Gale force wind! The strong winds for two full days set up these huge waves!! With the abrupt shoreline it's awesome when the lake stands up! The cliffs are 50ft plus.
I was born on a coastal city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I live in Rio and am used to seeing this kind of storm in salt water. My mind needs some time to take in the association between those waves and a freshwater lake... Nature never ceases to mesmerize me! Thanks for the upload! Cheers from Brazil!
Don’t let them being “lakes” fool you. They’re treacherous bodies of water at times. The weather and conditions can change on a dime. Thousands of ships and lives have been lost on these bodies of water.
I used to live in Michigan and would camp along Superior in the summer. It is a beautiful lake but I have never had any desire to go out very far into it. I have a great deal of respect for the power of that lake, I have watched a storm from the shore in Marquette Michigan. Terrifying.
People who aren't familiar need to know that the great lakes aren't really lakes. They're SEAS with weather and waves more dangerous than hurricanes on the open ocean. More shipwrecks per square mile than all oceans!
Just imagine being on one of the ore carriers during a winter storm like that. Not only do you have a rough ride because of the waves but there's waves crashing over the side which freezes on the decks and exposed surfaces as well. Working the boats in the winter on the lakes is not an easy job. Thanks for posting. Great video!
There's enough water in Lake Superior to cover the 3000 mile long USA to a depth of over 10 feet. Deep, ice cold and very dangerous. Nearly everyone who has boated on it has a story to tell.
I was in South Carolina a couple years ago , and hired a boat and fishing guide. 3-4 ft waves, not too bad. His boat rode rough and he didn't offer any seat cushions, but it was an ok time. When he found out we were from Wisconsin, he told us that's a joke he plays on his clients. He tells them he just moved to S.C. from Wisconsin to make them nervous, like he's never been on big water before. I told this idiot I've been on water twice this bad in a boat half as big, and had to explain to him where Lake Superior is as well as Wisconsin. He thought he was big time in his sheltered little world. I wish I would have had this video at the time.
2 years ago I was in San Diego with some pier fishermen. When I told them I came from Michigan, they stated: "you have some nice lakes arounf there< I think you call them Great" I showed them I YOU TUBE VIDEO like this of Superior - they were toally in awe, and said they have never seen anything like this, and could never imagine a LAKE could be like this.
Sometimes the Great Lakes are dangerous. Lake Superior can be lethal. How would one feel in a 15 meter boat if one's vessel were being smashed against these cliffs? I certainly would not want to be in the water-even with fins and a wet suit. Very cold.
Try getting stuck on that in a 16 ft Lund with a 25 hp Evinrude.... Managed to trash the boat into Burlington Bay at Two Harbors, surprisingly, we all survived without injury.
Phenomenal footage, Rick S. I'm a huge Lake Superior fan and always thought it would be awesome to witness a storm like this. Was this taken on the Minnesota side near Little Marais? I'd love to be able to go to this exact location next time I'm in the area. Thanks for posting this.
Wow. I was mesmerized watching that! Beautifully treacherous. Treacherously beautiful. I kinda envy your being there to witness that. Several years ago I watched a great documentary on PBS about Lake Superior and the men who worked along the shores and on the water - in the early 20th century I believe. The film recounted how hard their lives were, along with their families' lives, living on such a cold and powerful lake. I'll have to search for the name of it... Thanks for posting this great video.
Jaw dropping!! I try to imagine what it would be like to be hit by that wind and the spray. Lake Superior is more like an inland sea than a lake. Now wonder there have been so many shipwrecks here.
The very day Superior took the Edmund Fitzgerald down to her watery depths with all hands on board her. Very sad story and very tragic ending of a great ore carrier, the Big Fitz.
looks like it was shot from the board walk at Shovel Point.if not you found a wonderful place to get that view! the waves also show why the stone covered beaches in that area have a new supply of agates every Spring!
The MAJESTY of the GREATEST of the inland seas in all her power and beauty! Truly a wonderful and awesome specular to watch and behold. THANKS so much for posting this. Thumbs up.
I'm planning on writing a horror story that takes place in Michigan's U.P. it's called "Dies Irae". In the next several years if you see a series on TV called Dies Irae make sure you remember it could not have been made possible without scenery like this.
+Infinite Sky . I have a nice scenario for you (if you haven't thought of it already!). A lone hiker - a lighthouse enthusiast - gets stranded on these rocky shores. A big storm is coming, and he/she finds a deserted lighthouse to hunker down in during the storm. Alone with fierce, howling wind and waves outside, the lone hiker is cheered by a good supply of hot chocolate, a big hearty pot of stew, chunky bread, lanterns, and a novel of Dickens. That's all I can think of right now.
Death is almost the only possible outcome for sailing on a ship in this type of storm. The 1913 Great White Hurricane with two huge storms on the Great Lakes sank or capsized over 24 ships with well over 250 sailors lost. The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in November 10, 1975 with 29 men lost. If you look at other losses of ships on the Great Lakes November seems a popular month for widows to collect their deceased sailor husband's life insurance. Sailing in these types of rough seas with all the dangerous shoals and narrow pathways for ships makes sailing on the Great Lakes exceedingly dangerous. Death is always your possible companion at all times in these Great Lakes storms. Technology does NOT take away the danger either for sailors.
Petrified and mesmerized by the awesome beauty, and the deadly raw force of it all. Then I think of the Edmund Fitzgerald, or the Daniel Morell, and I don't want to watch anymore. Being fascinated by the brutal power of nature also makes me feel guilty at the thought of all the mariners that have lost their lives to these treacherous inland seas.
They all get like that. Lake Saint Clair, though it isn't technically one of the "Great Lakes", (and I think it should be), even that little one (little only relative to the main ones cuz it is still 25 miles across).... it too can get bitchy. Learned from its big brothers and sisters I guess. LOL Look at this..... Not a very happy lake. 1:30 seconds and after show what I mean the best. th-cam.com/video/TkMw1Z_oeRw/w-d-xo.html You know, it's normally not like this. It's normally pretty and sparkly. But it gets in it's moods from time to time.
Incredible!!!!, the power of wind and water together. The wash from the waves climbs up the cliff side until it curves over the edge like a hand encasing the cliffs ridge and the tree line with wash. The trees must be encased in thick ice. WOW Thanks for sharing.
I live on the lake just a few miles north of the McQuade Safe Harbor. The storm surge from this last October storm scared me out of my own home for the first time ever. The white wash was hitting my windows so hard and with such volume I thought they might shatter. The power of the waves hitting the cliff that my place sits atop was actually causing the entire house and ground to tremor. Normally, I love it. It was just too much with this last one.
I was born on a coastal city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I live in Rio and am used to seeing this kind of storm in salt water. My mind needs some time to take in the association between those waves and a freshwater lake...
Nature never ceases to mesmerize me!
Thanks for the upload!
Cheers from Brazil!
Thanks
the great lakes are inland freshwater seas
Don’t let them being “lakes” fool you. They’re treacherous bodies of water at times. The weather and conditions can change on a dime. Thousands of ships and lives have been lost on these bodies of water.
@@Zman63 Entendi nada, cara. Tenta em português que é melhor
Lake Superior...the most beautiful place on earth (in my opinion). Thanks for sharing such amazing footage of the Lady Ice Blue in her full glory.
Thank you!!!
I used to live in Michigan and would camp along Superior in the summer. It is a beautiful lake but I have never had any desire to go out very far into it. I have a great deal of respect for the power of that lake, I have watched a storm from the shore in Marquette Michigan. Terrifying.
Makes you truly appreciate what those guys go through when sailing on that lake with big ships like the Big Fitz was.
@@danbasta3677 Brave but crazy.
Tlyna:I don't blame you.
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald! One terrifying Lake that demands respect!
Very true, the lake it is said never gives up her dead when the storms brew in November.
Respect is earned not demanded
yup
People who aren't familiar need to know that the great lakes aren't really lakes. They're SEAS with weather and waves more dangerous than hurricanes on the open ocean. More shipwrecks per square mile than all oceans!
sarazorz yes
sarazorz:But aren't they freshwater?
@@Crezelltree4261 Freshwater seas.
Just imagine being on one of the ore carriers during a winter storm like that. Not only do you have a rough ride because of the waves but there's waves crashing over the side which freezes on the decks and exposed surfaces as well. Working the boats in the winter on the lakes is not an easy job.
Thanks for posting.
Great video!
airdriver:You would have to have a death wish to boat on that lake.
There's enough water in Lake Superior to cover the 3000 mile long USA to a depth of over 10 feet. Deep, ice cold and very dangerous. Nearly everyone who has boated on it has a story to tell.
Cal Crappie:I wouldn't boat on it.I'll observe it from afar.
People are not aware.
Thx for info
I've only been up on the North Shore in the summer. This footage is truly spellbinding. Thanks for the video.
The two people you disliked this video spent a night on those cliffs...
Crazy how something so beautiful can be so very deadly
Yeah I see why when we go on a fishing trip to the up evey year my dad won’t go in the Great Lakes
TD Outdoors:Can you blame him?
I was in South Carolina a couple years ago , and hired a boat and fishing guide. 3-4 ft waves, not too bad. His boat rode rough and he didn't offer any seat cushions, but it was an ok time. When he found out we were from Wisconsin, he told us that's a joke he plays on his clients. He tells them he just moved to S.C. from Wisconsin to make them nervous, like he's never been on big water before. I told this idiot I've been on water twice this bad in a boat half as big, and had to explain to him where Lake Superior is as well as Wisconsin. He thought he was big time in his sheltered little world. I wish I would have had this video at the time.
2 years ago I was in San Diego with some pier fishermen. When I told them I came from Michigan, they stated: "you have some nice lakes arounf there< I think you call them Great" I showed them I YOU TUBE VIDEO like this of Superior - they were toally in awe, and said they have never seen anything like this, and could never imagine a LAKE could be like this.
Looks like an opening for a horror film
Excellent footage
Thanks for sharing
it looks like a painting. almost animation like to me for some reason.
I thought the same thing. I would love it as an animated painting. I think it is the Bob Ross happy little trees in the foreground.
Sometimes the Great Lakes are dangerous. Lake Superior can be lethal. How would one feel in a 15 meter boat if one's vessel were being smashed against these cliffs? I certainly would not want to be in the water-even with fins and a wet suit. Very cold.
Try getting stuck on that in a 16 ft Lund with a 25 hp Evinrude....
Managed to trash the boat into Burlington Bay at Two Harbors, surprisingly, we all survived without injury.
God was on your side
waults:GOD was with you.
WOW, thats more than impressive!!!
Nature is wild
It reminds me of Maine.
Are the breaks in the video from putting the camera down so you could let your fingers thaw out?
Phenomenal footage, Rick S. I'm a huge Lake Superior fan and always thought it would be awesome to witness a storm like this. Was this taken on the Minnesota side near Little Marais? I'd love to be able to go to this exact location next time I'm in the area. Thanks for posting this.
Wow. I was mesmerized watching that! Beautifully treacherous. Treacherously beautiful. I kinda envy your being there to witness that. Several years ago I watched a great documentary on PBS about Lake Superior and the men who worked along the shores and on the water - in the early 20th century I believe. The film recounted how hard their lives were, along with their families' lives, living on such a cold and powerful lake. I'll have to search for the name of it... Thanks for posting this great video.
cosmic dragonfly lisa Thank you for your nice comments
Jaw dropping!! I try to imagine what it would be like to be hit by that wind and the spray. Lake Superior is more like an inland sea than a lake. Now wonder there have been so many shipwrecks here.
Great video I miss living near Lake Superior I grew up near Marquette, fantastic area.....
Reminds me of November 10, 1975 at Presque Isle, Marquette MI.
I was there then.
The very day Superior took the Edmund Fitzgerald down to her watery depths with all hands on board her. Very sad story and very tragic ending of a great ore carrier, the Big Fitz.
when this starts dont take out the boat to go fishing -------we cant save you
Last October the NOAA weather buoy located North of Munising recorded a wave height of 29.7 ft.
Imagine yourself in a kayak...
not in that!
Imagine yourself in any kind of boat near those cliffs
All michiganers love the great lakes!
looks like it was shot from the board walk at Shovel Point.if not you found a wonderful place to get that view!
the waves also show why the stone covered beaches in that area have a new supply
of agates every Spring!
The MAJESTY of the GREATEST of the inland seas in all her power and beauty! Truly a wonderful and awesome specular to watch and behold. THANKS so much for posting this. Thumbs up.
An angry furious lake.
Lake gitche gumee is pissed
I'm planning on writing a horror story that takes place in Michigan's U.P. it's called "Dies Irae". In the next several years if you see a series on TV called Dies Irae make sure you remember it could not have been made possible without scenery like this.
+Infinite Sky . I have a nice scenario for you (if you haven't thought of it already!). A lone hiker - a lighthouse enthusiast - gets stranded on these rocky shores. A big storm is coming, and he/she finds a deserted lighthouse to hunker down in during the storm. Alone with fierce, howling wind and waves outside, the lone hiker is cheered by a good supply of hot chocolate, a big hearty pot of stew, chunky bread, lanterns, and a novel of Dickens. That's all I can think of right now.
Apparently this is what happens in December after the "gales of November come slashin' "
Forrest Putman that's very true!
Amazing how something so beautiful and hypnotizing be so potentially deadly
yup
true power
that's not "potentially deadly" that is deadly
Beautiful
Dangerous
Awesome! Like to see the ice trees. Thanks for posting.
Just stunning!! I live here, the UPPER PENNINSULA is extraordinary, come see us, you will love it here!!!!!! 🥀🥀🥀🥀.. 2022...
Its where highway 1 and highway 61 meet along the guardrail south of little Marais by @5 miles
Rick Scheradella so near deer park
Death is almost the only possible outcome for sailing on a ship in this type of storm. The 1913 Great White Hurricane with two huge storms on the Great Lakes sank or capsized over 24 ships with well over 250 sailors lost. The Edmund Fitzgerald went down in November 10, 1975 with 29 men lost. If you look at other losses of ships on the Great Lakes November seems a popular month for widows to collect their deceased sailor husband's life insurance. Sailing in these types of rough seas with all the dangerous shoals and narrow pathways for ships makes sailing on the Great Lakes exceedingly dangerous. Death is always your possible companion at all times in these Great Lakes storms. Technology does NOT take away the danger either for sailors.
Petrified and mesmerized by the awesome beauty, and the deadly raw force of it all. Then I think of the Edmund Fitzgerald, or the Daniel Morell, and I don't want to watch anymore. Being fascinated by the brutal power of nature also makes me feel guilty at the thought of all the mariners that have lost their lives to these treacherous inland seas.
Nice vid of the wave action. I kayak on this lake, awesome place, big waters....
I would love to go skinny dipping at night in those waves!
Whoa!
no swimming today boys and girls
That has to be a cold hell....
Road trip.
I imagine that this is what the indigenous people of Minnesota saw thousands of years ago. Timeless!
is this in sanford? looks like sanford lake, Amazing
ROFL!
crazy shit!
They all get like that. Lake Saint Clair, though it isn't technically one of the "Great Lakes", (and I think it should be), even that little one (little only relative to the main ones cuz it is still 25 miles across).... it too can get bitchy. Learned from its big brothers and sisters I guess. LOL Look at this..... Not a very happy lake. 1:30 seconds and after show what I mean the best.
th-cam.com/video/TkMw1Z_oeRw/w-d-xo.html
You know, it's normally not like this. It's normally pretty and sparkly. But it gets in it's moods from time to time.
Couldn't watch all the video. Now I remember why I live on the prairies.
What area of Lake Superior is this?
Amazing footage!!!!!!!
Incredible!!!!, the power of wind and water together. The wash from the waves climbs up the cliff side until it curves over the edge like a hand encasing the cliffs ridge and the tree line with wash. The trees must be encased in thick ice. WOW
Thanks for sharing.
Is this on pictured rocks because it looks familiar. Also great video its crazy what michigan weather is like
Looks like Presque Isle (?) in Marquette
Wow that looks very rough yet beautiful too.
15 meters cliffs. Awesome!
I just subscribed. Irresistible!
Why this lake has such storms and waves as a see?
It is actually a sea, with fresh water.
ana its the largest fresh water lake on the flat earth
Amazing footage - thank you for posting. Some of those waves must have 10-12ft faces.
Thank you Maximilian!
Those waves were bigger than that.I'm Thinking 20+
That's awesome! Filmed some the day before in Duluth.
It is so awesome to see-Thanks!!
As usual, it's hard to gauge the scale of things in a video. How tall are the cliffs there?
tall
Where is this at?
Thanks
0:37
Awesome video!!! Where is that location???
The North Shore in Minnesota-just north 6mi from Silver Bay
One of the most amazing places I've been. Do you own the property?!
SuperFish240
It's Tettegouche State Park's land
I live on the lake just a few miles north of the McQuade Safe Harbor. The storm surge from this last October storm scared me out of my own home for the first time ever. The white wash was hitting my windows so hard and with such volume I thought they might shatter. The power of the waves hitting the cliff that my place sits atop was actually causing the entire house and ground to tremor. Normally, I love it. It was just too much with this last one.
The moving around box special effect sux and ruined the vid..