most chilling about these Gteat Lakes sinkings is just how quickly they happen. One minute they're on the surface, battling a storm. The next, they're gone.
Regarding the French minesweepers, given their size, that likely foundered quickly in the rough seas. Their inexperienced crews would have struggled to maintain order and discipline in those conditions, adding to the difficulties.
Always got great stories to tell! Love the channel
Great job these ships deserve to be remembered well done
I was born and raised in Michigan. I was always fascinated with the history of the Great Lakes.
Thank you for these fine historical accounts.
New to the channel! Loving the content. I especially appreciate the antique imagery - And bonus points for your pronunciations! I grew up in the LP, but college brought me to the Keweenaw for 5 years. I just moved to Maine for grad school, and to say I miss the UP, would be an ungodly understatement. Makes my heart happy hearing a UA-camr get the pronunciations right!!
P.S. My favorite mispronunciations include, but are not limited to:
• Ontanogan ("on-tan-uh-gahn")
• Ypsilanti ("YIP-sill-an-tee")
• Houghton ("how-tin" & "hawt-in")
• Baraga ("bar-ah-gah"
Admittedly, I was guilty of this one before I moved 😆
• Keweenaw ("kay-wee-naugh")
Another brilliant video, keep on going man!
Great upload! I had no clue the water temp hovered right above freezing year round.
Superior is very deep and hence very cold. Swimmers in the lake are either brave or crazy, prolly both. Winters in da UP are frigid and snowy, with snowfall from Oct to May. One must shovel the roof or risk collapse.
@@MarianneKat Late in summer near the shore it's not so bad. If it's a hot day it's kinda nice. Definitely not the Caribbean though.
I absolutely love Lake Superior. I love all the Great Lakes. (What can I say? I'm a Michigander!) It's a beautiful lake, but she definitely has some deadly powers and many secrets. She's a lake that commands respect.
Thx u so much for what you do. I can’t get enough and have spent a lot of time exploring Great Lakes region.
BIG OLD BOATS FOR MY BIRTHDAY!?!?!? YAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
🎉🎉🎉 Happy Birthday 🥳
Happy Birthday!
One hays summer day in 1982 I seen the ss Manistee on lake Michigan. I tune around to tell my wife hay look at this old boat when I looked back it was gone.
At 1:14, I believe that is the South Haven Lighthouse on Lake Michigan.
Looks more like the St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights. Beautiful shot, so I forgive him for trying to pass it of as Superior.
Hey that was haystack rock if I'm not mistaken! I love the Oregon coast! I thought I recognized that ship wreck too. I've been there as well.
1:40 We're still on the Great Lakes, right? Why do I feel like I've been transported to Sicily?😄
I grew up in Duluth. Born in 1956, left for good in 1983. I can tell you stories of late Summer Fall storms where bodies got washed over from boats and piers, by massive waves. The bodies were often lost forever, a dew maybe were found miles up North if ever.
Really fascinating video! Great images and narration.
I always like watching your videos and the ones based on the Great Lakes are my favorites though. The view of Split Rock light house at the end was wonderful. Great job!
Great documentary. Love it!
Thank you for another epic video bud, i think this is one of your best ones so far. 💯
Great to hear about Ontonagon, I grew up like 20 minutes from there.
I gotta say, if I were a Lake Superior mariner, and November rolled around, I’d be like, “I’m off the clock, man!”🤨
Lake Superior can also get very cold in fall. I've been up by Bayfield and la pointe in that season, the lake isn't to violent at that time. Although when it gets windy, the lake starts to get choppy. The wave size increases a bit and white caps start to form. It kinda sucks to be on the lake on a boat when it gets bad.
Another excellent video sir 🌹⚓