Ep. 166: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | UP Michigan RV travel camping hiking
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- Named for 15 miles of colorful sandstone cliffs, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore follows 42 miles of the Lake Superior shoreline in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, stretching from Munising to Grand Marais and encompassing picturesque rock formations, waterfalls, and massive sand dunes dropping right to the crystal clear water. We'll explore the National Lakeshore from end to end in this episode of Grand Adventure, including hiking to Chapel Beach, and from our campsite at Country Village RV Park in Ishpeming we'll also touch upon the area's rich iron mining history, and Ishpeming's title of the birthplace of skiing in America.
Filmed: August 8-10, 2020
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:47 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore overview
1:30 Sand Point
2:36 Miner's Castle
3:20 Miner's Beach
4:32 Hike to Chapel Falls, Chapel Rock & Chapel Beach
8:43 Grand Sable Dunes/Log Slide Overlook
10:00 Country Village RV Park
11:28 Ishpeming
12:23 US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame & Museum
12:58 Wrap-up
FOR MORE INFORMATION
* Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore www.nps.gov/piro
* Country Village RV Park www.countryvillagerv.com/
* US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame & Museum www.skihall.com/
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It's Munising as m-you-nis-ing....love your videos, your living my dream, hopefully this will be how my retirement is.....
I somehow *knew* I was probably getting that one wrong. 😄 I'll now brace myself for the 500 comments over the next month that will all correct my pronunciation.
@@GrandAdventure I like it the way you pronounced it. Sounds very Chinese...
Gord
@@gorrdd 😎
I think that I'll just pin this comment and the reply now, hopefully save me some copy-and-paste. 😄
I laughed to, I never heard it pronounced that way!
My home.. the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan ❤️ ❤️
A beautiful home.
A trip down memory lane for me. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is one of my favorite places; I worked in it in the 70s in the Youth Conversation Corp. So much to see & do in the park but also the bordering state lands.
Very cool Jim! I'm sure that you have some wonderful memories from up there.
This whole heart-land series was epic, and most enjoyable. Thank you very much for the adventure! >Merton, Sue, snd Sweetpea too!
Thanks to all three of you!
Great stuff. Wonderful shots of shoreline figures with Interesting facts on upper peninsula ski history.
Thanks as always John!
Thank you for always giving history and information in your videos.
We love doing that Elwood, happy to hear that you appreciate it.
Beautiful park. That tree out on that ridge by the beech was very cool looking.
Yes it was. That tree is atop what is known as Chapel Rock.
We are planning a trip to the up next year! Can’t wait! Thanks Mark for another great tour of our great country!
You'll love it up there, Dean! Thanks so much as always for your kind comment, happy that we could help.
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing and for all the time and effort you put into these amazing videos!
Thank you so very much!! We sincerely appreciate that.
Lake superior is amazing, thanks for the great video Marc.
It is indeed, Stu -- thank you!
I so want to visit the UP since seeing your great videos. Lake Superior is beautiful- at least what we have seen from the Canada side. That beach looks perfect- especially the "warmer" part haha. Wow. The first lakeshore national park. That's impressive. The colors at Miner's castle are very inviting. Miner's beach is a bit crowded for my tastes, but still nice. I love hikes through the woods. Chapel Falls is an awesome waterfall. Man, you saw it all here. OOOh That chapel rock is a must see., Your travels are making my must see list longer than Larry would like haha The color of the water and how clear it is worth the hike for sure. Dunes 275' ? Love your stories about history of the area. A chute that catches fire? Nice little campground. I do miss full hookups. I think I have seen the Nordic Sky Club signs in Ontario? So much is missed during these times- so many museums closed here as well or limited hours. Another great video. I definitely would visit that area. Stay safe. Alice
You and Larry do the same, thanks so much for watching!
I have been going to PRNL for 30+ years and I've never seen folks on the rocks at Miner's Castle. That's crazy! Of course, when lots of people start showing up on the lakeshore, I usually head inland to the forests. It looks crazy busy in your video. It wasn't that crowded when we were there in June. Ishpeming is pretty far from Pictured Rocks. There are some great RV campgrounds in the Christmas/Au Train area which much closer and a KOA east of Munising that is nice. I know it has been hard to find campsites this summer. The pandemic has allot more folks enjoying backpacking, camping and RVing.
Yup, our campground was about an hour from PRNL. We actually did that by choice for access to the Ski Hall (which we thought as open, but wasn't) and also because we were coming from Door County heading northwest to L'Anse and needed a spot for just two nights. Pulling the trailer northeast to Munising would've been out of the way for us, and after our axle issues in Door County I wanted to minimize the pull to check everything out.
Great Video and a true Yooper! Happy Days and Sunshine!
Same to you Gary! Hope you'll join us tonight, we'll be back in the UP on the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Beautiful!
Nice cinematography👍🏼
Looks like you had a lot of elbow room at your campsite. (Another $20? 😉)
I went through this area back in the 80’s. We were going from point A to point B. Didn’t “stop to smell the roses”.
Maybe I’ll get another chance.
Nice work Marc. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks as always Ram! Those sites were indeed spacious as could be; not quite a $20 deal, but not bad although I don't off my head recall the precise amount.
Chapel rock, pretty awesome.
Yes it is, Bert.
thanks Marc, very beautiful.
Many thanks Joe!
We are going over the bridge to the UP tomorrow. Pictured Rocks is definitely on our must visit list.
While you're up there, check out the Keweenaw Peninsula (next week's video) and if you head a little further west, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (the following week's video). Each one we found more appealing than the last.
@@GrandAdventure Thanks for the info. I will add them to our list ;-) We hope stay up here to see the leaves change.
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing
Thank you Nick & Rachel!
@@GrandAdventure no problem! We really enjoy making outdoor videos also
Thanks for great video and commentary Mark. Safe travels.
Thank you Joel, and same to you.
Gorgeous scenery.
It truly is, thank you!
i've heard of the picture rocks but cant' believe how beautiful the area is. thank you so much for the information. we look forward to visiting that area.
Happy that we could point you there, thank you!
Enjoyed as always. Will stop there on my Montana and Washington trip next year.. Thanks, Sam and Cindy!!!
Thanks Selby! The next few episodes may interest you as well, for we're pretty much following that path.
Beautiful! Thanks!
Thank you too!
We are exploring the UP now. So beautiful! Great video. 👍🏻
Thanks, and enjoy yourselves up there!
Next you are there, Marc, we want to see you do some ski jumping. Being from Louisiana, it has always seemed simple enough !!!!! Continued safe travels.
When it comes to skiing, George, I prefer terra firma - the more firma, the less terra! 😄 Thanks so much, stay safe down there yourself.
Thanks for bringing us along and all your hard work.
We love bringing you all along, Captain -- thank you for being there!
Awesome... and looking good!
I didn't know that Lake Superior had emerald colored water along the national seashore. The water must really be clean to see that... unlike lakes Ontario, Erie, and Michigan. That's fantastic Marc.
Your days there were beautiful. What was the average temperature?
I love the way you do the research and then incorporate that into your narrative. It makes it very interesting.
Thanks for these great adventures.
Gord
Thanks Gord! Superior is the clearest of the Great Lakes, it's stunning. You can easily see 20+ feet down. Wait until you see our upcoming episode from the Apostle Islands. Temps were highs in the 70s, lows in the 50s during our visit. Appreciate that you appreciate what we do!
@@GrandAdventure Thanks Marc... Your weather was definitely Superior! I'm stretching here a bit. Thanks...
Gord
@@gorrdd punny!
@@GrandAdventure Yuppp...
Gorrdd : The water is crystal clear at Mackinaw Island too which would be Huron.
Always want to get to Pictured Rocks. Hope you and Patricia had a couple of pasties while up there. Classic Cornish miners lunch. Thanks, Marc
Believe it or not I (Marc) grew up with those things, as my mother was from a tiny Cornish slate quarrying town in eastern Pennsylvania.
Thanks for the great video of my home state love the u p .
You're most welcome, Lee -- it's beautiful up there. Thanks for watching!
Wonderful video, michigan looks amazing, wife and I just got back from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, it sure felt good to get out and do some traveling. Thank you.
We're actually heading there this weekend, Scott. In fact, I'm scouting boondocking near the NP now. Where did you stay?
We stayed at the Medora campground, sites left a little to be desired. If its still going, check out the Medora Musical. Can’t wait for the video.
Thanks for sharing the beauty of the UP. 😊
Truly our pleasure Robert. It's a gorgeous area. Next week we'll still be in the UP on the Keweenaw Peninsula, so come on back for more!
Such a beautiful lakeshore. Loved the waterfall and all the beaches
It really is, thanks so much for watching!
You always manage to find the beauty in any stop you make...great as always!
Thank you as always Curt!
It looks amazing
It's gorgeous, Tina.
As always very good video. Thanks for sharing the adventure.
And thank *you* as always Alan!
Very nice, Marc. This has been a grand tour
Thank you Blake! It has been indeed. And it ain't over yet. ;)
Magnifique !
Merci Dany! It's been a while, good to see you here again.
Another beautiful place
Thank you!
Such a gorgeous area! Michigan never been on my radar until I saw this video!! Now it's on our list for such!! Thank you so much for letting us go on your adventures!!
Thanks for coming along Carol! We're happy that we could introduce the UP to you. FYI this coming week's episode will still be in the UP, whereas the week thereafter will still be on Lake Superior, but in Wisconsin.
Welcome to Pure Michigan! If you need any help with pronouncing the towns let this Michigander know. lol Great video's. KOA Kamgrounds are the best, yes pricy but worth it. Never met a KOA owner i didn't like. Moved from Michigan 2 years ago.Your recent videos are making me homesick. If you need a boondock in central Illinois let me know. Got lots of room.
That's super sweet of you Peggy, thank you! Happy to be making you a little homesick 😉. Right now we're a few weeks ahead of our videos, and we're crossing from Minnesota into North Dakota.
Hi, GA. Great show. Beautiful views of the lake. I love waterfalls. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
Thank you as always, Jon, and same back to you and yours!
Another excellent video.. I feel as if I had just visited there.
That's great to hear Doug, for that's what we strive to do!
Talk about "3 Degrees of Separation", we were just up at Pictured Rocks last week! All of the tour boats are sold out because they are are keeping social distance. If I saw you, i would have said hello!
Please do! We love meeting folks on the road. It's happened numerous times this summer.
Wonderful videos, for 2020 with all the drawbacks of travel, you certainly have the very best stories and videos available anywhere. Good luck, happy traveling, and keep them coming.
We appreciate that so much, Bob -- thank you!
Marc as always a FANTASTIC video! Truly felt I was there with you! Stay safe my friend!!!!!
Thanks so much as always Gary!
So beautiful!! We head off to a norghern fall camp in the a.m. love the lime green shirt! 😉👍🇨🇦🐾🌲
Safe travels and happy trails on your trip Marian!
Nice episode Grand Adventure, makes me want to the lakeshore! Great beach footage! Loved the waterfall!
Thank you Tom!
Great vid Marc.
Thanks so much John!
We love your videos!
Thank you Dora and Ed, we love that you love them!
Grand Adventure I’ve been secretly watching your videos for awhile. Lol. You do a great job telling a story.
@@doratheexplorerbegins Thank you! Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. 😉
And in this video we still have two axles and 4 tires on the trailer that are still working! 🤞
Tell me about it Tim! I'm practically making the sign of the cross every time I hitch up the trailer.
We won’t whisper anything more.... we’ll let those bad demons carry off. I was looking to see if you had anymore swimming Deere this week too
We were just there 3 weeks ago. Loved every minute of it. We hiked down to Chapel Rock and the beach (wear your mudders for the hike). You should check out the campground at Tahquemenon Falls State Park too if you have time.
In that case Chuck, a lot of tonight's video should look very familiar to you! I hope that you'll share your experiences in the chat at tonight's Premiere event.
By the way Chuck, we were probably there at the same time.
@@GrandAdventure we were there from 8/10 through 8/13. Beautiful area and for the most part we had great weather. Hope you got all your bearing and axle problems straightened out.
@@chuckh1958 thanks, fingers crossed -- so far, so good! Yep, we crossed by a day -- we were there 8/8-8/10.
Looks like so much fun. We just got back from camping too!
So cool! Where to?
Another great job. I would like to swing back up that way next year. Just got back from spending some time at Raton Pass N.M.
Thanks William! Nice, I haven't seen Raton Pass in decades. Hope the weather was good and the camping relaxing.
Nice video Marc ,
Beautiful area. The campsite looked nice and big too.
So dumb to close buildings on certain days of the week because of Covid-19. What, does the virus only attack on certain days of the week?
Great video as usual Marc. Thanks for sharing.
JT
Appreciate that JT! The gist I got was that it wasn't due to the virus spread, it was due to much reduced visitation due to the virus.
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Khatoon, we love that you've been coming along! We don't misunderstand at all. Again, you've been doing your homework! And all of our states have weird laws that no one enforces and no one bothered to cancel, like that haircut law you're citing.
Wondering if you took your kayak out at Pictured Rocks? They have to be seen from the water to be fully appreciated! Next time!
Yep, time was short this trip. Stay tuned, though, for Sept. 16th we'll bring our cameras and our kayak into the sea caves of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore!
Where to next? We are up that way too... probably TR NP and Devils Lake next on our way N&E
We're about to cross paths -- those are our next two stops, in the opposite order.
Looking good!
Gord
Thanks Gord! We're fairly pleased with how this one turned out.
@@GrandAdventure I'm looking forward to it, Marc. I'm really enjoying this Heartland Tour.
Gord
@@gorrdd as are we, thank you.
Thank you for the great video of our U.P.!
@@annesilva3035 you're most welcome! Thank you to everyone up there for the natural beauty and hospitality.
These have been great I really want to get up to the UP. During this pandemic and the explosion of new rv’ers have you experienced difficulties finding places to overnight? I seen you’re running into many closed places.
Glad you're enjoying these episodes, Timothy. We've really had no issues, but then again we're not used to making reservations at all as this is our first summer staying in campgrounds. We're usually boondocking out west. We're typically booking only a couple of weeks in advance, but we've encountered some issues at times in more popular areas when the campground we prefer is full.
love your videos. locals pronounce it m-you-na-sing
Thanks Rick! And yes, we screwed up another one. 😊
M-you-nis-sing holy shit bud!
Yup, we screwed that one up. LOL!
I really enjoyed your video.👌🏼⭐️
Greetings from Albania. 👋🏼🇦🇱
Also, Let’s build each other Up.... 🤝
Thank you!
Is there any boondocking in the UP ???
Yes within the National Forests. However, we didn't want to count on it as the forests are incredibly thick, and you'd need to find spots that others have essentially already carved out. Between that and the need for cell signal to work, which is noticeably absent in many areas of the National Forest on the UP, we opted for campgrounds this trip.
If you check the MVUMs for the various National Forests on the UP (Superior, Ottawa, Hiawatha, etc.) you'll see which Forest Roads are designated as legal for dispersed camping.
I "carved out" a super nice seculded boondocking spot a couple weeks ago just southeast of grand marais....24' travel trailer.....
@@derekgreen1222 thanks for chiming in with the info!
What are the temps like?
Been running highs in the 70s, lows in the upper 40s/low 50s.
2012escapee1 lows in the upper 40s in Early August yikes!
sorry but the title “american heartland tour” should be Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma...Not the Dakotas, Michigan, Tennessee. Just my humble opinion. Missouri I could see as a heartland state I guess. Your videos are always excellent and I enjoy them greatly...just nitpicking the title of the series. Sorry, native Kansan and our state has excellent rving opportunities.....wait maybe I should shut up!
Appreciate your thoughts, Brian! Well, we did start out in Nebraska. 😎 When we thought up the title, our perspective (admittedly our own) is anywhere in middle America between the Rockies and the Allegheny Mountain chain, what many coastal types think of as "flyover country." Obviously, others may differ from our interpretation. 😉 Our interpretation is further flavored by the facts that a) we never ventured east of the Rockies with the RV before, and b) we knew in this COVID area we weren't going as far as the East Coast. So for us it seemed to fit. And don't worry, we'll be hitting (more of) Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas & Oklahoma in subsequent seasons. We don't like revisiting areas too quickly, so we're always on the hunt for new things to explore.
When your planning on featuring Kansas and you want some tips where to go, let me know. Been just about everywhere here. I really like your channel and watch every episode. Safe travels and stay safe!
Sorry Brian, while I see where you’re coming from with this post, my first thought was some folks just don’t like apple pie and ice cream.
@@briananderson4386 Thank you! We may do just that, and you and yours stay safe and travel safe as well!
It’s pronounced M-you-nising .....🙂
Yup, we screwed the pooch on that one. Check back in after a few weeks, there'll be a good 100 comments all correcting us. 😁
the price to camp is stupid high ..cant do it
Some places are definitely higher than others. That said, we're looking forward to returning to our habit of boondocking out west for a multitude of reasons, cost included.
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You found some strange ones Khatoon!
What a waste of time I waited all day for 15 min 🤦🏻♀️it should have been longer
LOL! They can't all be 30 minutes, Terry -- we pump out a video each week and we both work full-time, too. Even a 15-hour video takes about 15 hours to produce, so a 30-minute video means that we're working 70 hours total that week. And we need to get out to explore, and also to move to our next locale, with a finite number of hours in a week. But we promise you a 25-minute episode next week from the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Beautiful, thanks!
Our pleasure, thank you!