Was stationed at the 665th AC&W Sq. Jan 71-Mar72. Worked in Radar Ops.....scope dope. Saw a few ufo's on our Buic radar scopes .....most likely canadian bush pilots punching holes in the clouds. On a side note myself and another airman Manning saw a woman?ghost in a white ankle length night gown, walk into Lake Superior down by the hotel on the beach in Eagle River, and just flat out disappeared. Also enjoyed the wildlife on the fire trail down to Gratiot Lake from the radar site, we'd see. Usually bears on their war to the garbage dump.
This is fascinating, first of all, thank you for your service, it's incredible that you know this place and can give insight to the history of the base while it was in operation, I was hoping people more knowledgeable than me would comment on this video. I am blown away by the amount of Ghost stories stemming from the Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior region, there is something mysterious and alluring about it. Did you enjoy your time living on the base? Were tensions ever high while you were on duty?
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Like most small USAF sites, with around 100 stationed there you become part of a family of sorts. Other than dealing with an average of 360 inches of snow yearly, Calumet AFS was tension free. Didn't see one fight the whole time i was there. Senior enlisted for the most part lived down in base housing, with their wives and children. Most of us aka first termers spent free time exploring the local villages, playing hockey at the Calumet armory , or practicing drinking at the NCO club on site. There was a basketball gym and 1or 2 lane bowling alley on the site. You might want to look at the Wall of Silver video on You Tube . fascinating tale of treasure on the Upper Penisula.
I was at this base with a few other Marines to teach other Marines to be artic infantry mobility instructors. The base was chosen because of its 13 foot annual snow fall. They let us use the new barracks that had just been built. I believe it was in 1977 or 1978. It was great seeing the base again. Steve
Very cool what Open Skies is doing - checked out their website and they're even preserving the graffiti which is neat. Thanks for the history lesson and (as usual) nice aerials!
It is amazing that they are preserving this piece of history. Thanks for the support, as always! It was a very fun place to film even though that radio tower cut into the RC.
This is really well done. I'm old, and I remember, as a kid, my Grandma used to have to "Watch the skies" for weird stuff flying around. I remember her saying she had to call in one time, as she saw SOMETHING flying around...we lived down on the Bootjack Road, just outside of Lake Linden. I remember the Grands talking about seeing UFO's by Mount Ripley, which is a big skiing destination in Hancock....also had Relatives posted there.
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 I didn't give it a second thought...I was a little kid at the time. SO many people have told me they've seen "things"...there was a spaceship that showed in Baraga, same time each night, in the same place for a week. (that's an Indian Reservation about 45 mins south of here)).....people have seen "Ghost Ships" up north in the Keweenaw (On Lake Superior)....and I have yet to see anything! And I want to!~
Nice history lesson. I was stationed at Kinchloe AFB 1974-75. The UP is a world all its own. Some friends and I went out to RACO and snooped a round, at that time it was closed but was being used as a drop point for logs.
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 I'm a bit hard of hearing but nothing severe. I think cutting the volume of the background music by 3 db (or maybe 6 dB) would work. Plus, you might check... the speaker might be overmodulated or maybe clipping at some points.
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Yes it was in the mid 70's though. On one side of that lake is Fort Wilkins State Park. We had black bears frequenting the campground. Lake is very cold but crystal clear. My brother in law at that time was a Lutheran minister in Calumet. He had a cabin in Mandan Mi. which is near Copper Harbor.
Very cool vid with great information, but who gave you the pronunciation of K-i-n-r-o-s-s as “keen-rose”? All of us locals pronounce it as it is spelled. Keep up the good work.😊
Thanks for the kind words! Like most places in the UP, I usually pronounce it wrong the first time I see it 😅. Thank you for the correction! No one had pointed that out to me even while making the video.
I lived in Kinross and went to school in Rudyard. First job was at the fairgrounds. I've heard Kincheloe pronounced wrong, with a Y sound at the end. But Kinross is just what it looks like. Borring, 😅 You can always tell who's never been there.
interesting. i have lived in kin--ross 40 years ago. they would fly bombers everyday from there before i lived there. the planes would leave at 7am and didn't know where they were going. they had there first destination and after they got there they would get another destination. this continued for 24 hours. they would get refueled in the air. (the reason) they were carrying atomic bombs. to be dropped if told to do so. that's how paranoid the united states was. this went on for years.
The Cold War was a crazy era, one of my upcoming videos will feature an exploration of a mine someone used as a fallout shelter for years during this period
They should renovate the houses, and build a large number of additional tiny houses, for homeless veterans on the site. They could be given training on how to maintain the base.
Was stationed at the 665th AC&W Sq. Jan 71-Mar72. Worked in Radar Ops.....scope dope. Saw a few ufo's on our Buic radar scopes .....most likely canadian bush pilots punching holes in the clouds. On a side note myself and another airman Manning saw a woman?ghost in a white ankle length night gown, walk into Lake Superior down by the hotel on the beach in Eagle River, and just flat out disappeared. Also enjoyed the wildlife on the fire trail down to Gratiot Lake from the radar site, we'd see. Usually bears on their war to the garbage dump.
This is fascinating, first of all, thank you for your service, it's incredible that you know this place and can give insight to the history of the base while it was in operation, I was hoping people more knowledgeable than me would comment on this video.
I am blown away by the amount of Ghost stories stemming from the Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior region, there is something mysterious and alluring about it.
Did you enjoy your time living on the base? Were tensions ever high while you were on duty?
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Like most small USAF sites, with around 100 stationed there you become part of a family of sorts. Other than dealing with an average of 360 inches of snow yearly, Calumet AFS was tension free. Didn't see one fight the whole time i was there. Senior enlisted for the most part lived down in base housing, with their wives and children. Most of us aka first termers spent free time exploring the local villages, playing hockey at the Calumet armory , or practicing drinking at the NCO club on site. There was a basketball gym and 1or 2 lane bowling alley on the site. You might want to look at the Wall of Silver video on You Tube . fascinating tale of treasure on the Upper Penisula.
@@joesimms2195 Thanks for the insight, and thanks for commenting. What a neat place to learn about! I'm glad Open Skies is preserving the site.
LSD??? 🤣🤣
I was at this base with a few other Marines to teach other Marines to be artic infantry mobility instructors. The base was chosen because of its 13 foot annual snow fall. They let us use the new barracks that had just been built. I believe it was in 1977 or 1978. It was great seeing the base again. Steve
Thank for your comment and for your service to our country Steve! I am glad this video gave you a glimpse into the current state of the base
Was born on the base September 4th 1964. My dad was an electrician in the air force back then.
Great video. I was stationed at Duluth AFB back in the 70s as part of the 23d NORAD region. Calumet AFS was one of our radar stations!
Thanks for commenting! Thank you for your service as well. What was your role at the base? So cool you had connections to Calumet
Very cool what Open Skies is doing - checked out their website and they're even preserving the graffiti which is neat. Thanks for the history lesson and (as usual) nice aerials!
It is amazing that they are preserving this piece of history. Thanks for the support, as always! It was a very fun place to film even though that radio tower cut into the RC.
Many years ago I was working in Saulte St Marie you could hear a beep on your radio or TV people that live there didn't even notice it
I vacation many times in that area back in the day but never heard of that base, very interesting.
It really is pretty well hidden! I love the UP so much!
This is really well done. I'm old, and I remember, as a kid, my Grandma used to have to "Watch the skies" for weird stuff flying around. I remember her saying she had to call in one time, as she saw SOMETHING flying around...we lived down on the Bootjack Road, just outside of Lake Linden. I remember the Grands talking about seeing UFO's by Mount Ripley, which is a big skiing destination in Hancock....also had Relatives posted there.
That is so fascinating! What a unique place to live! Were you ever nervous of the UFOs flying around? Or was it more just fascination?
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 I didn't give it a second thought...I was a little kid at the time. SO many people have told me they've seen "things"...there was a spaceship that showed in Baraga, same time each night, in the same place for a week. (that's an Indian Reservation about 45 mins south of here)).....people have seen "Ghost Ships" up north in the Keweenaw (On Lake Superior)....and I have yet to see anything! And I want to!~
I was born and raised in the U.P. and never knew of this facility until now, and I now live in ND.
I also grew up in the area, I had not known about the base either until a couple years ago
Nice history lesson. I was stationed at Kinchloe AFB 1974-75. The UP is a world all its own. Some friends and I went out to RACO and snooped a round, at that time it was closed but was being used as a drop point for logs.
That sounds so fun, such a fun place to explore
Raco is now a test track.
Excellent historical presentation and well executed. The guitar background created problems trying to understand the speaker.
Thanks for the input. I will definitely modify this in the future 👍
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 I'm a bit hard of hearing but nothing severe. I think cutting the volume of the background music by 3 db (or maybe 6 dB) would work. Plus, you might check... the speaker might be overmodulated or maybe clipping at some points.
Looks like a nice quiet duty station
A unique little gem in the forest
I believe that lake is called Fanny HO lake. I camped there once. Never knew about the base.
Did you enjoy camping there? Looks like a beautiful area in the lowland
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 Yes it was in the mid 70's though. On one side of that lake is Fort Wilkins State Park. We had black bears frequenting the campground. Lake is very cold but crystal clear. My brother in law at that time was a Lutheran minister in Calumet. He had a cabin in Mandan Mi. which is near Copper Harbor.
Very cool vid with great information, but who gave you the pronunciation of K-i-n-r-o-s-s as “keen-rose”? All of us locals pronounce it as it is spelled. Keep up the good work.😊
Thanks for the kind words! Like most places in the UP, I usually pronounce it wrong the first time I see it 😅. Thank you for the correction! No one had pointed that out to me even while making the video.
I lived in Kinross and went to school in Rudyard. First job was at the fairgrounds. I've heard Kincheloe pronounced wrong, with a Y sound at the end. But Kinross is just what it looks like. Borring, 😅 You can always tell who's never been there.
KIN-Ross. Hope that helps.
Very interesting 🤔
It is quite fascinating, the UP really captures the imagination.
It looks very much like the Port Austin radar station.
Thats interesting, I wonder if they were built around the same time
interesting. i have lived in kin--ross 40 years ago. they would fly bombers everyday from there before i lived there. the planes would leave at 7am and didn't know where they were going. they had there first destination and after they got there they would get another destination. this continued for 24 hours. they would get refueled in the air. (the reason) they were carrying atomic bombs. to be dropped if told to do so. that's how paranoid the united states was. this went on for years.
The Cold War was a crazy era, one of my upcoming videos will feature an exploration of a mine someone used as a fallout shelter for years during this period
The government probably covered up the 2 missing pilots. Because it collided with a civilian plane.
Thats a pretty good theory
It's pronounced "Kin Ross." The Kincheloe Air Force Base was located next to the villlage of Kinross. "Kin Ross"
Thank you for pointing this out
They should renovate the houses, and build a large number of additional tiny houses, for homeless veterans on the site. They could be given training on how to maintain the base.
He sounds cute😍
He isn't 🥲
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL TO TURN TJIS BASE INTO A COMMUNITY
FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO GET OFF THE STREETS
Right? It’s sad that places like this are left to vandalism
The music junked another video 👎👎👎👎💩💩😬😬
Yeah the music could have been better, any recommendations for a different genre?
@@Sparrow_Outdoors123 don’t need any good videos don’t have music
Why the gawdawlful music and visuals rejected by the Chamber of Commerce?
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