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Mm maybe try fixing your audio..... It sucks trying to listen to every other word

Crystal Lake is heaven.

I wonder why the founders didn't see a little into the future "the need for wood that was so important for this operation" that they didn't just build this smelting plant in Escanaba where timber was plentiful in the first place?

There's been reports that the wreck of M&B #2 has been spotted from the air,the outline of the hull can be seen, but have not been able to lay eyes or hands on her from the water.

Very interesting talk to someone who visits the SBDNL area frequently. Thanks!!

The US Army Corps of Engineers was doing dredging-I recall a book about the Eastland talked a lot regarding a dredger being assigned to the Great Lakes.

Has there ever been a BOOK written about the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad? Just wondering if anyone has ever done a book on it.

My great grandfather was the captain of the John D Dewar. Captain Henry Robertson.

Are the other two previous videos available on your channel? I cannot locate them, but I'm interested in the second of the three!

So glad we went to this. Jerry is a wonderful speaker, a wealth of knowledge. Great historical information for this area.

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Great information. Thank you.

And now to be a camp ground!!!! :( You worked so hard on this.:(

A wonderful narrative. Thank you so much...

Thanks for the history, but the sound quality makes it very hard to understand the speaker.

There was a large creamery There it's been so long since I've been there I can't remember what it was called

neat thanks for posting

Man those car ferry captains and crews must've had gonads the size of bowling balls! Brave men for sure.

At 48:25 in, Tim Foster points out the ladies on the Ann Arbor No. 4. Left to right, those are Lucy [Johnson] (m. Stiles) Wilson; her daughter Oral [Stiles] Wilson who married the ship's cook, Newell G. Frary; and I believe the woman on the right is Flora Johnson, Lucy's sister.

My uncle is a professor in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico he's a history teacher he used to tell me that Mexicans never had a reason to go to the north until world war two the economy was actually better in Mexico during the depression that it was in the United

Enjoying ur video ❤ shot out from Chicago IL

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Super video! Thank you, Larry!!!

Bernard “ Bunny” Anderson was my mom’s cousin

The sound quality is so bad I can't listen

Great vid!

Thanks Larry!

Been on a Great Lakes Boat binge as of late, so thanks for everyone who puts this information out there for us folks nowhere near said bodies of water!

No sound? Or is it me?

Had to turn it off. Got tired of listening to him sucking up snot

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCREAM!

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What year did Morton Neff film the Cold Creek smelt dip? I lived there & born in 1951. I was cray fish catching when he came to talk to me & my brother. We had to be around 8 or 9 yrs old by then.

Is the ferry on the book cover encrusted in ice, or is part of her hull missing?

Love these

*Matatan (".®.") Ribirin H-S"*

JoAnne and Terry were two amazing wonderful people who truly loved life. The times I spent at this barn helping JoAnne with chores or gardening or just enjoying the animals and beauty of this land and barn will forever remain in my heart. This land and the Herban barn will forever be a monument of Frankfort. We used to say " if you past the big red barn you have gone to far". It was a gathering place for people to bring their friends and family to see the barn and animals, all were welcome. I sure hope whomever acquires this beautiful piece of history, appreciates all the hard work and love that went into creating such a beautiful place.

I remember going to the mouth of the Platte river in the 1960s. I was a kid and it was hard to stand in the current, and it was cold, but fun. I would say that quantities were held to maybe a 100 smelt for the family in a night. This was not the huge runs depicted in the video. We built a fire along the shore and had a gas lantern to get warm by. Our father held the lantern giving the kids a chance to dip. I think we took turns holding the lantern giving everyone a chance. Leaky waders and very cold feet, the smell of fresh spring air and fish, so much fun. We did dip one year in Cold Creek in Beulah after it was no longer legal. Teenage mischievous fun.

Good stuff

What a great summery of a tremendous amount of work. Thank you to the leaders and the donors

The only time I went smelt dipping was in Tawas in 1989, it was a solid run. The next day my daughter was born.

Thank you for the story. I was raised up in East Detroit, Michigan back in the 50s and I remember my Father going smelt fishing and the bounty he would bring back home. Take care

I’m from Ludington originally, though I’ve been gone most of my life. But as the old adage goes, there’s no place like home! Hopefully when I retire, I will go home and help preserve the history of our great state! Great work and very inspirational! Thank you!

Will you do any coverage of the cement carriers on Lake Michigan such as the Alpena etc.

Ann Arbor #5 was considered to be the best ice boat. It therefore was the preferred winter boat to use going across Green Bay on the Menominee trips, as the ice was thicker on the Bay as opposed to the main Lake.

Who cares about Clara ?

Captain Larson was my aunt’s father in law.

Sound was very low. Other wise it was very informative.

I'm 73 yes old now and I remember the Point Betsie lighthouse with found memories. Around 1957 my grandparents bought the cottage next to it on the north side. They sold it sometime in the early to mid 70`s. Through out those many years the 11 grandchildren, their parents and many many friends spent time there. It wasn't unusual to stay for several weeks at a time and then come back again and again. They always made room for everyone. Around 1965 the cottage was moved back further into the dunes as the bank had finally reached the front porch. I remember helping grandpa and grand uncle Rulo painting the new addition. Where the cottage was moved to is now out in the water. This place was heaven for us kids as we had the whole north beach to ourselves and the various dunes were our giant sand box. I left in 68 for the military but I have visited about 4 times in the last 50 years. About 4 years ago my sister bought a house in the hill ion the north side of Crystal Lake and relocated from Lansing a couple of years later.

another interesting video. keep it up. love this channel.