I live in Michigan and let me tell ya. I take a lot of this for granted living here. Doesn't seam all that great until u realize how amazing and beautiful it really is. Just don't see it like other people living here my whole life lol
Im a michigander and ive never been been to the dunes 😂. But i absolutely love michigan, 99% bcuz of the wildlife and outdoor. Im a fisherman and hunter. So michigan really has so much beauty and opportunities for outdoor activities
I’m a total Michigan girl...born, raised, and beyond blessed to be a Yooper even though I’m not currently residing there at the moment it will forever be where my heart is and home to me! 💯🥰🙏❤️
I have moved back to Michigan after moving away as a child . It took me forty years but I am so glad . It is a beautiful state with waterfalls and beaches and crystal clear lakes and rivers . And so much more .
25 years ago, my classmates and I went up there. Only two of them went down there. Two option, walk along the shoreline toward the town two miles away or climb back up.
Way better than the miserable summer heat and salt water. MI is by far the best state in the US to live. 4 seasons and offers nearly every outdoor activity. I was born and raised in this great state. When I go on vacation I just drive north and west. Love it
@@michiganman8383 I live in South Carolina currently and have lived in California for over half my life as well. I’ve been north to Michigan, I’ve been to Texas, Washington state, Montana, Massachusetts, Maine, New York... etc. all of them are different and each have something special to offer! If you like the cold (not me) then I guess Michigan and the North is for you! But I’ll stick to either the west coast or east coast!
Michigan is such a breathtaking, beautifully crafted by the hand of God. I'm glad to be a life long resident. It's so vast that I haven't seen it all yet. That's at the top of my bucket list.
Robert Dickinson God didn’t make Michigan. It was made by a giant glacier. And before that it was an inland sea, hence the famed Petoskey stones (ancient coral). i have stones millions of years old. A LOT older than your man made Bronze Age god.
The great lakes are amazing! It's crazy standing on the shoreline of lake michigan it's like looking out on the ocean except much smaller waves. Love living in the midwest
Kerath Superior and Michigan can have waves of around 15ft for Michigan and recorded waves of over 25ft in superior. Reports of rogue waves in superior of over 30ft have been told by ship captains. The frequency of waves in all the Great Lakes is actually far more dangerous than in the ocean. Indeed, some ocean vessels would sink rather quickly in the Great Lakes due to them being made for a different wave pattern.
Never underestimate the power of the great lakes! The waves can get enormous and watch out for the under toes they will drag you under in a heartbeat...
@@indigodragon0613 Not to mention the fact that boats sit lower in the water due to them being freshwater, as opposed to the extra buoyancy afforded by the salty ocean. Went salmon fishing on Lake Michigan during a storm once, those waves can get big quick.
My children and myself enjoyed the beaches and dunes in Michigan a few times. Incredibly beautiful and fun in summer. Great Lakes region is amazing, inland freshwater seas.
I have been to Sleeping Bear Dunes State Park, including the lookout point. It is amazing the number of people who make that trek down, and back up (or try). Climbing a sand dune is not easy, never mind climbing one 600' feet high! There is even a sign warning of possible rescue charges being levied against anyone who fails to make the climb.
Michigan is Beautiful all the Media talks about is Detriot they know knowing about the Great Lakes and how Beautiful they really are there Amazing! They didn't even show the Waterfalls.Fishing Gaming,Hunting etc
The North Coast (Lake Erie, Huron, Michigan, Superior) of the U.S. is so freaking Underrated. We have some of the most beautiful environments. I live in Ohio and we have Beautiful Environments on our North Coast. Lake Erie.
Lived in Michigan most of my life. Besides the towering dunes of Lake Michigan's west shoreline, we also also have mountains and waterfalls in our Upper Peninsula. And, don't forget the gentle shores of Lake Huron.
We are one class away from becoming master divers and live in Michigan. There are so many wrecks here and Lake Superior is definitely on our list this summer! So many people take diving here for granted and only dive in warm salt water. They really miss out. 😄
@@pla5730 I'm not a goose, so I'm a michiganian not a michigander. You can be a goose if you want, I'm all up for everyone living their life how they want.
...and if you're a fisherman, this is one of the best freshwater fisheries you'll ever see. Inland or on the Great Lakes, so many species to seek. I'm lucky I grew up here. I love to sport fish for Bass and Musky, but if you like Salmon, Trout, Sturgeon, etc, you can find it here.
@@EunicengnChege I'm not sure what that has to do with the subject. I rarely eat the fish I catch here due to mercury, PFAS, etc. Our society continues to ruin our waters. Farmers use fertilizer that contributes to the poisoning, but they are far from the only ones that do it. Industry is also a culprit. Because of opening these waterways to boat travel we allow non indigenous animals in which usually harm our ecosystem web. There's plenty of blame to go around.
I don’t know if you have seen the full episode, but it is quite disappointing. They miss half of the state by not mentioning the Upper Peninsula. The only thing they mention from Northern Michigan is Sleeping Bear Dunes. Northern Michigan (Traverse City area and M-22) is so beautiful. There is a lot more to Michigan than the Southeast. The lighthouse in the opening scene is in my home town.
Panagiotes and Nicole Papadakos We have a cabin on 25 acres in Roscommon and every July we spend 2 weeks there... I look forward to those 2 weeks all year long.
Sleeping bear dunes is one of the best stories by the Michigan Idianians and my favorite of all the stories as it tells of a mother bear who with her 2 cubs tried to swim away from a forest fire but the 2 cubs drowned and the mother bear would wait until her cubs returned. The Great Spirit was so impressed by the Mother Bear that he made her the Sleeping Bear that would over look the North and South Manitou islands Which are the 2 cubs and the islands are where they drowned. Now there are many tellings of this story but they all tell of a mother who would wait for her children till the end of time.
Just watched this episode of Aerial America. What a treat! I've been living in MI for over two decades and actually have seen most of the places described (and heard most of the stories told). Kudos Smithsonian for a beautifully informative episode!
My fastest time up the dune was 10 min 22 secs!! Keeps getting slower and steeper as I get older 🤣. Absolutely breath taking from the top. Water shoes recommended if you go swimming
25 years ago, I was with a group from Michigan Career Technical Institute to visit the area. Some went down the hill as you see in the video. Hellish climbing back up. Other option is two miles south to a town on the shore of Lake Michigan if you felt that you can not climb back up. I never went down.
No you haven't. For one, they don't exist, and two, when did all you specials start confusing the Great Lakes region with the Pacific NW? Leave your lame cryptid bs there
Thank you so much for this video. These drone shots are just marvelous. I live in southern Illinois, I haven’t been to these dunes but I hope to some day.
I used to visit a similar hill in the U.P. that was once a log slide for lumber delivery. We would visit in the summer when it was warm, and the water was VERY cold by the time you maneuvered down the sandy hill.
I've been there many times. It's majestic. Go to Empire, a tiny village right next to the Park. They make delicious hand-made bing cherry ice cream. The little beachfront park is quaint and beautiful.
You said Grand Marais and I thought. Did some magical wizard just plop massive sand dunes outside my house......there's two grand marais on lake superior.
Hoy mismo estaba mirando este documental pero en la televisión 📺 se escucha diferente no muy claro también que pena que no lo tengo en español tanto que me gusta ese canal por esos paisajes y todos esos estados que podemos ver tan hermosos por Aérial America
Any vids or footage of these areas? I would love to go there soon. I spent alot of time on lake Ontario state side and southern Great lakes areas. Thankyou
Sorry, buy paleo indians were here before the glaciers were completely melted. Evidence shows they followed the glaciers as they retreated into the bay. They chose the area because the glacier in the Saginaw Bay was over a mile high and shielded them from the harsh northeastern winds in the winter and when the warmer westerly winds came, they were tempered by the water to the west. This is also the reason that this area is one of the only places on earth to have indigenous pines _and_ deciduous trees in the same location. There are lots of places that have both, but those places don't have truly _indigenous_ mixes. The west coast only had indigenous pines and the east only indigenous deciduous trees. Now both of those places have _native_ species of pine and deciduous.
I live in Ohio and honestly, the natural environment here is one of the few things that make me not want to move. That, and family. I've been to lake Erie a few times. The water was muddy and the temperature was that of bath water. It was a bit off-putting. I'd love to go to Michigan one day to see the lake and check out the forests.
Huron, Michigan, and Superior are much nicer. I've swam in Erie (Cedar Point campground) and it was not as nice. Superior is the coldest and has been known to still have ice in it in June. Michigan is the dangerous to swim in. Keep to swimming areas and beware of riptides.
My daughter and I took a motorcycle trip to sleeping bear dunes. She tried to run down the hill but its so steep she face planted. We say multiple people that took hours to get back up.
A separate Aerial America show on 'The Great Lakes' would be a cool addition, since you've now covered all 50 states and are searching for things to make new shows about. Or call it 'Aerial North America' and do a show about Ontario too...
Hmm. Very thin on geology, considering that the central topic is THE MOST NOTEWORTHY feature of geological formation in the area. How did it form? What other similar formations exist elsewhere on the planet, for comparison? What evidence supports this conclusion? Who were the people who identified this formation process? Could we expect to see similar formations on other planets, and why? What are the conditions of formation?
So I finally broke down and decided to pay the $2.00 for the Full Michigan Episode. They should have called it Aerial Detroit. Not once did they even mention Grand Rapids, Pictured Rocks, or the Porcupine Mountains to name a few. Heck, besides Sault Ste Marie they really didn't even mention anything in the UP. Visually, this episode could have been fantastic if they would have included more of Michigan's natural wonders. I guess they didn't care to spend the money on a helicopter flight west of St. Ignace. I understand the importance of Detroit and the way it has shaped Michigan's history, but it irritates me to see so much focus on a city most people already know about. (Auto Industry, UAW, Auto Industry, Race Riots, Auto Industry, Motown, Urban Decay, Auto Industry) Don't waste your time buying this episode. Here's the summary: Detroit, UofM, Detroit, Lansing, Battle Creek, Sleeping Bear, Wine Vineyards, Mac Bridge, Sault Ste Marie, Detroit.
Not giving the UP more than a cursory mention or two is downright criminal. Lake Of The Clouds, the Keeweenaw area, Tahquamenon Falls, & so much more worthy of attention.
More than 21% of the world's freshwater is found in the 4,530 miles of coastline that make up the Great Lakes freshwater system. More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on them as a valuable source of drinking water because they are so large they can be seen from the moon. Additionally, the Great Lakes offer a wealth of recreational opportunities and stunning scenery.
They are such a gift, fresh water for all life to have and so much of it. I often dream that I could see what the great lakes looked like 50,000 years ago, 10 milllion, 100 million..imagine having drone footage of earth from long ago....if only.
There stupid it's the 5 Great Lakes not 4 HOMES Huron.Ontario.Michigan.Erie. Superior I live in Michigan and I love it I would never move even with are harsh winters.
Before 50-60 years ago The aral sea also beautiful like this great lakes. But unfortunately we killed the aral sea because of some money. And what did it cost? it changed this nature.. People are also suffering from toxic dust of dry aral sea.. This why many of people die lung cancer and ect.. We want our old life again. Please help us.. revive our beautiful aral sea. 😫 Please..
one of the most beautiful places in the United States, and I have been to half the states so far. Michigan is absolutely incredible.
I have to agree!
Sleeping Bear shoreline was voted "most beautiful place in America" by peoples vote on Good Morning America!
I live in Michigan (:
Like Michigan is incredible
Michigan really is an under-appreciated state
The USA is packed with amazing places in every region.
Except the midwest
@@Djsoluiuc Michigan Is the Midwest
@@tallwanderer OK except Michigan and South Dakota
Same with China and Russia and Canada… that’s what happens when you have huge countries
Unfortunately the people are racist trash.
IM AUSTRALIAN AND LOVED THIS PLACE I CAME HERE IN 2002.
wow saw you twice
Born and raised in Michigan. It is beautiful.
@@rosehuber1997 same here. Manistee County, got some cool views here
@@dekuuchiha9990 there is no state as beautiful as Michigan.
@@rosehuber1997 The winters can get old year after year. Other than that it's nice.
I live in Michigan and let me tell ya. I take a lot of this for granted living here. Doesn't seam all that great until u realize how amazing and beautiful it really is. Just don't see it like other people living here my whole life lol
That's ok, most people do not appreciate the place in which they grew up until after they have left.
I know exactly what you mean. I used to live there.
Im a michigander and ive never been been to the dunes 😂. But i absolutely love michigan, 99% bcuz of the wildlife and outdoor. Im a fisherman and hunter. So michigan really has so much beauty and opportunities for outdoor activities
@@aliharajli95 you should go the dunes are pretty nice
Kid rock done told everybody
I’m a total Michigan girl...born, raised, and beyond blessed to be a Yooper even though I’m not currently residing there at the moment it will forever be where my heart is and home to me! 💯🥰🙏❤️
I'm a troll and feel the same way. The rest of the world is nice to visit, but living there? No way.
I have moved back to Michigan after moving away as a child . It took me forty years but I am so glad . It is a beautiful state with waterfalls and beaches and crystal clear lakes and rivers . And so much more .
Shhhhhh....a well kept secret.
I climbed it in 41 minutes and it was absolute hell. It is beautiful and Michigan should be proud of the National Lakeshore.
Holy shit nice job man that's quite the uphill battle almost an hr hope to try it one day..
25 years ago, my classmates and I went up there. Only two of them went down there. Two option, walk along the shoreline toward the town two miles away or climb back up.
But there not quads are more important or snowmobilers
41 minutes? I did it in about an hour and a half and I was breathing pretty hard
That takes max 5-10 minutes for me. I have never done it but after clombing plenty of 14ers and steps in Colorado stuff like that is a breeze
Way better than the miserable summer heat and salt water. MI is by far the best state in the US to live. 4 seasons and offers nearly every outdoor activity. I was born and raised in this great state. When I go on vacation I just drive north and west. Love it
So not true. Most biased thing I’ve ever heard 😂
@@DoodlebobEdits No its true
@@michiganman8383 I live in South Carolina currently and have lived in California for over half my life as well. I’ve been north to Michigan, I’ve been to Texas, Washington state, Montana, Massachusetts, Maine, New York... etc. all of them are different and each have something special to offer! If you like the cold (not me) then I guess Michigan and the North is for you! But I’ll stick to either the west coast or east coast!
So biased
Every state has bad seasons (except maybe California).
So beautiful. Never knew America has such lakes
Oh yeah you could drink it
Michigan is such a breathtaking, beautifully crafted by the hand of God. I'm glad to be a life long resident. It's so vast that I haven't seen it all yet. That's at the top of my bucket list.
Robert Dickinson God didn’t make Michigan. It was made by a giant glacier. And before that it was an inland sea, hence the famed Petoskey stones (ancient coral). i have stones millions of years old. A LOT older than your man made Bronze Age god.
@@samiam619...sounds like you've got some pretty great pieces of history. Thanks for sharing.
I live on Lake Michigan, it's stunning. Everyone should see its beautiful sandy beaches at least once
smiley27b Lake Michigan is better than the oceans
Me, on Grand Traverse Bay/Northport Bay.
Shark-free for 10,000 years.
The reason I choose the Great lakes over the oceans! lol
smiley27b invite me there ? :)
As a native Michigander, I absolutely ADORE the Great Lakes!
The great lakes are amazing! It's crazy standing on the shoreline of lake michigan it's like looking out on the ocean except much smaller waves. Love living in the midwest
Kerath Superior and Michigan can have waves of around 15ft for Michigan and recorded waves of over 25ft in superior. Reports of rogue waves in superior of over 30ft have been told by ship captains. The frequency of waves in all the Great Lakes is actually far more dangerous than in the ocean. Indeed, some ocean vessels would sink rather quickly in the Great Lakes due to them being made for a different wave pattern.
Never underestimate the power of the great lakes! The waves can get enormous and watch out for the under toes they will drag you under in a heartbeat...
Kerath No salt, No sharks...
@@indigodragon0613 Not to mention the fact that boats sit lower in the water due to them being freshwater, as opposed to the extra buoyancy afforded by the salty ocean. Went salmon fishing on Lake Michigan during a storm once, those waves can get big quick.
@@BestKCL Yup. The weather changes real fast on the lakes. Super dangerous.
Michigan is a hidden gem. A quiet treasure
I love living in Michigan it's so beautiful
The clip with Scheherazade gave me chills. What a gorgeous national landmark!
My children and myself enjoyed the beaches and dunes in Michigan a few times. Incredibly beautiful and fun in summer. Great Lakes region is amazing, inland freshwater seas.
I have been to Sleeping Bear Dunes State Park, including the lookout point. It is amazing the number of people who make that trek down, and back up (or try). Climbing a sand dune is not easy, never mind climbing one 600' feet high! There is even a sign warning of possible rescue charges being levied against anyone who fails to make the climb.
Been there too lol, I did it and let me tell you I slept like a baby
That dune climb is a killer but sooo worth it! The stars at sleeping bear are crazy
Awesome man. Sounds fantastic.
Hold up, the video says it’s 450 feet high.
Encyclopedia Britanica says it’s 460 ft
I made the climb. Sand really makes it tough
Michigan is Beautiful all the Media talks about is Detriot they know knowing about the Great Lakes and how Beautiful they really are there Amazing! They didn't even show the Waterfalls.Fishing Gaming,Hunting etc
Literally everything else in Michigan is better than Detroit
@@calebreese2311 Detroit is better than you and just as good as the places in this video. Keep crying about Detroit 😂
I live in southern Ontario, and I have been down and up all of the Michigan coast and it was just beautiful
The North Coast (Lake Erie, Huron, Michigan, Superior) of the U.S. is so freaking Underrated. We have some of the most beautiful environments. I live in Ohio and we have Beautiful Environments on our North Coast. Lake Erie.
Canada ??
@@raptors8620, yes you too.
Lol come to the east coast bud
hahaha i’m from michigan ohio sucks
@@BeerDad69 east cost is northern Minnesota but cooler honestly
Lived in Michigan most of my life. Besides the towering dunes of Lake Michigan's west shoreline, we also also have mountains and waterfalls in our Upper Peninsula. And, don't forget the gentle shores of Lake Huron.
I've dove shipwrecks on lake Michigan and Superior...sometimes 5 miles out and you cant see shore...if you live here bucket list this if you can.
We are one class away from becoming master divers and live in Michigan. There are so many wrecks here and Lake Superior is definitely on our list this summer!
So many people take diving here for granted and only dive in warm salt water. They really miss out. 😄
Always enjoyed the summers up north. Taking the boat from Leland to South Manitou and stopping by Pyramid Point was always a great time.
An amazing site, a really natural treasure.
A national monument of nature perfection, I hope to hike there one day
I ran down those dunes, Climbing back up took to me about 15 minutes and it was extremely difficult.
I love being a Michigander.
Unless you're a goose, probably better to say michiganian. Say whatever though, I'm all for letting your freak flag fly
@@jiaan100 its Michigander
@@pla5730 I'm not a goose, so I'm a michiganian not a michigander. You can be a goose if you want, I'm all up for everyone living their life how they want.
@@jiaan100 what’s a goose
@@jiaan100 it is Michigander. Not Michiganian nor Michiganite. You may not like it, but it is the official designation for us.
The Great Lakes are calling me!
+Red Spaniard Are they salt or freshwater?
+Justwantahover fresh water
Me too!
@@Justwantahover Fresh water. All the salt is in mines under Detroit.
This is a beautiful video 😊😊💕
...and if you're a fisherman, this is one of the best freshwater fisheries you'll ever see. Inland or on the Great Lakes, so many species to seek. I'm lucky I grew up here. I love to sport fish for Bass and Musky, but if you like Salmon, Trout, Sturgeon, etc, you can find it here.
They however have an advisory which limits consumption due to half life chemical effect. Don’t blame farmers though they don’t manufacture pesticides
@@EunicengnChege I'm not sure what that has to do with the subject.
I rarely eat the fish I catch here due to mercury, PFAS, etc.
Our society continues to ruin our waters. Farmers use fertilizer that contributes to the poisoning, but they are far from the only ones that do it. Industry is also a culprit.
Because of opening these waterways to boat travel we allow non indigenous animals in which usually harm our ecosystem web.
There's plenty of blame to go around.
@@EunicengnChege You seem to know a lot about this. Do you not realize that applies to fish everywhere? 😂
Michigan is a fine piece of land.
The man talking in these videos sound so soothing.
Joshua Dela Fuente
Sounds kinda like Anthony Bourdain.
I don’t know if you have seen the full episode, but it is quite disappointing. They miss half of the state by not mentioning the Upper Peninsula. The only thing they mention from Northern Michigan is Sleeping Bear Dunes. Northern Michigan (Traverse City area and M-22) is so beautiful.
There is a lot more to Michigan than the Southeast.
The lighthouse in the opening scene is in my home town.
Panagiotes and Nicole Papadakos We have a cabin on 25 acres in Roscommon and every July we spend 2 weeks there... I look forward to those 2 weeks all year long.
do you have facebook page ? we may be friends !
@@mtheritage6257 bruh that comment is 7 years old lol
Thanks, that is very disappointing. The UP is so beautiful. ♥️
The Warren Dunes are also impressive!
Sleeping bear dunes is one of the best stories by the Michigan Idianians and my favorite of all the stories as it tells of a mother bear who with her 2 cubs tried to swim away from a forest fire but the 2 cubs drowned and the mother bear would wait until her cubs returned. The Great Spirit was so impressed by the Mother Bear that he made her the Sleeping Bear that would over look the North and South Manitou islands Which are the 2 cubs and the islands are where they drowned. Now there are many tellings of this story but they all tell of a mother who would wait for her children till the end of time.
sassbrat k
That’s beautiful
Just watched this episode of Aerial America. What a treat! I've been living in MI for over two decades and actually have seen most of the places described (and heard most of the stories told). Kudos Smithsonian for a beautifully informative episode!
The Great Lakes are great!
Thank you for great video about Michigan state tour.Just beautiful till then keep smiling with lol politely and healthy safely provide love city
My fastest time up the dune was 10 min 22 secs!! Keeps getting slower and steeper as I get older 🤣. Absolutely breath taking from the top. Water shoes recommended if you go swimming
It took me 4:52 seconds but I didn't start timing til I was at the top
So beautiful, amazing landscape !
I hope these lakes are protected. Beautiful!!!
25 years ago, I was with a group from Michigan Career Technical Institute to visit the area. Some went down the hill as you see in the video. Hellish climbing back up. Other option is two miles south to a town on the shore of Lake Michigan if you felt that you can not climb back up. I never went down.
I💖 grew up close to the dunes and have seen 👀 multiple Sasquatches 👁️💞
WHAAAAAAT???? Have you been featured on one of those Discovery or Travel Channels about Bigfoot?
@@kerrynye3752 not yet....but I have several videos of numerous 🤪 Sasquatches around the dunes👀 and Sand Mountain in Georgia and Alabama.🤔
No you haven't. For one, they don't exist, and two, when did all you specials start confusing the Great Lakes region with the Pacific NW? Leave your lame cryptid bs there
beautiful landscape
Thank you so much for this video. These drone shots are just marvelous.
I live in southern Illinois, I haven’t been to these dunes but I hope to some day.
Michigan gets a bad rap but there are parts that are amazing and beautiful.
Manistee County here, love Michigan but dread the winters 🤒
I used to visit a similar hill in the U.P. that was once a log slide for lumber delivery. We would visit in the summer when it was warm, and the water was VERY cold by the time you maneuvered down the sandy hill.
I've been there many times. It's majestic. Go to Empire, a tiny village right next to the Park. They make delicious hand-made bing cherry ice cream. The little beachfront park is quaint and beautiful.
9 months of the year are absolutely BRUTAL !
Grand Sable Dunes up near Grand Marais are much more impressive than Sleeping Bear. Dangerous too.
You said Grand Marais and I thought. Did some magical wizard just plop massive sand dunes outside my house......there's two grand marais on lake superior.
@@psychologicaltirefire8190 Huh, who would’ve thought.
Hoy mismo estaba mirando este documental pero en la televisión 📺 se escucha diferente no muy claro también que pena que no lo tengo en español tanto que me gusta ese canal por esos paisajes y todos esos estados que podemos ver tan hermosos por Aérial America
10000 islands in Georgian Bay Lake Huron is a must if you're a fan of the great lakes. Very unique.
I grew up on Georgian bay, lots of amazing places to go!
Are there beaches like you would find on the east coast? Is the water too cold to swim?
Climbing the dunes is one of the most memorable experiences a person could ever have.
I want to take a trip out there its beautiful. I live near Yosemite national park in cali
Any vids or footage of these areas? I would love to go there soon. I spent alot of time on lake Ontario state side and southern Great lakes areas.
Thankyou
The Great Lakes are so beautiful
Great lakes are so beautiful
Sleeping bear dunes is amazing. The expansive views are incredible. Definitely worth a visit. Don’t go down the dunes though!! 😂🤣 Hard to get up
My home state. I remember going down that dune at sleepy bear. OMG. What a job getting back up.
Sorry, buy paleo indians were here before the glaciers were completely melted. Evidence shows they followed the glaciers as they retreated into the bay. They chose the area because the glacier in the Saginaw Bay was over a mile high and shielded them from the harsh northeastern winds in the winter and when the warmer westerly winds came, they were tempered by the water to the west. This is also the reason that this area is one of the only places on earth to have indigenous pines _and_ deciduous trees in the same location. There are lots of places that have both, but those places don't have truly _indigenous_ mixes. The west coast only had indigenous pines and the east only indigenous deciduous trees. Now both of those places have _native_ species of pine and deciduous.
I was searching through the comments to see if anyone picked that up. Smithsonian channel loses so much credibility for stating nonsense such as this.
Love being from Michigan
Looks like an underrated place. Not sure why Michigan does not get more national recognition
Lived there, this is a must see and do! #northernmichigan
I live on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland. With all this fresh water, why are my water bills so astronomical???
Lisa Setser Are you sure they don’t have to ship your water to you from Michigan?
@@samiam619 Why? Flint isn’t in Ohio.
@@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256 Lake Erie is notoriously polluted
I live in Ohio and honestly, the natural environment here is one of the few things that make me not want to move. That, and family. I've been to lake Erie a few times. The water was muddy and the temperature was that of bath water. It was a bit off-putting. I'd love to go to Michigan one day to see the lake and check out the forests.
Huron, Michigan, and Superior are much nicer. I've swam in Erie (Cedar Point campground) and it was not as nice. Superior is the coldest and has been known to still have ice in it in June. Michigan is the dangerous to swim in. Keep to swimming areas and beware of riptides.
I love the earth ❤ Thank u GOD
My daughter and I took a motorcycle trip to sleeping bear dunes. She tried to run down the hill but its so steep she face planted. We say multiple people that took hours to get back up.
A separate Aerial America show on 'The Great Lakes' would be a cool addition, since you've now covered all 50 states and are searching for things to make new shows about.
Or call it 'Aerial North America' and do a show about Ontario too...
Hmm. Very thin on geology, considering that the central topic is THE MOST NOTEWORTHY feature of geological formation in the area.
How did it form? What other similar formations exist elsewhere on the planet, for comparison? What evidence supports this conclusion? Who were the people who identified this formation process? Could we expect to see similar formations on other planets, and why? What are the conditions of formation?
What about the spectacle of ice shards blowing to walking areas, is it a big enough phenomenon to bring visitors for sightseeing
Wow I want to go now never thought
This was only a snippet of "the shores of the Great Lakes." I think this video is titled in error.
Every fisherman's dream world. I wish I would've been born there... I ain't leaving my family
Gorgeous.
My home state!
Awesome video!
Question: Can we make a waterslide?
Ski slope!
Crickkett YES
So I finally broke down and decided to pay the $2.00 for the Full Michigan Episode. They should have called it Aerial Detroit. Not once did they even mention Grand Rapids, Pictured Rocks, or the Porcupine Mountains to name a few. Heck, besides Sault Ste Marie they really didn't even mention anything in the UP. Visually, this episode could have been fantastic if they would have included more of Michigan's natural wonders. I guess they didn't care to spend the money on a helicopter flight west of St. Ignace. I understand the importance of Detroit and the way it has shaped Michigan's history, but it irritates me to see so much focus on a city most people already know about. (Auto Industry, UAW, Auto Industry, Race Riots, Auto Industry, Motown, Urban Decay, Auto Industry) Don't waste your time buying this episode. Here's the summary: Detroit, UofM, Detroit, Lansing, Battle Creek, Sleeping Bear, Wine Vineyards, Mac Bridge, Sault Ste Marie, Detroit.
+elisip Hmm a little sad, but I believe you.
Detroit is a shit hole
Ben Smith The outer neighborhoods are but downtown is really nice.
Not giving the UP more than a cursory mention or two is downright criminal. Lake Of The Clouds, the Keeweenaw area, Tahquamenon Falls, & so much more worthy of attention.
@@drumdad54sdl47 Don't forget Leelenau County, Traverse City, the Cherry Festival, Grand Traverse and Little Traverse Bays, Torch Lake, Petoskey.
do they show higgins or houghton lake?
love from muskegon michigan
The rolling cheese competition would be great here.
Michigan is very pretty especially the UP.
So what glacier covered Lake Ontario? Also one of the Great Lakes. Also home to Native Americans.
I need to get to Michigan. I’m just next door🤗
1:32 "Scheherazade" (Rimsky-Korsakov)
More than 21% of the world's freshwater is found in the 4,530 miles of coastline that make up the Great Lakes freshwater system. More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on them as a valuable source of drinking water because they are so large they can be seen from the moon. Additionally, the Great Lakes offer a wealth of recreational opportunities and stunning scenery.
They are such a gift, fresh water for all life to have and so much of it. I often dream that I could see what the great lakes looked like 50,000 years ago, 10 milllion, 100 million..imagine having drone footage of earth from long ago....if only.
There stupid it's the 5 Great Lakes not 4 HOMES
Huron.Ontario.Michigan.Erie. Superior I live in Michigan and I love it I would never move even with are harsh winters.
Michigan is not surrounded by Ontario. Michigan does not even touch Lake Ontaria directly.
Vance Wade But it is considered one of the Great Lakes.....
Barbara Herron It is a great lake. But the focus of this video was Michigan's coasts, of which, Ontario is not one.
Vance Wade Ok, I understand what you are saying...
Vance Wade he said one of four of America's great lakes, not Michigan's great lakes
Where can I watch the full episode of Michigan?
I might live there
Jacob B... Did you move to Michigan yet?
hope you like 7 months of cold
@@MK212074 I enjoy the cold and its not 7 months of cold
Very good!
I love the creation of almighty God ✨🙏✨
This is cool
Before 50-60 years ago The aral sea also beautiful like this great lakes.
But unfortunately we killed the aral sea because of some money.
And what did it cost?
it changed this nature..
People are also suffering from toxic dust of dry aral sea..
This why many of people die lung cancer and ect..
We want our old life again.
Please help us.. revive our beautiful aral sea. 😫
Please..
So what sould we do now?
no one:
youtube recommendation: wanna learn about the great lakes and its dunes?
Imagine being on a shoreline that looks like the oceans shoreline but the water isn't salty
♥ Love it
I live in front of Lake Ontario 🤩